Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

OTA > Medical Abbreviations > Flashcards

Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

A (with circle around A)

A

Assistance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

A (with line over A)

A

Before

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

AROM

A

Active Range of Motion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

abd

A

Abduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Add

A

Adduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

ADHD

A

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

ADL

A

Activities of Daily Living

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

ad lib

A

As desired

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

AE

A

Above elbow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

AFO

A

Ankle-foot orthosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

AKA

A

Above Knee Amputation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

ALS

A

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

AMA

A

Against medical advice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

AMB

A

Ambulation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

AROM

A

Active range of motion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

ASAP

A

As soon as possible

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

B (with circle around B)

A

Bilateral

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

BADL

A

Basic activity of daily living

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

BKA

A

Below knee amputation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

BM

A

Bowel movement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

BP

A

Blood pressure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

c (with line over c)

A

With

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

C & S

A

Culture and Sensitivity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

CA

A

Carcinoma; cancer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

CABG

A

Coronary artery bypass graft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

CAD

A

Coronary artery disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

CBC

A

Complete blood count

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

CCU

A

Coronary (Cardiac) Care Unit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

CGA

A

Contact guard assist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

CHI

A

Closed head injury

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

CHT

A

Certified Hand Therapist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

CMC

A

Carpometacarpal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

CNS

A

Central Nervous System

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

c/o

A

Complains of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

COTA

A

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

CP

A

Cerebral Palsy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

CPM

A

Continuous passive motion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

CRPS

A

Complex regional pain syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

CSF

A

Cerebral spinal fluid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

CTD

A

Cumulative Trauma Disorder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

CTR

A

Carpal tunnel release

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

CTS

A

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

CVA

A

Cerebral vascular accident

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

D (with circle around D)

A

Dependent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

DD

A

Developmental disability

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

DIP

A

Distal interphalangeal joint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

DJD

A

Degenerative Joint Disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

DM

A

Diabetes Mellitus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

DME

A

Durable medical equipment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

D.O.

A

Doctor of osteopathic medicine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

DOA

A

Dead on arrival / Date of admission

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

DOB

A

Date of birth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

DPT

A

Doctor of Physical Therapy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Dr.

A

Doctor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

DRG

A

Diagnostic related group

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

DVT

A

Deep vein thrombosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

Dx

A

Diagnosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

ECHO

A

Echocardiogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

EKG

A

Electrocardiogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

EMG

A

Electromyogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

ENT

A

Ear, nose, throat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

EOB

A

Edge of bed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

e-stim

A

Electrical stimulation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

eval

A

Evaluation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

Ext

A

extension

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

F

A

Fahrenheit; Fair (muscle strength grade of 3)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

FCE

A

Functional capacities evaluation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

FIM

A

Functional Independence Measure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

Flex

A

Flexion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

FM

A

Fine motor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

FROM

A

Functional range of motion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

F/U

A

Follow up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

FWB

A

Full weight bearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

Fx

A

Fracture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

G

A

Good (muscle strength grade of 4)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

HA

A

Headache

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

H/A

A

Headache

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
86
Q

H&P

A

History & Physical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

HEP

A

Home exercise program

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
88
Q

HHA

A

Home Health Agency, Home Health Aide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
89
Q

HIPPA

A

Health Information & Portability& Accountability Act of 1996

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
90
Q

HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
91
Q

HOB

A

Head of Bed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
92
Q

HOH

A

Hand over hand; Hard of hearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
93
Q

HP

A

Hot pack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
94
Q

Hr

A

Hour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
95
Q

HR

A

Heart rate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
96
Q

HS

A

Bedtime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
97
Q

Ht

A

Height

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
98
Q

HTN

A

Hypertension

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
99
Q

HVPC

A

High volt pulsed current

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
100
Q

Hx

A

History

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
101
Q

I (with circle around I)

A

Independent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
102
Q

I & O

A

Intake & output

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
103
Q

IADL

A

Instrumental activity of daily living

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
104
Q

ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
105
Q

I.e.

