appendix B

all cotton elastic bandage; angiotensinconverting enzyme

advanced cardiac life support

atention deficit disorder

antidiuretic hormone

automated external defibrillator

acquired immunodefciency syndrome

abnormal involuntary movement scale

above the knee amputation also know as

apical pulse or anteroposterior; anterior-posterior (repair); assault (attack) precautions

A=appearance (color) P=pulse (heart rate) G= grimace or reflexes (irritability) A= activity (muscle tone) R= respiratory effort

Assessment, Plan, Intervention, Evaluation

active range of motion; artficial rupture of the membranes

Acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin)

axillary

blood-born pathogens

basic cardiac life support

below the knee amputation

Basic (cardiac) life support

Bowel movement

basic metabolic panel

blood pressure

bipolar disorder

beats per minute

bowle sounds

blood urea nitrogen

calcium

coronary artery bypass grafting

Coronary artery disease