common abbreviations Flashcards

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what is PC?

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  • presenting condition
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what is HPC?

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  • history of presenting condition
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3
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what is PMSH?

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  • past medical and surgical history
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4
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what is DH?

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  • drug history
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5
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what is SH?

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  • social history
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6
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what is SQ?

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  • special question
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7
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what is 1/7?

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  • one day
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8
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what is 1/12?

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  • one month
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9
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what is 1/52?

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  • one week
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10
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what is Ax?

A
  • assessment
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11
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what is Rx?

A
  • treatment
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12
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what is Mx?

A
  • management
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13
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what is ISQ?

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  • in status quo
  • remains unchanged
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14
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what is c/o?

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  • patient complains of
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15
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what is NAD?

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  • no abnormalities detected
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16
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what is NBI?

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  • no bone injury
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17
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what is NRS?

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  • numerical rating scale
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18
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what is NSAID’s?

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  • non- steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
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19
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what is VBI?

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  • vertebral basilar insufficiency
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20
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what is POP?

A
  • plaster of pairs
21
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what is MUA?

A
  • manipulation under anaesthetic
22
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what is RTA?

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  • road traffic accident
23
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what is VDU?

A
  • visual display unit
24
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what is #?

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what is OP?
- osteoporosis
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what is Ca?
- cancer
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what is Ep?
- epilepsy
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what is DM?
- diabetes mellitus
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what is RA?
- rheumatoid arthritis
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what is BP?
- blood pressure
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what is DXT?
- deep x ray therapy
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what is EMS?
- early morning stiffness o f a joint
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what is AROM?
- active range of motion
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what is FAROM?
- full active range of motion
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what is PROM?
- passive range of motion
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what is FPROM?
- full passive range of motion
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what is HBB?
- hand behind back
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what is HBH?
- hand behind head
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what is PP?
- present pain - before starting objective assessment
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what is O/E?
- on examination
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what is LL?
- lower limb
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what is UL?
- upper limb
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what is NWB?
- non weight- bearing
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what is PWB?
- partial weight- bearing
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what is e/c?
- elbow crutches
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what is sI. ?
- sight
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what is LT?
- long term
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what is SLS?
- single leg stand