A&O assessment
Meanings
noun
- A medical assessment used to evaluate a person's alertness and mental status, incorporating open-ended questions that assess a person's memory and thinking abilities; more detailed than the AVPU scale.
Word forms
Etymology
An abbreviation of alert and oriented (A&O) + assessment.
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