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Ⓐ

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assistance

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ā

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before

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A-P / AP

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anteroposterior

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AA

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alcoholics anonymous

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AAROM

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active assisted range of motion

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ABA

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american burn association

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abd

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abduction

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add

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adduction

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ADD

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attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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ADLs

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activities of daily living

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ad lib.

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as desired

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AE

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above elbow

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AFO

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ankle foot orthoses

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AI

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aortic insufficiency

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency disorder

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AK

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above knee

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AKA

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above knee amputation

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ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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am / AM

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morning

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AMA

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against medical advice or American Medical Association

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AMB

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ambulation

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amt.

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amount

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ant

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anterior

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AP

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anterior / posterior

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appt.

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appointment

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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AROM

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active range of motion

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ASAP

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as soon as possible

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ASHD

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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ATNR

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asymmetrical tonic neck reflex

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Ⓑ

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bilateral

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BADLs

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basic activities of daily living

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BE

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below elbow

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b.i.d.

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twice a day

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BK

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below knee

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BKA

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below knee amputation

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BM

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bowel movement

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BMR

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basal metabolic rate

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BP

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blood pressure

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BRP

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bathroom privileges

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BSA

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body surface area

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BUE

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both upper extremities

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ºC

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celsius

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¯c

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with (“c” with line over it)

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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CA

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carcinoma; cancer

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CARF

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commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities

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CAT

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computerized axial tomography

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CBC

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complete blood count

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CC

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chief complaint

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cc

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cubic centimeter

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CCU

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coronary (cardiac) care unit

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CGA

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contact guard assist

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CHI

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closed head injury

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CHT

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certified hand therapist

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CLD

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chronic liver disease

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cm

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centimeter

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CMC

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carpometacarpal

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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C / O

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complains of

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cont.

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continued; continue

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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COPM

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canadian occupational performance measure

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COTA

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certified occupational therapist assistant

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CPAP

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continuous positive airway pressure

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CPM

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continuous passive motion

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CPT

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current procedural terminology

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CRPS

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complex regional pain syndrome

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CST

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craniosacral therapist

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CT

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computed tomography

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CTD

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cumulative trauma disorder

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CTR

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carpal tunnel release

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CTRS

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certified therapeutic recreation specialist

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CTS

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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CXR

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chest xray

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d

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day

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Ⓓ

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dependent

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D / C

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discontinue; discharge

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D & C

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dilation and curettage

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DD

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developmental disability

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DEG

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degeneration; degree

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DIP

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distal interphalangeal joint

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DJD

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degenerative joint disease

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DME

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durable medical equipment

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DNR

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do not resucitate

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D.O.

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doctor of osteopathic medicine

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DOA

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date of admission; dead on arrival

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DOB

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date of birth

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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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DPT

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doctor of physical therapy

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Dr.

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doctor

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DRG

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diagnostic related group

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DRUJ

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distal radioulnar joint

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DTR

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deep tendon reflex

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DVT

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deep vein thrombosis

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Dx

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diagnosis

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ECG

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electrocardiogram

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ECHO

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echocardiogram

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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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EHR

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electronic health record

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EKG

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electrocardiogram

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EMG

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electromyogram

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ENT

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ear; nose; throat

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EOB

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edge of bed; explanation of benefits

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ER

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external rotation; emergency room

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e.stim

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electrical stimulation

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etc.

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etcetera

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ETOH

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ethyl alcohol

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eval.

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evaluation

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exam

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examination

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ext.

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extension

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˚F

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fahrenheit

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F

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fair (muscle strength grade of 3)

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f

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female

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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FCE

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functional capacity evaluation

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FERPA

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family educational rights and privacy act

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FH

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family history

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FIM

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functional independence measure

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flex.

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flexion

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fl oz

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fluid ounce

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FM

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fine motor

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ft.

