Clinical Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Medical Terminology Flashcards by Helmut Mehlhorn | Brainscape

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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

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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

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Fasting Blood Sugar

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H/H

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hematocrit and hemoglobin

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HNP

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Herniated Nucleosus Pulposus (?)

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Htn

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Hypertension

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I&O

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Intake and Output

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MS

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Multiple Sclerosis

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NDT

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Neurodevelopmental Treatment (per Kettenbach)

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ORIF

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Open reduction, internal fixation

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PTA

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Physical Therapist Assistant/ or…Prior to Admission

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qd

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every day (quaque dia)

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R/O

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Rule Out

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SOAP

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Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

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s/p

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status/post

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tid

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three times daily

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URTI

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Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (?)

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UTI

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Urinary Tract Infection

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WBC

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White Blood Cell (count)

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Δ

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change

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Square Root “looking” symbol

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Who tf knows?

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/

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per

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//

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parallel bars

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SNafu

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Substantia Nigra all fucked up

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SNAFU

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Situation Normal…All Fucked Up

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Hyper

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above, excessive

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Hydro

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water

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Supra

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above, upper

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Infra

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below, inferior to, beneath

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Brady

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slow

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Tachy

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fast

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Dys

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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otomy

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process of cutting

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ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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itis

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inflammation

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ology

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study of

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emia

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blood condition

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cia

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[softening?]

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gia [-algia?]

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pain

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opathy [-pathy]

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disease, emotion

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cholecys[t]

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gallbladder

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hepa [hepat/o?]

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liver

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rena [ren/o?]

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kidney

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cardi

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heart

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pneu [pneum/o]

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lung

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myo

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muscle

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tendo

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tendon

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cerebro

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cerebrum