Clinical Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Medical Terminology Flashcards
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A:
A
Assessment
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AAROM
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active assistive range of motion
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Abd
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Abduction
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Add
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Adduction
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AFO
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Ankle Foot Orthosis
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AIIS
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anterior inferior iliac spine
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AMA
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Against Medical Advice
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AK
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ABOVE KNEE
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Bid
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Twice a day
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BK
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Below Knee
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BUN
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Blood Urea Nitrogen
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CA
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CANCER, Carcinoma
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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CBC
A
Complete Blood Cell (Count)
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cc
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Chief Complaint (?)
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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COTA
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certified occupational therapy assistant
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CSF
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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DO
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doctor of osteopathy
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ECF
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EXTENDED CARE FACILITY
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EENT
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Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
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FBS
A
Fasting Blood Sugar
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H/H
A
hematocrit and hemoglobin
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HNP
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Herniated Nucleosus Pulposus (?)
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Htn
Hypertension
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I&O
Intake and Output
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MS
Multiple Sclerosis
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NDT
Neurodevelopmental Treatment (per Kettenbach)
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ORIF
Open reduction, internal fixation
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PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant/ or...Prior to Admission
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qd
every day (quaque dia)
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R/O
Rule Out
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SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
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s/p
status/post
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tid
three times daily
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URTI
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (?)
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UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
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WBC
White Blood Cell (count)
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Δ
change
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Square Root "looking" symbol
Who tf knows?
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/
per
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//
parallel bars
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SNafu
Substantia Nigra all fucked up
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SNAFU
Situation Normal...All Fucked Up
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Hyper
above, excessive
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Hydro
water
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Supra
above, upper
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Infra
below, inferior to, beneath
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Brady
slow
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Tachy
fast
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Dys
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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otomy
process of cutting
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ectomy
removal, excision, resection
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itis
inflammation
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ology
study of
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emia
blood condition
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cia
[softening?]
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gia [-algia?]
pain
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opathy [-pathy]
disease, emotion
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cholecys[t]
gallbladder
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hepa [hepat/o?]
liver
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rena [ren/o?]
kidney
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cardi
heart
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pneu [pneum/o]
lung
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myo
muscle
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tendo
tendon
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cerebro
cerebrum
