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Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms (Sortable List)
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Abbreviations & Acronyms (sort using drop downs)
Abbr | Description (Lab, Disease, Diagnosis, etc.) | Specialty | Additional Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
ADPKD | Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease | General | - |
AED | Antiepileptic drug OR automated external defibrillator | Neurology (Nervous System) | General |
AFB | Acid fast bacilli | ID (Infectious Disease) | - |
AFE | Amniotic fluid embolism | Ob/Gyn (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) | Pulmonology (Lung) |
AFIB / A-FIB | Atrial fibrillation | Cardiology (Heart) | - |
AFP | Alpha-fetoprotein | Ob/Gyn (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) | Oncology (Cancer) |
AG | Anion gap | General | - |
AH | Auditory Hallucination | Psychiatry | - |
AICD | Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator | Cardiology (Heart) | - |
AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | ID (Infectious Disease) | - |
AIN | Acute interstitial nephritis | Nephrology (Kidney) | - |
AK | Actinic keratosis | Dermatology (Skin) | - |
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