Abbreviations ScribeAmerica final exam with complete solutions

Abbreviations ScribeAmerica final exam with
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