What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation AK?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of AK abbreviation. However, what does AK mean in medical terms?
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What is AK medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical term AK means Actinic Keratosis.
AK: Actinic Keratosis
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| ASA | Aspirin |
| BBS | bilateral breath sounds |
| C-spine | cervical spine |
| CAT | Cataract |
| COCs | combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin) |
| CPA | cerebellopontine angle; costophrenic angle |
| CTB | cease to breathe; chronic tuberculosis |
| CWR | canal wall reconstruction |
| DNH | do not hospitalize |
| DOU | Direct Observation Unit |
| FRC | Functional Residual Capacity |
| FSH | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| FTND | full term normal delivery |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| LQR/LSR | locked quiet room/locked seclusion room |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| MHC | Mental Health Center; major histocompatibility complex |
| MSN | Master of Science in Nursing |
| NCS | Nerve Conduction Study |
| NHC | National Health Council |
| NR | normal record; no record; non reactive |
| NTG | nitroglycerin |
| O/E | on examination |
| OGT | oral glucose tolerance (test) |
| OTC | Over The Counter |
| PAD | Peripheral Arterial Disease |
| PADP | pulmonary artery diastolic pressure |
| PPG | postprandial glucose |
| PSIS | posterior-superior iliac spine |
| R.B.C. | red blood cells |
| SAARD | slow-acting antirheumatic drug(s) |
| SBS | small bowel series; sick building syndrome |
| SI | Suicidal Ideation |
| SMZ | sulfamethoxazole |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| STV | short term variability |
| TAR | total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake) |
| TLS | tumor lysis syndrome |
| UTV | ultrasound transmission velocity |
| VAS | vibroacoustic stimulator; visual analog scale |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| XDR | extensively drug-resistant |
| caps | capsules |
| dev | develop(ment) |
| inf | inferior; infant |
| neg | negative |
| rem | removal |
| sib | sibling |
| susp | suspension |
| via | by way of |