Medical abbreviations -A-

Approximately

Change

Consistent with

Female

Male

Positive

Primary

Secondary

Without

With

Abnormal

Before meals

Active assisted range of motion

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Anterior communicating artery, anterior cerebral artery

Activities of daily living

As desired

Above the knee

Above-knee amputation

Alcohol

Against medical advice, American Medical Association

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Ambulatory

Acute myocardial infarction

Angiogram

Anterior

Before

Adult onset diabetes mellitus

Anteroposterior

Acute respiratory disease

Acute renal failure

Aspirin

As soon as possible

Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Anteriorsclerotic heart disease

Arteriovenous, atrioventricular

Arteriovenous malformation