A

That is

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
106
Q

IEP

A

Individualized education program

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
107
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

108
Q

IP

A

Inpatient; Interphalangeal

109
Q

IR

A

Internal rotation

110
Q

IV

A

Intravenous

111
Q

KAFO

A

Knee-ankle-foot-orthosis

112
Q

L (with circle around L)

A

Left

113
Q

LD

A

Learning disability; learning disorder

114
Q

LE

A

Lower extremity

115
Q

LLQ

A

Left lower quadrant

116
Q

LOC

A

Level of consciousness; Loss of consciousness

117
Q

LTG

A

Long term goal

118
Q

LUQ

A

Left upper quadrant

119
Q

max

A

maximum

120
Q

MD

A

Muscular Dystrophy; Medical Doctor

121
Q

meds.

A

Medications

122
Q

MET

A

Basal metabolic rate

123
Q

MI

A

Myocardial infarction

124
Q

min

A

Minutes; Minimum

125
Q

MMT

A

Manual muscle test

126
Q

mod

A

Moderate

127
Q

MP

A

Metacarpophalangeal

128
Q

MCP

A

Metacarpophalangeal

129
Q

MS

A

Multiple sclerosis

130
Q

MVA

A

Motor vehicle accident

131
Q

N

A

Normal (muscle strength grade of 5)

132
Q

N/A

A

Not applicable

133
Q

NDT

A

Neurodevelopmental Treatment

134
Q

neg.

Last card for exam

A

Negative

135
Q

NG

A

Nasogastric

136
Q

NICU

A

Neonatal intensive care unit

137
Q

NKA

A

No known allergies

138
Q

NKDA

A

No known drug allergies

139
Q

NMES

A

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

140
Q

NOS

A

Not otherwise specified

141
Q

NPO

A

Nothing by mouth

142
Q

NS

A

No show; not seen

143
Q

NSAID

A

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

144
Q

NWB

A

Non-weight bearing

145
Q

O

A

Objective; oriented

146
Q

O2

A

Oxygen

147
Q

OA

A

Osteoarthritis

148
Q

OBS

A

Organic brain syndrome

149
Q

OCD

A

Obsessive compulsive disorder

150
Q

OOB

A

Out of bed

151
Q

OP

A

Outpatient

152
Q

ORIF

A

Open reduction internal fixation

153
Q

OT

A

Occupational Therapist; Occupational Therapy

154
Q

OTAS

A

Occupational Therapy Assistant Student

155
Q

OTC

A

Over the counter

156
Q

OTR

A

Registered Occupational Therapist

157
Q

OX4

A

Oriented to time, place, person & situation

158
Q

p (with a line over p)

A

After

159
Q

P

A

Plan; posterior; pulse; Poor (muscle strength grade 2)

160
Q

PA

A

Posterior anterior, Physician assistant

161
Q

PADL

A

Personal activity of daily living

162
Q

PAM

A

Physical agent modality

163
Q

PDD

A

Pervasive developmental disorder

164
Q

per

A

By

165
Q

PIP

A

Proximal interphalangeal

166
Q

PMH

A

Past medical history

167
Q

PNF

A

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

168
Q

PNI

A

Peripheral nerve injury

169
Q

PNS

A

Peripheral nervous system

170
Q

pos.

A

Positive

171
Q

PRE

A

Progressive resistance exercise

172
Q

PRN

A

As needed

173
Q

pro

A

Pronation

174
Q

PROM

A

Passive range of motion

175
Q

pt.

A

Patient

176
Q

PT

A

Physical Therapy

177
Q

PTA

A

Physical Therapy Assistant

178
Q

PTSD

A

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

179
Q

PWB

A

Partial weight bearing

180
Q

R (with circle around R)

A

Right

181
Q

R

A

Respiration

182
Q

RA

A

Rheumatoid Arthritis

183
Q

R.D.

