Meanings
noun
- medicineA 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.
Origin
An abbreviation of alert and oriented (A&O) + assessment.
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A&O assessment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A%26O%20assessment
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“A&O assessment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A%26O%20assessment. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “A&O assessment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A%26O%20assessment.
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