Abbreviations Flashcards
Add
Adduction
ADD
Attention deficit disorder
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADL
Activity of daily living
AROM
Active range of motion
(B)
Bilateral/both
BADL
Basic activity of daily living
CGA
Contact guard assist
CHF
Congestive heart failure
CMC
Carpometacarpal
C/O
Complains of
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP
Cerebral palsy
DC or D/C
Discharge
DOB
Date of birth
DOFF
Take off
DON
Put on
Dx
Diagnosis
Flex
Flexion
FM
Fine motor
FMS
Fine motor skills
FWB
Full weight bearing
GM
Gross motor
GMS
Gross motor skills
HEP
Home exercise program
HOH
Hand over hand/hard of hearing
HOH(A)
Hand over hand assistance
Hx
History
(I)
Independent
IADL
Instrumental activity of daily living
IP
Interphalangeal
IR
Internal rotation
(L)
Left
LE
Lower extremity
LOC
Level of care/ loss of consciousness
LOF
Level of function
Min
Minimum
MMT
Manual muscle training
Mod
Moderate
MP/MCP
Metacarpophalangeal
N
Normal (muscle strength grade 5)
NWB
Non weight bearing
P
Plan, posterior, pulse, poor
PDD
Pervasive developmental disorder
PIP
Proximal interphalangeal
PLOF
Prior level of function
PMH
Past medical history
PRE
Progressive resistive exercise
PRN
As needed
Pro
Pronation
PROM
Passive range of motion
Pt.
Patient
PWB
Partial weight bearing
ROM
Range of motion
RUE
Right upper extremity
(S)
Supervision
S
Subjective
SBA
Stand by assistance
SOB
Shortness of breath
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
Ther ex
Therapeutic exercise
Ther ax
Therapeutic activity
Tx
Treatment
UE
Upper extremity
VC
Verbal cues
WBAT
Weight bearing as tolerated
W/c
Wheel chair
y.o.
Year old
yr
Year
1°
Primary
2°
Secondary to
x1, x2
Of 1 person, of 2 person
Downward arrow
Down, decrease
Upward arrow
Up, increase
Back and forth arrow
To and from
Right arrow
To, progressing forward
~
Approximately
@
At
/
Per
/
Extension
Sx
Symptoms