Abbreviations Flashcards
A
Before
A and O
Alert and oriented
ACCE
American coordinators of clinical education
AAROM
Active assistive range of motion
ABD
ABDUCTION
AD
ASSISTIVE DEVICE
ADA
AMERICANS W DISABILITIES ACT
ADD
ADDUCTION
AOTA
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
APTA
AMERICAN PHYS THERAPY ASSOCIATION
AMA
AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
ADL
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
AFO
ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS
AKA
ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
Amb
AMBULATION
AROM
ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION
B (B/L)
BILATERAL
BID
TWICE A DAY
BKA
BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION
BOS
BASE OF SUPPORT
BP
BLOOD PRESSURE
BPM
BEATS PER MINUTE
CGA
CONTACT GUARD ASSIST
C/o
COMPLAINTS OF
COPD
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
CPM
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MACHINE
D/c
DISCHARGE
DF
DORSIFLEXION
DJD
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE
DME
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
DOB
DATE OF BIRTH
DOE
DYSPNEA ON EXERTION
DOI
DATE OF INJURY
Dx
DIAGNOSIS
ECF
EXTENDED CARE FACILITY
EOB
EDGE OF BED
ER
EXTERNAL ROTATION
EV
EVERSION
Ex
EXERCISE
EXT
EXTENSION
FLEX
FLEXION
FWB
FULL WEIGHT BEARING
Fx
FRACTURE
HEP
HOME EXERCISE PROGRAM
H/O
HISTORY OF
HOB
HEAD OF BED
Horiz ABD
Horizontal Abduction
Horiz ADD
Horizontal Adduction
HR
HEART RATE
Hx
HISTORY
I
INDEPENDENT
IR
INTERNAL ROTATION
INV
INVERSION
L
LEFT
LBQC
LARGE BASE QUAD CANE
LOB
LOSS OF BALANCE
LE
LOWER EXTREMITY
LOA
LEVEL OF ASSIST
LTG
LONG TERM GOALS
Max A
MAXIMAL ASSIST
Min A
MINIMAL ASSIST
Mm
MUSCLE
MMT
MANUAL MUSCLE TEST
Mod A
MODERATE ASSIST
NWB
NON-WEIGHT BEARING
OOB
OUT OF BED
PF
PLANTAR FLEXION
PMH
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
PNF
PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FASCILITATION
PRO
PRONATION
PROM
PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION
PT
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Pt
PATIENT
PTA
PHYS THERAPY ASSITANT
PWB
PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING
Q
EVERY
QC
QUAD CANE
QD
EVERY DAY
QID
FOUR TIMES A DAY
R
RIGHT
R/O
RULE OUT
RR
RESPIRATORY RATE
ROM
RANGE OF MOTION
Rot
ROTATION
Rw
ROLLING WALKER
Rw
ROLLING WALKER
Rx
TREATMENT
S
SUPERVISION
SOAP
SUBJ. OBJ. ASSESS. PLAN
SBA
STAND BY ASSIST
SBQC
SMALL BASE QUAD CANE
SC
STRAIGHT CANE
SNF
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
S/P
STATUS POST
SPT
STUDENT PHYS. THERAPIST
SPTA
STUDENT PT ASSISTANT
SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
STM
SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION
SUP
SUPINATION
THA (THR)
TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY/REPLACEMENT
TKA (TKR)
TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY/REPLACEMENT
Ther Ex
THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
TID
THREE TIMES A DAY
TTWB
TOE TOUCH WEIGHT BEARING
Tx
THERAPY/TREATMENT
UE
UPPER EXTREMITY
w/c
WHEELCHAIR
WBAT
WEIGHT BEARING AS TOLERATED
WFL
WITHIN FUNCTIONAL LIMIT
WNL
WITHIN NORMAL LIMIT
WW
WHEELED WALKER