Abbreviations for Healthcare Flashcards
1
Q
A:
A
beginning of Assessment section in SOAP note
2
Q
AAROM
A
active-assistive range of motion
3
Q
ABI
A
acquired brain injury
4
Q
a-fib
A
atrial fibrillation
5
Q
a-line
A
arterial line
6
Q
AV
A
arteriovenous
7
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
8
Q
abd, Abd
A
abduction
9
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gases
10
Q
ac
A
before meals
11
Q
AC joint
A
acromioclavicular joint
12
Q
ACL
A
anterior cruciate ligament
13
Q
Add, add
A
adduction
14
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
15
Q
ad lib
A
at discretion
16
Q
adm
A
admitted, admission
17
Q
AE
A
above elbow
18
Q
AFO
A
ankle foot orthosis
19
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
20
Q
AIIS
A
Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine
21
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
22
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
23
Q
a.m.
A
morning
24
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
25
amb
ambulation, ambulated, ambulates, ambulating
26
ANS
autonomic nervous system
27
ant.
anterior
28
AP
anterior-posterior
29
ARDS
adult respiratory distress syndrome
30
ARF
acute renal failure
31
AROM
active range of motion
32
ASA
aspirin
33
ASAP
as soon as possible
34
ASCVD
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
35
ASIS
anterior superior iliac spine
36
assist.
assistance, assistive
37
BADL
basic activity of daily living
38
B/S
bedside
39
BBB
bundle branch block
40
BE
below elbow
41
BID
twice a day
42
bilat. or B (with circle around it)
bilateral, bilaterally
43
BKA
below knee amputation
44
BOS
base of support
45
BP
blood pressure
46
bpm
beats per minute (for HR), breaths per minute (respiratory)
47
BR
bedrest
48
BRP
bathroom privileges
49
BS
breath/bowel sounds
50
BSC
bedside commode
51
c/o
complains of
52
CA
cancer, carcinoma
53
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
54
CAD
coronary artery disease
55
cal
calories
56
CAT
computerized axial tomography
57
CBC
complete blood cell count
58
C/C
chief complaint/concern
59
CF
cystic fibrosis
60
CHF
congestive heart failure
61
CMV
cytomegalovirus
62
CNS
central nervous system
63
CO
cardiac output
64
cont.
continue
65
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
66
COTA
certified occupational therapist assistant
67
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
68
D/C
discontinued/discharged
69
DIP
distal interphalangeal joint
70
DJD
degenerative joint disease
71
DO
doctor of osteopathy
72
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
73
DPT
doctor of physical therapy
74
DTR
deep tendon reflex
75
Dx
diagnosis
76
eval.
evaluation
77
ext.
extension
78
flex.
flexion
79
ft.
foot (measurement)
80
FWB
full weight bearing
81
fx
fracture
82
H&P
history and physical
83
h/o
history of
84
HA, H/A
headache
85
HCVD
hypertensive cardiovascular disease
86
HEP
home exercise program
87
HOB
head of bed
88
hs
at bedtime
89
ht.
height
90
Hx
history
91
Htn, HTP
hypertension
92
IADL
instrumental activities of daily living
93
IM
intramuscular; intramedullary
94
indep
indendent
95
inf
inferior
96
IRDS
infant respiratory distress syndrome
97
KAFO
knee ankle foot orthosis
98
L (with circle around)
left
99
lat.
lateral
100
LBP
low back pain
101
LE
lower extremity
102
LOC
loss of consciousness, level of consciousness
103
LMN
lower motor neuron
104
LP
lumbar puncture
105
max
maximal, maximum
106
MD
medical doctor, doctor of medicine
107
MI
myocardial infraction
108
min.
minimal, minute
109
MMT
manual muscle test
110
mo.
month
111
mod.
moderate
112
MP, MCP
metacarpophalangeal
113
NDT
neurodevelopment treatment
114
neg.
negative
115
nn
nerve
116
NPO, npo
nothing by mouth
117
NWB
non weight bearing
118
O:
indicating Objective in SOAP note
119
OA
osteoarthritis
120
OOB
out of bed
121
O.P.
outpatient
122
P
poor
123
P:
indicating Plan on SOAP notes
124
P.A.
physician's assistant
125
PA
posterior-anterior
126
para
paraplegia
127
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
128
PE
pulmonary embolus
129
per
by/through
130
P.H.
past history
131
PMH
past medical history
132
PNF
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
133
PNI
peripheral nerve injury
134
pos.
positive
135
post
posterior
136
PRE
progressive-resistive exercise
137
PROM
passive range of motion
138
PSF
posterior spinal fusion
139
PSIS
posterior superior iliac spine
140
Pt., pt.
patient
141
PTA
physical therapy assistant, prior to admission
142
PTB
patellar tendon bearing
143
R (with circle around)
right
144
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
145
re:
regarding
146
R/O
rule out
147
ROM
range of motion
148
ROS
review of systems
149
RROM
resistive range of motion
150
Rx
intervention plan, perscription
151
S:
indicating Subjective in SOAP notes
152
s/s
signs and symptoms
153
SACH
solid ankle cushion heel
154
SCI
spinal cord injury
155
SC joint
sternoclavicular joint
156
sig
directions for use, give as follows, let it be labelled
157
SI(J)
sacroiliac joint
158
SLR
straight leg raise
159
SOB
shortness of breath
160
S/P
status post
161
stat.
immediately, at once
162
sup.
superior
163
Sx
symptoms
164
TBI
traumatic brain injury
165
TENS, TNS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator/stimulation
166
THA
total hip arthroplasty
167
ther ex
therapeutic exercise
168
TKA
total knee arthroplasty
169
TM(J)
temporomandibular (joint)
170
TNR
tonic neck reflex
171
t.o.
telephone order
172
Tx
traction, treatment
173
UE
upper extremity
174
UMN
upper motor neurons
175
US
ultrasound
176
v.o., VO
verbal orders
177
VS
vital signs
178
w/c
wheelchair
179
wk.
week
180
WNL
within normal limits
181
x
number of times performed (eg. x2 is twice)
182
y/o, y.o.
years old
183
yr.
year
184
+1 (+2, etc)
assistance (assistance of 1, etc.)
185
+, &, et
and
186
clt.
client
187
tx
treatment
188
Ax
assessment
189
WFL
within functional limits
190
I (circle around)
independent
191
A (full circle around
assistance
192
EEG
electroencephalogram
193
EMG
electromyogram, electromyography
194
FH
family history
195
CXR
chest x-ray
196
I&O
intake and output
197
IMV
intermittent mandatory ventilation
198
KUB
kidneys, uterus, bladder
199
LOS
length of stay
200
MAR
medication administration record
201
MED
minimal erythemal dose
202
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
203
NG, ng
nasogastric
204
N.H.
nursing home
205
noc
night, at night
206
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
207
PET
positron emission tomography
208
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
209
PRN, prn
whenever necessary, as often as necessary
210
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
211
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
212
Sx
symptoms
213
ther ex
therapeutic exercise
214
TIA
transient ischemic attack
215
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
216
URI
upper respiratory infection
