complete solutions
A&O - ANSWER-Alert and oriented
A fib - ANSWER-Atrial fibrillation
ABC - ANSWER-Airway, breathing, circulation
ABG - ANSWER-Arterial blood pressure
abnl - ANSWER-abnormal
ACLS - ANSWER-Advanced cardiac life support
ADH - ANSWER-Antidiuretic hormone
ADLs - ANSWER-Activities of daily living
AED - ANSWER-Automated external defibrillator
AICD - ANSWER-Automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
AIDS - ANSWER-Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALS - ANSWER-Advanced life support
AM - ANSWER-morning
Amb - ANSWER-Ambulate
AMI - ANSWER-Acute myocardial infarction
Ant - ANSWER-Anterior
APAP - ANSWER-acetaminophen
APGAR - ANSWER-Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
APN - ANSWER-Advanced practice nurse
ARF - ANSWER-Acute Renal Failure
ARDS - ANSWER-Acute respiratory distress syndrome
, AT/NC - ANSWER-atraumatic normocephalic
BAC - ANSWER-blood alcohol content
BBB - ANSWER-Bundle branch block
BC - ANSWER-blood culture
BIB - ANSWER-brought in by
BiPAP - ANSWER-Bilevel positive airway pressure
BLE - ANSWER-Bilateral lower extremities
BLS - ANSWER-Bilevel positive airway pressure
BNP - ANSWER-brain natriuretic peptide
BPH - ANSWER-benign prostatic hyperplasia
BRB - ANSWER-Bright red blood
BS - ANSWER-Blood sugar
BSA - ANSWER-Body surface area
BTL - ANSWER-Bilateral tubal ligation
BUN - ANSWER-Blood urea nitrogen
bvm - ANSWER-bag valve mask
Bx - ANSWER-Biopsy
c - ANSWER-with
c diff - ANSWER-clostridium difficile
Ca++ - ANSWER-Calcium
cap - ANSWER-community acquired pneumonia
CAT - ANSWER-computed axial tomography
cath - ANSWER-catheter
CBC - ANSWER-complete blood count