| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support; Assessment of Children's Language Comprehension |
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| ADAS | Alzheimer disease assessment scale |
| ADAS-COG | cognitive portion of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale |
| AP | accessory pathway; accounts payable; acid phosphatase; acinar parenchyma; action potential; active p... |
| A&P | anterior and posterior; assessment and plans; auscultation and percussion |
| outcome assessment | Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| technology assessment, biomedical | Evaluation of biomedical technology in relation to cost, efficacy, utilization, etc., and its future impact on social, ethical, and legal systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| environmental assessment | (EA) A public document that analyzes a proposed federal action for the possibility of significant environmental impacts. The analysis is required by NEPA. If the environmental impacts will be significant, the federal agency must then prepare an environmental impact statement. (05 Dec 1998) |
| united states office of technology assessment | An office established to help congress participate and plan for the consequences of uses of technology. It provides information on both the beneficial and adverse effects of technological applications. (12 Dec 1998) |