Medical Abbreviations: A

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AA	achievement age
	alcohol abuse
	Alcoholics Anonymous
	alopecia areata
	aplastic anemia
	aortic aneurysm
	aortic arch
A-a	alveolar to arterial gradient
AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
	acquired aplastic anemia
	amalgam
	American Academy of Allergy
	American Association of Anatomists
AAB	American Association of Bioanalysts
	aminoazobenzene
AABB	American Association of Blood Banks
AAC	antibiotic associated colitis
AAFP	American Academy of Family Physicians
AAO	alert, awake, and oriented
AAS	acute abdominal series
ABD	abdomen
AC	before eating
ACLS	advanced cardiac life support
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH	anti-diuretic hormone
ADR	adverse drug reaction
	acute dystonic reaction
ad lib	as much as needed
AED	antiepileptic drug
AF	atrial fibrillation or afebrile
AFP	alpha-fetoprotein
A/G	albumin/globulin ratio
AI	aortic insufficiency
AII	angiotensin II
AKA	above the knee amputation
ALD	alcoholic liver disease
AML	acute myelogenous leukemia
	acute myelocytic leukemia
ANA	antinuclear antibody
ANS	autonomic nervous system
AOB	alcohol on breath
AODM	adult onset diabetes mellitus
AP	anteroposterior or abdominal - perineal
ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARF	acute renal failure
AS	aortic stenosis
ASAP	as soon as possible
ASCVD	atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASD	atrial septal defect
ASHD	atherosclerotic heart disease
ATD	anti-thyroid drug(s)
	autoimmune thyroid disease
ATP	addiction treatment program
ATRO	atropine
AV	atrioventricular
A-V	arteriovenous
A-VO2	arteriovenous oxygen