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General Flashcards

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Assessment

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AAA

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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AAFO

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Articulating ankle foot orthosis

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AAROM

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Active assistive range of motion

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Abd or ABD

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Abduction

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ABG

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Arterial blood gases

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abn

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Abnormal

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AC

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Alternating current

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ACA

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Anterior cerebral artery

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ACL

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Anterior cruciate ligament

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AD

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Assistive device

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Add or ADD

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Adduction

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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ad lib

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At discretion

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Afib

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Atrial fibrillation

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AFO

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Ankle foot orthosis

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AG

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Against gravity

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AK

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Above knee

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amb

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Ambulatory, ambulation

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Appt

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Appointment

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Approx

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Approximate

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ant

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Anterior

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AP

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Anteroposterior

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A&O

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Alert and oriented

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AROM

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Active range of motion

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ASIA

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American Spinal I jury Association

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ASIS

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anterior superior iliac spine

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assist

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Assistant, assistance

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ATNR

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Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex

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AV

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Atrioventricular

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B or B with a circle drawn around it

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Bilateral

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B&B

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Bowel and bladder

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Bal

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Balance

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BE

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Below elbow

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b.i.d

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Twice a day

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bil

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Bilateral

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b.i.w.

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Biweekly

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BK

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Below knee

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39
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BM

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Bowel movement

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40
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BNL

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Below normal limits

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41
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BOS

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Base of support

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BP

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Blood pressure

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Bpm

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Beats per minute

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44
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BS

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Breath sounds

45
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c with a line drawn over top it

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With

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CA

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Cancer, cardiac arrest

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CICU

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Cardiac intensive care unit

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CG

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Contact guarding

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cm

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Centimeter

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CNS

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Central nervous system

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c/o

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Complained of, complains of

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Cont’d

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Continued

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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CPAP

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Continuous positive airway pressure

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CPT

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Chest physical therapy

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CS

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Close supervision

57
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CSF

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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CT

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Computed tomography

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d

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Day

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D or D with a circle drawn around it

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Dependent

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DAI

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Diffuse axonal injury

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DBE

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Deep breathing exercise

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D/C

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Discharge; discontinue

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Dep

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Dependent

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DF

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Dorsiflexion

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DIP

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Distal interphalangeal joint

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Dist

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Distance

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DME

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Durable medical equipment

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DS

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Distant supervision

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DTR

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Deep tendon reflex

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dx

A

Diagnosis

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ECF

A

Extended care facility

73
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ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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EMG

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Electromyogram

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ENT

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Ear, nose, throat

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Equip

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Equipment

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ER

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Emergency room ; external rotation

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E-stim

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Electrical stimulation

80
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Eval

A

Evaluation

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ex

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Exercise

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Exam

A

Examination

83
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Ext

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External ; extension

84
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ext rot , ER

A

External rotation

85
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F

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Fair (muscle grade)

86
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FES

A

Functional electric stimulation

87
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Flex

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Flex ion

88
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Freq

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Frequently , frequency

89
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FT

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Full time

90
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F/U

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Follow up

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FWB

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Full weight bearing

92
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Fx

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Function ; fracture

93
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G

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Good (muscle grade)

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GCS

A

Glasgow Coma Scale

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GE

A

Gravity eliminated

96
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GI

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Gastrointestinal

97
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G-tube

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Gastrostomy tube

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h

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Hour

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HA

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Headache

100
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HEP

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Home exercise program

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HHA

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Home health aide

102
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H/O

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History of

103
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HOH

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Hard of breathing

104
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HR

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Heart rate

105
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HS

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Heel strike

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HTN

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Hypertension

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hx

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History

108
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A or A”with a circle drawn around it”

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