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