CH 11 - MusculoSkeletal Abbreviations

Question 1

ACL

Answer 1

anterior cruciate ligament

Question 2

AE

Answer 2

above the elbow

Question 3

AK

Answer 3

above the knee

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

below the elbow

Question 5

BK

Answer 5

below the knee

Question 6

C1, C2, etc.

Answer 6

1st cervical vertebrae, 2nd cervical vertebrae, etc.

Question 7

Ca

Answer 7

cancer; calcium

Question 8

CDH

Answer 8

congenital dislocation of the hip

Question 9

CTS

Answer 9

carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 10

DJD

Answer 10

degenerative joint disease

Question 11

EMG

Answer 11

electromyography

Question 12

Fx

Answer 12

fracture

Question 13

HNP

Answer 13

herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk)

Question 14

HP

Answer 14

hemipelvectomy

Question 15

IS

Answer 15

intracostal space

Question 16

IM

Answer 16

infectious mononucleosis; intramuscular inj.

Question 17

IV

Answer 17

intravenous

Question 18

KD

Answer 18

knee disarticulation

Question 19

L1, L2, etc.

Answer 19

first lumbar vertebrae, etc.

Question 20

MS

Answer 20

musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; mitral stenosis

Question 21

ORTH, ortho

Answer 21

orthopedics

Question 22

PCL

Answer 22

posterior cruciate ligament

Question 23

RA

Answer 23

rheumatoid arthritis

Question 24

RF

Answer 24

rheumatoid factor

Question 25

ROM

Answer 25

range of motion

Question 26

SD

Answer 26

shoulder disarticulation

Question 27

THA

Answer 27

total hip arthroplasty

Question 28

THR

Answer 28

total hip replacement

Question 29

TKA

Answer 29

total knee arthroplasty

Question 30

TKR

Answer 30

total knee replacement