ABG - Answers arterial blood gas
AED - Answers automated external defibrillator
AIDS - Answers acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALS - Answers advanced life support
bd, bid - Answers twice a day
BIBA - Answers brought in by ambulance
BIBP, BIBPD - Answers brought in by police
BLS - Answers basic life support
BMI - Answers body mass index
BP - Answers blood pressure
Bx - Answers biopsy
Ca - Answers Calcium
CA - Answers cancer
CBC - Answers complete blood count
CDC - Answers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CI - Answers Chlorine; Chloride
cm - Answers centimeter
CNS - Answers central nervous system
CO2 - Answers carbon dioxide
COPD - Answers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CT - Answers computed tomography
D & C - Answers dilation and curettage
DNA - Answers deoxyribonucleic acid
DNR - Answers do not resuscitate