Physical Therapy Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. AAA
   Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2. ABD
   abduction
3. ABG
   Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
4. ABI
   Acquired Brain Injury
5. ABT
   Diagnosis
6. AC
   Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation)
7. AD LIB
   at discretion
8. ADD
   Attention Deficit Disorder
9. ADL
   Activity of Daily Living
10. ADM
    Admission
11. ADMIS
    Admission
12. AE
    Above Elbow
13. AFIB
    Atrial Fibrillation Investigation With Bidisomide
14. AFO
    Ankle Foot Orthosis
15. AFO
    Ankle-Foot Orthosis
16. AFOS
    Ankle-Foot Orthosis
17. AHD
    Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
18. AIDS
    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
19. AIIS
    Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine
20. AJ
    Ankle Jerk

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