Chapter 4 Skeletal Abbreviations

Question 1

AE

Answer 1

Above elbow

Question 2

AK

Answer 2

Above knee

Question 3

BDT

Answer 3

Bone density testing

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

Below elbow

Question 5

BK

Answer 5

Below knee

Question 6

C1, C2, etc

Answer 6

First cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, etc.

Question 7

Ca

Answer 7

Calcium

Question 8

DJD

Answer 8

Degenerative joint disease

Question 9

DXA, DEXA

Answer 9

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Question 10

FX, Fx

Answer 10

Fracture

Question 11

HNP

Answer 11

Herniated nucleus pulposis

Question 12

JRA

Answer 12

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Question 13

L1, L2, etc

Answer 13

First lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, etc

Question 14

LE

Answer 14

Lower extremity

Question 15

LLE

Answer 15

Left lower extremity

Question 16

LUE

Answer 16

Left upper extremity

Question 17

NSAID

Answer 17

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 18

OA

Answer 18

Osteoarthritis

Question 19

ORIF

Answer 19

Open reduction-internal fixation

Question 20

ORTH, ortho

Answer 20

Orthopedics

Question 21

P

Answer 21

Phosphorus

Question 22

RA

Answer 22

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 23

RLE

Answer 23

Right lower extremity

Question 24

ROM

Answer 24

Range of motion

Question 25

RUE

Answer 25

Right upper extremity

Question 26

SLE

Answer 26

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 27

T1, T2, etc

Answer 27

First thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra, etc

Question 28

THA

Answer 28

Total hip arthroplasty

Question 29

THR

Answer 29

Total hip replacement

Question 30

TKA

Answer 30

Total knee arthroplasty

Question 31

TKR

Answer 31

Total knee replacement

Question 32

UE

Answer 32

Upper extremity