General Flashcards
1
Q
A or Ⓐ
A
assistance
2
Q
A
A
assessment
3
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
4
Q
AAFO
A
articulating ankle foot orthosis
5
Q
AAROM
A
active assistive range of motion
6
Q
Abd or ABD
A
abduction
7
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gases
8
Q
abn
A
abnormal
9
Q
AC
A
alternating current
10
Q
ACA
A
anterior cerebral artery
11
Q
ACL
A
anterior cruciate ligament
12
Q
AD
A
assistive device
13
Q
Add or ADD
A
adduction
14
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
15
Q
ad lib
A
at discretion
16
Q
Afib
A
atrial fibrillation
17
Q
AFO
A
ankle foot orthosis
18
Q
AG
A
against gravity
19
Q
AK
A
above knee
20
Q
amb
A
ambulatory, ambulation
21
Q
ant
A
anterior
22
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
23
Q
approx
A
approximate, approximately
24
Q
appt
A
appointment
25
A&O
alert and oriented
26
AROM
active range of motion
27
ASIA
American Spinal Injury Association
28
ASIS
anterior superior iliac spine
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assist
assistant, assistance
30
ATNR
asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
31
AV
atrioventricular
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B or Ⓑ
bilateral
33
B&B
bowel and bladder
34
bal
balance
35
BE
below elbow
36
b.i.d.
twice a day
37
bil
bilateral
38
b.i.w.
biweekly
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BK
below knee
40
BM
bowel movement
41
BNL
below normal limits
42
BOS
base of support
43
BP
blood pressure
44
bpm
beats per minute
45
BS
breath sounds
46
¯c
with
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CA
cancer, cardiac arrest
48
CICU
cardiac intensive care unit
49
CG
contact guarding
50
cm
centimeter
51
CNS
central nervous system
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℅
complained of, complains of
53
cont'd
continued
54
CO2
carbon dioxide
55
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
56
CPT
chest physical therapy
57
CS
close supervision
58
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
59
CT
computed tomography
60
d
day
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D or Ⓓ
dependent
62
DAI
diffuse axonal injury
63
DBE
deep breathing exercise
64
D/C
discharge; discontinue
65
Dep
dependent
66
DF
dorsiflexion
67
DIP
distal interphalangeal (joint)
68
dist
distance, distant
69
DME
durable medical equipment
70
DS
distant supervision
71
DTR
deep tendon reflex
72
dx
diagnosis
73
ECF
extended care facility
74
ECG
electrocardiogram
75
EEG
electroencephalogram
76
EMG
electromyogram
77
ENT
ear, nose, throat
78
equip
equipment
79
ER
emergency room, external rotation
80
e-stim
electrical stimulation
81
eval
evaluation
82
ex
exercise
83
exam
examination
84
ext
external, extension
85
ext rot, ER
external rotation
86
F
fair, (muscle grade)
87
FES
functional electric stimulation
88
flex
flexion
89
freq
frequently, frequency
90
FT
full time
91
F/U
follow up
92
FWB
full weight bearing
93
Fx
function, fracture
94
G
good (muscle grade)
95
GCS
Glasgow Coma Scale
96
GE
gravity eliminated
97
GI
gastrointestinal
98
G-tube
gastrostomy tube
99
h
hour
100
HA
headache
101
HEP
home exercise program
102
HHA
home health aide
103
H/O
history of
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HOH
hard of hearing
105
HR
heart rate
106
HS
heel strike
107
HTN
hypertension
108
hx
history
109
H2O
water
110
I or Ind or Ⓘ
independent
111
I&O
intake and output
112
ICU
intensive care unit
113
IM
intramuscular
114
inf
inferior
115
int
internal
116
int rot, IR
internal rotation
117
IQ
intelligence quotient
118
IV
intravenous
119
jt
joint
120
J-tube
jejunostomy tube
121
K
potassium
122
KAFO
knee-ankle-foot orthosis
123
KCAL
kilocalorie
124
kg
kilogram(s)
125
L or Ⓛ
left
126
L
liter
127
lat
lateral
128
lb
pound
129
LBP
lower back pain
130
LBQC
large-based quad cane
131
LE
lower extremity
132
LLB
long leg brace
133
LLE
left lower extremity
134
LLL
left lower lobe
135
LLQ
left lower quadrant
136
lig(s)
ligament(s)
137
LOA
level of assistance
138
LOB
loss of balance
139
LOC
loss of consciousness
140
L/min
