Doctors and health providers commonly use a (Medical abbreviation) terminology in disease and doses that are called Acronyms.
The medical world is used to save time and space to take/record a patient’s medical history. Different types of specialties developed a collection of commonly used abbreviations in his practice. Which may not be recognizable to people who are not working with in the same field. The purpose of this study was to assess the abbreviations used in medical records. In medical terminology, abbreviations, summaries and are used for many situations. Such as for prescribed medication instructions prescribed by your doctor. This can be a shortlist of widespread Acronyms you will have seen on a health care provider’s notepad; a prescription drug bundle or bottle; lab test or outcomes; or in your physician’s notes.
The common medical abbreviation list is given bellow
“A” Medical Abbreviation
| Abbreviation | Full form |
| A | Artery |
| A/G Ratio | Albumin / Globulin Ratio |
| A2 | Aortic Second Sound |
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| AAB | Alveolar Arterial Gradient |
| AB | Abortion / Antibody |
| ABD | Abdomen |
| ABER | Annual Blood Examination Rate |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gases |
| ABI | Ankle Brachial Index |
| ABP | American Board of Pathology / Pediatrics |
| ABP | Arterial Blood pressure |
| ABPA | Allergic Bronco Pulmonary Aspergillosis |
| ABx | Antibiotics |
| AC | Anterior Chamber / Acromio Clavicular |
| AC | Ante Ci-bum (Before Meals) |
| ACE | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme |
| ACE-I | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
| ACLS | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
| ACS | Acute Coronary syndrome |
| ACTH | Adreno Corticotropic hormone |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ADH | Antidiuretic hormone |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate |
| ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction |
| AED | Anti Epileptic Drug |
| AED | Automated External Defibrillator |
| AEFI | Adverse Event Following Immunization |
| AF | Atrial Fibrillation |
| AFB | Acid Fast Bacillus |
| AFP | Alpha Fetoprotein |
| Ag | Silver, Antigen |
| AGC | Atypical Glandular Cells |
| AHF | Anti Hemophilic Factor |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| Alb | Albumin |
| ALL | Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| ALP | Alkaline Phosphatase |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| ALT | Alanine Amiotransferas |
| AMA | Antimicrobial Agent |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| AML | Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia |
| AMLS | Advanced Medical Life Support |
| amp | ampule, amputation |
| ANA | Antinuclear Antibody |
| ANC | Absolute Neutrophil Count |
| ANC | Ante-Natal Care/Checkup |
| ANM | Auxiliary Nurse Midwife |
| ANP | Atrial Natriuretic Peptide |
| Ao. | aorta |
| ap | Before Dinner |
| AP | Anterior Posterior |
| API | Annual Parasite Incidence |
| aPTT | Activated Partial Thromboplastin |
| AQ | Water |
| aq dest. | Distilled water |
| ARC | AIDS-Related Complex |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| ARI | Acute Respiratory Infection |
| ARMD | Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| ARS | Anti Rabies Serum |
| ART | Anti Retroviral Therapy |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| ASD | Atrial Septal Defect |
| ASHA | Accredited Social Health Activist |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| ATS | Anti Tetanus Serum |
| AV | Atrioventricular, Arteriovenous |
| AVM | Arteriovenous Malformation |
| AVP | Arginine Vasopressin |
| AWC | Anganwadi Center |
| AWW | Anganwadi Worker |
| AYUSH | Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathic System of Medicine |
