Cardiology Abbreviations
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- AIDS
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Symdrome
- AF
- Atrial Fibrilation - Abnormal heart rhythm in which abnormal, disorganized electrical impulses originating in the atria cause irregular heart rhythm
- ACLS
- Advanced Cardiad Life Support
- ALS
- "Lou Gherig's Disease" - progressive neurological disease in which the motor neurons degenerate to the point of total loss of motor function. The intelligence, memory, and personality is unaffected.
- ABI
- Ankle Brachial Index - Non-invasive test used to check for peripheral vascular disease
- AKA
- Above knee amputation
- ABG
- Arterial Blood Gas - An analysis of the dissolved gasses in blood plasma, including O2, nitrogen, and CO2
- ACE-Inhibitors
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- ALL
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia -
- Abd
- Abdomen
- Ad Lib
- Ad Libitum (Latin) - As desired
- AAA
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - An area of localized dilation of the aorta
- AAI
- Ankle Arm Index - Non-invasive test used to detect peripheral vascular disease
- A. C.
- Ante Cibum (Latin)- Before food