liters per minute
141
LTG
long-term goal(s)
142
LTC
long-term care
143
LTM
long-term memory
144
LUE
left upper extremity
145
LUL
left upper lobe
146
LUQ
left upper quadrant
147
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
148
m
meters
149
max
maximal, maximum
150
MCA
middle cerebral artery
151
MCP
metacarpophalangeal joint
152
med
medical
153
MH
moist heat
154
min
minute(s), minimal
155
MMT
manual muscle test
156
mod
moderate
157
mo
month
158
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
159
MVA
motor vehicle accident
160
mvt
movement
161
N
normal (muscle grade)
162
N/A
not applicable, not available
163
NBQC
narrow-based quad cane
164
NC
nasal canula
165
Neg
negative
166
NG
nasogastric
167
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
168
NPO
nothing by mouth
169
N/T
not tested
170
NWB
non-weight-bearing
171
OOB
out of bed
172
OR
operating room
173
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
174
O2
oxygen
175
¯p
after
176
P
poor (muscle grade)
177
PA
posteroanterior
178
PCA
posterior cerebral artery
179
PET
positron emission tomography
180
PF
plantar flexion
181
PIP
proximal interphalangeal (joint)
182
PLS
posterior leaf splint
183
PMH
past medical history
184
PO
by mouth
185
post
posterior
186
post op
postoperative
187
PRE
progressive resistive exercise(s)
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prn
as needed
189
PROM
passive range of motion
190
prox
proximal
191
PRW
platform rolling walker
192
PSH
past surgical history
193
PSIS
posterior superior iliac spine
194
PT
part time
195
PTA
prior to admission
196
pt
patient
197
P&V
percussion and vibration
198
PWB
partial weight-bearing
199
q
every
200
q.d.*
every day, daily
201
quads
quadriceps
202
R or Ⓡ
right
203
re
concerning, regarding
204
rehab
rehabilitation
205
rep(s)
repetition(s)
206
RLE
right lower extremity
207
RLL
right lower lobe
208
RLQ
right lower quadrant
209
RML
right middle lobe
210
R/O
reports of, rule out, ruled out
211
ROM
range of motion
212
RR
respiratory rate
213
RROM
resisted range of motion
214
R/T
related to
215
RUE
right upper extremity
216
RUL
right upper lobe
217
RUQ
right upper quadrant
218
RW
rolling walker
219
Rx
prescription, treatment, orders
220
S or Ⓢ
supervision
221
s̄
without
222
SAQ
short arc quads
223
SB
sliding board
224
SBA
standby assistance
225
SBQC
small-based quad cane
226
SBT
sliding board transfers
227
SCM
sternocleidomastoid muscle
228
sec
second(s)
229
sig
significant
230
SLR
straight leg raise
231
SNF
skilled nursing facility
232
S/O
standing order
233
SOB
shortness of breath
234
SOS
step-over-step (stair climbing)
235
s/p
status post
236
SPT
stand pivot transfers
237
staph
Staphylococcus
238
stat
immediately, at once
239
STG
short-term goals
240
STM
short-term memory
241
STNR
symmetrical tonic neck reflex
242
str cane
straight cane
243
strep
Streptococcus
244
STS
sit to stand; step to step (stair climbing)
245
supp
supported
246
surg
surgical, surgery
247
sx
symptoms
248
symm
symmetrical, symmetry
249
T
trace (muscle grade)
250
TBA
to be assessed
251
TBE
to be evaluated
252
TDWB
touch-down weight bearing
253
temp
temperature
254
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
255
ther ex
therapeutic exercise
256
t.i.w.
three times per week
257
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
258
TO
toe off
259
T/O
throughout
260
TOL
tolerate(s)
261
trach
tracheostomy
262
trans
transverse, transferred
263
trng
training
264
TTWB
toe-touch weight bearing
265
Tx
treatment
266
UE
upper extremity
267
U/L
unilateral
268
unsupp
unsupported
269
URI
upper respiratory infection
270
US
ultrasound
271
UTI
urinary tract infection
272
VAS
visual analog scale
273
VC
verbal cues, vital capacity, vocal cord
274
V/O
verbal order
275
VS
vital signs
276
Vtach
ventricular tachycardia
277
WB
weight bearing
278
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
279
WBQC
wide-based quad cane
280
W/C
wheelchair
281
WFL
within functional limits
282
WNL
within normal limits
283
WS
weight shift
284
wk
week(s)
285
x
times
286
¯x
except
287
y/o or y.o.
years old
