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Medical Abbreviations

# = Fracture

(n)M = Month(s)

∆ = Diagnosis

∆∆ = Differential Diagnosis

↑ = Increased

↓ = Decreased

↔ = Normal

1L = First Line

1o = Primary

1TM = First Trimester (Pregnancy)

2L = Second Line

2o = Secondary

2TM = Second Trimester (Pregnancy)

3L = Third Line

3o = Tertiary

3TM = Third Trimester (Pregnancy)

4L = Fourth Line

5-ASA = 5-Aminosalicylate

5L = Fifth Line

6L = Sixth Line

A1AT = Alpha1-Anti-Trypsin

A1ATD = Alpha1-Anti-Trypsin Deficiency

AAA = Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Secondary Amyloidosis

Ab. = Abdomen

ABCDE = Airway, Breathing, Cardiac, Disability, Exposure

ABG = Arterial Blood Gas

ABP = Arterial Blood Pressure; Androgen Binding Peptide

ABPI = Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index

ABPM = Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

ABVD = Adriamycin (Doxorubicin) + Bleomycin + Vinblastine + Dacarbazine

Abx = Antibiotics

AC = Air Conduction

ACA = Anterior Cerebral Artery; Anti-Centromere Antibody

,ACAG = Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma

ACE = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

ACEi = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor

Ach = Acetylcholine

AchE = Acetylcholinesterase

AchEi = Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor

AchR = Acetylcholine Receptor

ACL = Anterior Cruciate Ligament

ACoA = Anterior Communicating Artery

ACS = Acute Coronary Syndrome; Acute Confusional State

ACT = Artemisinin-based Combo Therapy

ACTH = Adrenocorticotrophin Hormone

AD = Autosomal Dominant; Alzheimer’s Disease

ADH = Anti-Diuretic Hormone

ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADPKD = Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Adx = Administer

AED = Automated External Defibrillator; Anti-Epileptic Drug

AF = Atrial Fibrillation

AFB = Acid-Fasting Bacilli

AFLP = Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

AFP = Alpha Fetoprotein

AFRVR = Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response (“Fast AF”)

AGA = Antigliadin Antibody

AHF = Acute Heart Failure

AHUS = Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

AI = Autoimmune

AICA = Antero-Inferior Cerebellar Artery

AID = Autoimmune Disease

AIDS = Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AIH = Autoimmune Hepatitis

AIHA = Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia

AIN = Acute Interstitial Nephritis

AION = Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy

,AIP = Acute Intermittent Porphyria

AKI = Acute Kidney Injury

AL = After-Load (Cardiac)

ALA = Primary Amyloidosis

Alb = Albumin

ALD = Alcoholic Liver Disease

ALF = Acute Liver Failure

ALL = Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

ALP = Alkaline Phosphatase

ALS = Advanced Life Saving

Als = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALT = Alanine Transaminase

Alt = Alternative

AMA = Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody

AML = Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

AMS = Acute Mountain Sickness

Amy = Amylase

ANA = Antinuclear Antibody

ANCA = Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasm Antibodies

Ang = Angiotensin

ANS = Autonomic Nervous System

Anti-COAG = Anti-Coagulation; Anti-Coagulant

Anti-HBC = Anti-Hepatitis B Core Antibody

Anti-HBs = Anti-Hepatitis B Antibody

Anti-LKM = Anti-Liver Kidney Microsomal Antibody

AOCD = Anaemia of Chronic Disease

AOM = Acute Otitis Media

AOO = Age of Onset

AP = Antipsychotic; Antero-Posterior

APML = Acute Promyelotic Leukaemia

APS = Antiphospholipid Syndrome

APTT = Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

APUD = Amine Precursor Uptake Decarboxylase (cells)

AR = Autosomal Recessive; Aortic Regurgitation

, ARB = Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

ARDS = Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

ARMD = Age-Related Macular Degeneration

ARPKD = Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

ART = Anti-Retroviral Therapy

AS = Ankylosing Spondylitis; Aortic Stenosis

ASA = American Society of Anaesthetists (Classification)

ASD = Atrial Septal Defect; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Acute Stress Reaction

ASMA = Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies

ASPD: Antisocial Personality Disorder

AST = Aspartate Transaminase

ASx = Asymptomatic

ATAP = Atypical (2nd Generation) Antipsychotic

ATD = Anti-Thyroid Drugs

ATN = Acute Tubular Necrosis

AV = Arteriovenous

AVB = Atrioventricular Block

AVF = Arteriovenous Fistula

AVM = Arteriovenous Malformation

AVN = Avascular Necrosis; Atrioventricular Node

AVNRT = AV Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia

AVRT = Atrioventricular Re-entrant Tachycardia

AXR = Abdominal X-Ray

B/L = Bilateral (surgery)

BAHA = Bone Anchored Hearing Aids

BAL = Bronchoalveolar Lavage

BAV = Bicuspid Aortic Valve

BB = Beta Blocker

BBB = Blood-Brain Barrier

BC = Bone Conduction

BCC = Basal Cell Carcinoma

BCG = Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (Vaccine)

BCT = Broad Complex Tachycardia

BCx = Blood Culture

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