 [ Symptoms ] my blood test results are abnormal should i be concerned [ Disease ] congratulations aao means you were alert and oriented when examined the x3 means times 3  which indicates you were alert and oriented to person place and time  we frequently use the aao designation when assessing a patient is mental status such as after a possible head injury if you have ever had a health care professional ask you the questions what is your name  do you know where you are  or what day is it  then you were being screened using the aao technique i hope this helps it probably means alert and oriented x 3 the 3 is time place and person it means that 1 you know what time or date it is 2 you know where you are and 3 you know who you are do not you hate when medical providers use abbreviations it used to be worse they used to use latin aaox3 means that the person is a=alert a=awake o=oriented x3= to place you know where you are person you know who you are time you know what date it is or day whatever the health care provider asks you in ems we use aaox4 which also adds event you know what happened for instance if you were in a mov motor vehicle accident do you know how it happen were you awake at all times or did you blacked out and do not remember what happen that usually can mean that the person sustained some trauma to the head or the person could of passed out and that caused the accident anyways hope this helped