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foot; feet (not the body part)

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F / U

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follow up

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FUO

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fever of unknown origin

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FWB

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full weight bearing

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Fx

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fracture

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G

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good (muscle strength of 4)

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GAD

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generalized anxiety disorder

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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gm

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gram

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GSW

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gunshot wound

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GTT

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glucose tolerance test

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GYN

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gynecology

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hr.

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hour

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HA ; H / A

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headache

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H & P

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history and physical

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HBV

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hepatitis B virus

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h.d.

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at bedtime (hora decubitus)

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h.s.

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at bedtime (hora somni)

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HCFA

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health care financing

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HEENT

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head; eyes; ears; nose; throat

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HEP

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home exercise program

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HHA

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home health agency

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HIPAA

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health insurance portability and accountability act

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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HOB

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head of bed

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HOH

A

hand over hand; hard of hearing

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HP

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hot pack

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160
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HR

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heart rate

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161
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HRT

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hormone replacement therapy

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162
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HS

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bedtime

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163
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Ht

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height

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164
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HTN

A

hypertension

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165
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HVGS

A

high voltage galvanic stimulation

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166
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HVPC

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high volt pulsed current

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167
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Hx

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history

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Ⓘ

A

independent

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I & O

A

intake and output

170
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IADLs

A

instrumental activities of daily living

171
Q

IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

172
Q

ICU

A

intensive care unit

173
Q

i.e.

174
Q

IEP

A

individualized education program

175
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

176
Q

in.

177
Q

int.

178
Q

IP

A

inpatient; interphalangeal

179
Q

IR

A

internal rotation

180
Q

IV

A

intravenous

181
Q

IVT

A

intravenous transfusion

182
Q

JCAHO

A

joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations

183
Q

KAFO

A

knee ankle foot orthosis

184
Q

kg

185
Q

Ⓛ

186
Q

lb.

187
Q

LD

A

learning disability; learning disorder

188
Q

LCVA

A

left cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

189
Q

LE

A

lower extremity

190
Q

LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

191
Q

LOC

A

loss of consciousness; level of consciousness

192
Q

LP

A

lumbar puncture

193
Q

LPN

A

licensed practical nurse

194
Q

LRTI

A

ligament reconstruction; tendinous reconstruction

195
Q

LTG

A

long term goal

196
Q

LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

197
Q

LV

A

left ventricle

198
Q

m

A

murmur; meter; male

199
Q

max

200
Q

MCP; MP

A

metacarpophalangeal

201
Q

MD

A

muscular dystrophy

202
Q

MDS

A

minimum data set

203
Q

meds.

A

medications

204
Q

MET

A

basal metabolic equivalent

205
Q

mg

206
Q

MHz

207
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarcation

208
Q

min

A

minutes; minimum

209
Q

ml

A

milliliter

210
Q

mm

A

millimeter

211
Q

MMT

A

manual muscle tesst

212
Q

mo.

213
Q

mod

214
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

215
Q

MS

A

multiple sclerosis

216
Q

MSW

A

master of social work

217
Q

MVA

A

motor vehicle accident

218
Q

n

A

normal (muscle strength grade of 5)

219
Q

NA

A

not applicable; not available

220
Q

N / A

A

not applicable

221
Q

NAD

A

no acute distress

222
Q

NBQC

A

narrow base quad cane

223
Q

NDT

A

neurodevelopmental treatment

224
Q

neg.

225
Q

NG

A

nasogastric

226
Q

NICU

A

neonatoal intensive care unit

227
Q

NKA

A

no known allergies

228
Q

NKDA

A

no known drug allergy

229
Q

NMES

A

neuromuscular electrical stimulation

230
Q

NOS

A

not otherwise specified

231
Q

NPO; npo

A

nothing by mouth

232
Q

NS

A

no show; not seen

233
Q

NSAID

A

non steroidal anti inflammatory drug

234
Q

NSR

A

normal sinus rhythm

235
Q

NWB

A

non weightbearing

236
Q

NYD

A

not yet diagnosed

237
Q

o.d.

