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Clinical Orientation Manual - University of Kansas Medical Center

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AAS<br />

AB<br />

A/BI<br />

ABD<br />

ABG<br />

ACLS<br />

ACTH<br />

ADC VAN-DALISM<br />

ADH<br />

AEIOU TIPS<br />

AF<br />

AFB<br />

AFP<br />

AI<br />

AKA<br />

ALL<br />

AML<br />

AOB<br />

AP<br />

ARDS<br />

AS<br />

ASCVD<br />

ASD<br />

ASO<br />

every hour<br />

at bedtime<br />

four times a day<br />

every other day *DO NOT USE – “every other day” instead<br />

every six hours<br />

without<br />

label<br />

sublingual<br />

status post<br />

subcutaneous, given subcutaneously<br />

immediately<br />

three times a day<br />

to keep open<br />

verbal order<br />

within normal limits<br />

to run over<br />

to run at<br />

abdominal aortic aneurysm<br />

apnea and bradycardia<br />

A-a gradient<br />

alveolar to arterial gradient<br />

acute abdominal series<br />

antibody, abortion, or antibiotic<br />

ankle brachial index<br />

abdomen<br />

arterial blood gas<br />

advanced cardiac life support<br />

adrenocorticotropic hormone<br />

mnemonic for Admit, Diagnosis, Condition, Vitals, Activity,<br />

Nursing procedures, Diet, Allergies, Labs, IV fluids,<br />

Studies, Medications<br />

antidiuretic hormone<br />

mnemonic for Alcohol, Encephalopathy, Insulin, Opiates,<br />

Uremia, Trauma, Infection, Psychiatric Syncope afebrile<br />

aort<strong>of</strong>emoral, or atrial fibrillation<br />

acid-fast bacilli<br />

alpha-fetoprotein<br />

aortic insufficiency<br />

above-the-knee amputation<br />

acute lymphocytic leukemia<br />

acute myelogenous leukemia<br />

alcohol on breath<br />

anteroposterior, abdominal-perineal<br />

adult respiratory distress syndrome<br />

aortic stenosis<br />

atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease<br />

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