Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
L/E
A
Lower Extremity
2
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
3
Q
L circled
A
Left
4
Q
R circled
A
Right
5
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
6
Q
stat
A
immediately
7
Q
s with a line over it
A
without
8
Q
w/c
A
wheelchair
9
Q
prn
A
as needed
10
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
11
Q
t.i.d.
A
three times a day
12
Q
q.i.d.
A
four times a day
13
Q
Rx.
A
perscription
14
Q
Dx.
A
Diagnosis
15
Q
FWW
A
front (forward) wheel walker
16
Q
c with a line over it
A
with
17
Q
U/E
A
upper extremity
18
Q
hx
A
history
19
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
20
Q
NWB
A
none weight bearing
21
Q
HOH
A
hard of hearing
22
Q
H over H
A
Hand over Hand
23
Q
TTWB
A
toe touch weight bearing
24
Q
LTC
A
long term care
25
4WW
four wheel walker
26
B circled
both
27
PRE's
Progressive Restrictive Exercise
28
eval
evaluation
29
PROM
passive range of motion
30
PIP
proximal interphalangeal joit
31
NPO
nothing by mouth
32
MCP
metacarpo phalangeal
33
Pt.
patient
34
mm
muscle
35
ALF
assisted living facility
36
ADL
assisted daily living
37
IADL
instrumental activities of daily living
38
PWB
partial weight bearing
39
WNL
within normal limits
40
ambi
both sides
41
anti
against
42
hyper
high
43
hemi
half
44
tetra
four
45
para
beside
46
bi
two
47
uni
one
48
itis
inflammation
49
dys
bad, painful, abnormal, difficult
50
hypo
less
51
pathy
disease of
52
ectomy
excision or cut
53
paresis
weakness
54
plegia
paralysis