A

once a day

238
Q

O

A

objective; oriented

239
Q

O2

240
Q

OA

A

osteoarthritis

241
Q

OASIS

A

outcome assessment information set

242
Q

OB

A

obstetrics

243
Q

OBS

A

organic brain syndrome

244
Q

OCD

A

obsessive compulsive disorder

245
Q

OOB

A

out of bed

246
Q

OP

A

outpatient

247
Q

OR

A

operating room

248
Q

ORIF

A

open reduction internal fixation

249
Q

OT

A

occupational therapy

250
Q

OTA

A

occupational therapist assistant

251
Q

OTAS

A

occupational therapy assistant student

252
Q

OTC

A

over the counter

253
Q

OTD

A

doctor of occupational therapy

254
Q

OTR

A

registered occupational therapist

255
Q

OTS

A

occupational therapy student

256
Q

O X 4

A

oriented to time; place; person; situation

257
Q

oz

258
Q

¯p (line on top of “p”)

259
Q

p

A

plan; posterior; pulse; poor (muscle strength grade of 2)

260
Q

P & A

A

percussion and auscultation

261
Q

PA ; P-A

A

posterior anterior

262
Q

PAM

A

physical agent modality

263
Q

p.c.

A

after meals

264
Q

PCA

A

patient controlled administration (e.g. medication)

265
Q

PDD

A

pervasive developmental disorder

266
Q

PE

A

physical examination

267
Q

per

268
Q

peri.

269
Q

PET

A

positron emission tomography

270
Q

PH

A

past history

271
Q

PHR

A

personal health record

272
Q

PI

A

previous illness

273
Q

PIP

A

proximal interphalangeal joint

274
Q

pm ; PM

275
Q

PMH

A

past medical history

276
Q

PNF

A

propriceptive neuromuscular function

277
Q

PNI

A

peripheral nerve injury

278
Q

PNS

A

peripheral nervous system

279
Q

POC

A

plan of care

280
Q

POMR

A

problem-oriented medical record

281
Q

pos.

282
Q

PO; p.o.

283
Q

post op; p/o

A

posteroperative

284
Q

PRN

285
Q

pro

286
Q

PROM

A

passive range of motion

287
Q

pt.

288
Q

PT

A

physical therapist/therapy

289
Q

PTA

A

physical therapy assistant

290
Q

P / T

291
Q

PTSD

A

post traumatic stress disorder

292
Q

PVC

A

premature ventricular contraction

293
Q

PWB

A

partial weightbearing

294
Q

q

A

each; every

295
Q

qt.

296
Q

Ⓡ

297
Q

R

A

respiration

298
Q

RA; rha

A

rheumatoid arthritis

299
Q

RAI

A

resident assessment instrument (long term care)

300
Q

RAP

A

resident assessment protocol (long term care)

301
Q

RBC

A

red blood cell count

302
Q

RCVA

A

right cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

303
Q

re:

304
Q

rehab

A

rehabilitation

305
Q

rep.

A

let it be repeated

306
Q

reps

A

repetitions

307
Q

resp

A

respiratory/respiration

308
Q

RICE

A

rest; ice; compression; elevation

309
Q

RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

310
Q

RN

A

registered nurse

311
Q

R / O

312
Q

ROM

A

range of motion

313
Q

ROS

A

review of symptoms

314
Q

RPE

A

rate of perceived exertion

315
Q

RPP

A

rate pressure product

316
Q

RSD

A

reflex sympathetic dystrophy

317
Q

RSI

A

repetitive strain injury

318
Q

RTC

A

return to clinic

319
Q

RTO

A

return to office

320
Q

RUGS

A

resource utilization groups

321
Q

RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

322
Q

RSD

A

reflex sympathetic dystrophy

323
Q

Rx

A

prescription

324
Q

Ⓢ

A

supervision

325
Q

s̄

326
Q

S

A

subjective

327
Q

SBA

A

stand-by assistance

328
Q

SCI

A

spinal cord injury

329
Q

SH

A

social history

330
Q

SI

A

sensory integration

331
Q

SIDS

A

sudden infant death syndrome

332
Q

Sig:

A

instruction to patient

333
Q

SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

334
Q

SLP

A

speech-language pathologist

335
Q

SNF

A

skilled nursing facility

336
Q

SOC

A

start of care

337
Q

SOAP

A

subjective; objective; assessment; plan

338
Q

SOB

A

shortness of breath

339
Q

SNF

A

skilled nursing facility

340
Q

S / P

A

status post

341
Q

SROM

A

self range of motion

342
Q

SSN

A

social security number

343
Q

STAT

A

immediately

344
Q

STD

A

sexually transmitted disease

345
Q

STG

A

short term goal

346
Q

STSG

A

split thickness mesh of sheet skin graft

347
Q

STM

A

short term memory

348
Q

suppos

A

suppository

349
Q

sup

A

supination

350
Q

T

A

temperature; trace (muscle grade strength of 1)

351
Q

TAM

A

total active motion

352
Q

TB

A

tuberculosis

353
Q

TBI

A

traumatic brain injury

354
Q

TEDS

A

thromboembolic disease stockings

355
Q

TENS

A

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

356
Q

TFCC

A

triangular fibrocartilage complex

357
Q

ther ex

A

therapeutic exercise

358
Q

THR

A

total hip replacement

359
Q

TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

360
Q

TLC

A

tender loving care

361
Q

T M (J)

A

temporomandibular (joint)

362
Q

TMN

A

tumor; metastasis; node system (for staging cancers)

363
Q

t.o.

A

telephone order

364
Q

TOS

A

thoracic outlet syndrom

365
Q

TPM

A

total passive range of motion

366
Q

TPR

A

temperature; pulse; and respiration

367
Q

TTWB

A

toe touch weight bearing

368
Q

tx

A

treatment; traction

369
Q

UA

A

urinalysis

370
Q

UE

A

upper extremity

371
Q

UMN

A

upper motor neuron

372
Q

URI

A

upper respiratory infection

373
Q

US

A

ultrasound

374
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

375
Q

VA

A

veteran’s administration

376
Q

VC

A

vital capacity

377
Q

VD

A

venereal disease

378
Q

VF

A

field of vision

379
Q

v.o.

A

verbal orders

380
Q

vol.

381
Q

VS

A

vital stats

382
Q

W

383
Q

W/cm2

A

watt per centimeter squared

384
Q

WBAT

A

weightbearing as tolerated

385
Q

WBQC

A

wide base quad cane

386
Q

WBC

A

white blood cell; white blood count

387
Q

w/c

A

wheelchair

388
Q

WDWN

A

well developed; well nourished

389
Q

WHO

A

wrist hand orthosis

390
Q

wk

391
Q

WFL

A

within functional limits

392
Q

WNL

A

within normal limits

393
Q

wt

394
Q

x or X

395
Q

y.o.

396
Q

yr

397
Q

1˚

398
Q

2˚

A

secondary; secondary to

399
Q

∆

400
Q

x1

401
Q

♀

402
Q

♂

403
Q

>

A

greater than

404
Q

<

405
Q

↓

A

down;downward; decrease

406
Q

↑

A

up; upward; increase

407
Q

↔

A

to and from

408
Q

→

A

to; progressing forward; approaching

409
Q

~

A

approximately

410
Q

@

411
Q

=

412
Q

+

A

plus; positive (also abbreviated pos.)

413
Q

—

A

minus; negative (also abbreviated neg.)

414
Q

#

A

number (#1); pounds

415
Q

%

416
Q

&

417
Q

˚

418
Q

“

420
Q

% TBSA

A

percent of total body surface area

421
Q

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422
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