General Vocab Flashcards
A
assessment
AA
active assessment
ad lib
at discretion
ADL
activities of daily living
amb
ambulation
bid
twice daily
BOC
Board of Certification, Inc.
CAATE
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
C/C
chief complaint
c/o
complains of
c (with line over it)
with
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
CPM
continuous passive motion
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
D/C
discontinued or discharged
DTR
deep tendon reflex
ECC
emergency cardiac care
EEG
electroencephalogram
FERPA
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
FDA
U.S. Federal Drug Administration
FH
family history
FWB
full weight bearing
HA, H/A
headache
HEP
home exercise program
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
hs
at bedtime
ht
height
Ht
hematocrit
imp
impressions
inf
inferior
LBP
low back pain
L-S
lumbosacral
LLE
left lower extremity
LOC
loss of consciousness
MM
muscle
MMT
manual muscle test
NN
nerve
NOCSAE
National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
NWB
non-weight bearing
OA
osteoarthritis
O:
objective
od
once daily
ORIF
open reduction, internal fixation
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTC
over-the-counter
p!
pain
P:
plan
PA
posterior-anterior
p/o
post operation
pc
after meals
per os, p.o.
by mouth
PPO
preferred provider organization
PRE
progressive resistive exercise
prn
as needed
pt
patient
PWB
partial weight-bearing
QID
four times daily
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
R/O
rule out
RUE
right upper extremity
s (with line above)
without
s/p
status post
SLR
straight leg raise
stat
immediately
Sx
symptoms
TBI
traumatic brain injury
TID
three times daily
UA
urinalysis
v.s.
vital signs
w/c
wheelchair
WNL
within normal limits
y/o
years old