A

Registered Dietician

184
Q

Re:

A

Regarding

185
Q

Rehab

A

Rehabilitation

186
Q

reps

A

Repetitions

187
Q

resp

A

Respiratory; respirations

188
Q

RICE

A

Rest, ice, compression, evaluation

189
Q

R.Ph

A

Registered Pharmacist

190
Q

RLQ

A

Right lower quadrant

191
Q

R/O

A

Rule out

192
Q

ROM

A

Range of motion

193
Q

R.T.

A

Respiratory Therapist

194
Q

RUQ

A

Right upper quadrant

195
Q

RDS

A

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

196
Q

Rx

A

Recipe; Latin “take thou prescription”

197
Q

S (with circle around S)

A

Supervision

198
Q

s (with line over s)

A

Without

199
Q

S

A

Subjective

200
Q

SBA

A

Stand by assist

201
Q

SCI

A

Spinal cord injury

202
Q

SIDS

A

Sudden infant death syndrome

203
Q

SLP

A

Speech-language pathologists

204
Q

SOC

A

Start of care

205
Q

SOAP

A

Subjective, objective, assessment, plan

206
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

207
Q

SOA

A

Shortness of air

208
Q

SNF

A

Skilled nursing facility

209
Q

S/P

A

Status post

210
Q

STAT

A

Immediately

211
Q

STG

A

Short term goal

212
Q

STM

A

Short term memory

213
Q

sup

A

Supination

214
Q

T

A

Temperature; Trace (muscle strength grade of 1)

215
Q

TB

A

Tuberculosis

216
Q

TBI

A

Traumatic brain injury

217
Q

TEDS

A

Thrombo-embolic disease stockings

218
Q

TENS

A

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

219
Q

ther ex

A

Therapeutic exercise

220
Q

THR

A

Total hip replacement

221
Q

TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

222
Q

TKR

A

Total knee replacement

223
Q

TM(J)

A

Temporomandibular (joint)

224
Q

TNR

A

Tonic neck reflex

225
Q

ATNR

A

Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex

226
Q

STNR

A

Symmetrical tonic neck reflex

227
Q

t.o.

A

Telephone order

228
Q

TOS

A

Thoracic outlet syndrome

229
Q

TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, & respiration

230
Q

TTWB

A

Toe touch weight bearing

231
Q

tx.

A

Treatment; traction

232
Q

UA

A

Urinalysis

233
Q

UE

A

Upper extremity

234
Q

UMN

A

Upper motor neuron

235
Q

URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

236
Q

US

A

Ultrasound

237
Q

UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

238
Q

v.o.

A

Verbal orders

239
Q

VS

A

Vital signs

240
Q

WBAT

A

Weight bearing as tolerated

241
Q

w/c

A

Wheelchair

242
Q

wk.

A

Week

243
Q

WFL

A

Within functional limits

244
Q

WNL

A

Within normal limits

245
Q

wt

A

Weight

246
Q

X or x

A

Times

247
Q

Symbols

1

A

Primary

248
Q

Symbols

2

A

Secondary; secondary to change

249
Q

Symbol

Triangle

A

Change

250
Q

x1

A

Of 1 person

251
Q

x2

A

Of 2 people

252
Q

Symbol

>

A

Greater than

253
Q

Symbol

<

A

Less than

254
Q

Symbol

Arrow pointing down

A

Down; downward; decrease

255
Q

Symbol

Arrow pointing up

A

Up; upward; increase

256
Q

Symbols

Arrow on top pointing right; arrow on bottom pointing left

A

To and from

257
Q

Symbols

Arrow pointing right

A

To; progressing forward; approaching

258
Q

Symbols

~

A

Approximately

259
Q

Symbols

@

A

At

260
Q

Symbols

=

A

Equals

261
Q

Symbols

+

A

Plus; positive (also abbreviated pos.)

262
Q

Symbols

-

A

Minus; negative

263
Q

Symbols

Neg.

A

Minus; negative

264
Q

Symbols

#

A

Number (#1); pounds

265
Q

Symbols

/

A

per

266
Q

ADD

A

Attention Deficit Disorder

OTA (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions