Important Medical Abbreviations Part#1

Medical Abbreviation Part#1


 25OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D

5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid 

5-HT: serotonin

6-MP: mercaptopurine

A1AT: alpha 1-antitrypsin

A–a: gradient alveolar–arterial gradient

ABG: arterial blood gas

ABPA:allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

ABPM:ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

ABV: alcohol by volume

AC: adenocarcinoma

ACA: anterior cerebral artery

ACD: allergic contact dermatitis

ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme 

ACh: acetylcholine/acetylcholinergic

AChE: acetylcholinesterase

ACR: albumin:creatinine ratio

ACS: acute coronary syndrome

ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH: anti-diuretic hormone

ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADL: activities of daily living

ADP: adenosine diphosphate

ADPKD: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

AF: atrial fibrillation

AFP: alpha fetoprotein

Ag: antigen

AHI: apnoea/hypopnoea index

AIDP: acute immune demyelinating polyneuropathy

AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIH: autoimmune hepatitis

AIHA: autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

AIN: acute interstitial nephritis

AIP: acute intermittent porphyria

AKI: acute kidney injury

ALD: alcoholic liver disease

ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

ALM:acral lentiginous melanoma

ALP: alkaline phosphatase

ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALT: alanine aminotransferase

AMA:anti-mitochondrial antibody

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