A&O assessment

English

Etymology

An abbreviation of alert and oriented (A&O) + assessment.

Noun

A&O assessment

  1. (medicine) 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.
    Coordinate term: alert and oriented

Usage notes

The term is most commonly used in emergency situations and when assessing dementia patients.

Further reading

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