Medical Abbreviations

A & P

• Anatomy and physiology

• As soon as possible

• Axillary pressure

AED

• Automated

  External

  Defibrillator

• Automated

  Existing

  Defribrillator

• Automatic

  Exiting

  Defribrillation

ad lib

• freely, at will

• as soon as possible

• twice a day

amb

• ambulate

• ambulance

• ambulant

ac

• before meals

• after meals

• between meals

ASAP

• as soon as possible

• ambulate as quickly as possible

• ask before serving liquids

adm

• admission

• administer

• ask an administrator

ax

• axillary

• admission

• ambulate

Bid

• twice per day

• three times per day

• once per day

BP

• Blood pressure

• Blood pulmonary

• Bilateral pressure