Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AAROM
A
active assisted range of motion
2
Q
(A)
A
assistance
3
Q
ˉa
A
before
4
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
5
Q
abd
A
abduction
6
Q
add
A
adduction
7
Q
AE
A
above elbow
8
Q
-c
A
with
9
Q
AFO
A
ankle foot orthosis
10
Q
BE
A
below elbow
11
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
12
Q
AK
A
above knee
13
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
14
Q
AROM
A
active range of motion
15
Q
ATNR
A
asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
16
Q
(B)
A
bilateral
17
Q
BADL
A
basic activity of daily living
18
Q
CA
A
cancer
19
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
20
Q
CGA
A
contact guard assist
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Q
CHI
A
closed head injury
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Q
C/O
A
complains of
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Q
CTS
A
carpal tunnel syndrome
24
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
25
(D)
dependent
26
DIP
distal interphalangeal joint
27
DJD
degenerative joint disease
28
DME
durable medical equipment
29
DRG
diagnostic related group
30
DVT
deep vien thrombosis
31
Dx
diagnosis
32
EHR
electronic health record
33
EOB
edge of bed
34
ER
external rotation
35
e-stim
electrical stimulation
36
ETOH
alcohol
37
ext.
extension
38
eval
evaluation
39
F
fair (muscle strength grade of 3)
40
FIM
functional independence measure
41
flex.
flexion
42
F/U
follow up
43
Fx
fracture
44
GSW
gun shot wound
45
HA
headache
46
HEP
home exercise program
47
HIPAA
health insurance portability and accountability act
48
HOB
head of bed
49
HOH
hand over hand
50
Hx
history
51
HP
hot pack
52
(I)
independent
53
IEP
individualized education plan
54
int.
internal
55
IR
internal rotation
56
LE
lower extremity
57
IV
intravenous
58
LOC
loss of consciousness
59
LTG
long term goal
60
max
maximum
61
MCP
metacarpophalangeal
62
MET
basal metabolic equivalent
63
MI
myocardial infarction
64
min
minimum
65
MD
muscular dystrophy
66
MMT
manual muscle test
67
mod
moderate
68
MS
multiple sclerosis
69
mVA
motor vehicle accidnet
70
N
normal (muscle strength garde of 5)
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NBQC
narrow based quad cane
72
G
good (muscle strength of 4)
73
NKA
no known allergies
74
NKDA
no known drug allergies
75
NMES
neuromuscular electril stimulatin
76
NPO
nothing by mouth
77
O
objective
78
O2
oxygen
79
Ox4
oriented times 4
80
NSAID
non steriodal anti-inflammatory drug
81
NWB
non wieght bearing
82
OA
osteoarthritis
83
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
84
OOB
out of bed
85
PIP
proximal interphalangeal
86
POC
plan of care
87
PRE
progressive resistive exercise
88
PPS
prospective payment system
89
ROM
range of motion
90
PROM
passive range of motion
91
P
poor (muscle strength grade of 2)
92
PRN
as needed
93
pt.
patient
94
pro
pronation
95
PT
physical therapist
96
PTSD
post traumatic stress disorder
97
PWB
partial weight bearing
98
(R)
right
99
RA
rheumatiod arthritis
100
reps
repititions
101
SLP
speech language pathologist
102
RUGS
resource utilization groups
103
Rx
prescription
104
(S)
supervision
105
SBA
stand by assist
106
S
subjective
107
SCI
spinal cord injury
108
SI
sensory integration
109
SOB
shortness of breath
110
SOAP
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
111
SNF
skilled nursing facility
112
SSN
social security number
113
S/P
status post
114
STAT
immediately
115
STG
short term goal
116
sup
supination
117
T
trace (muscle strength grade of 1)
118
TB
tuberculosis
119
TBI
traumatic brain injury
120
STM
short term memory
121
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
122
PAM
physical agent modality
123
TED's
thromboembolic disease stockings
124
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
125
THR
total hip replacement
126
TIA
transient ischemic attack
127
TM(J)
temporomandibular joint
128
TTWB
toe-touch weight bearing
129
tx
therapy
130
UA
urine analysis
131
UE
upper extremity
132
UMN
upper motor neuron
133
US
ultrasound
134
v.o.
verbal orders
135
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
136
WBQC
wide based quad cane
137
w/c
wheelchair
138
WFL
within functional limits
139
WNL
within normal limits
140
x
times
141
y.o.
years old
142
yr
year
143
1*
primary
144
2*
secondary
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^ (triangle)
change
146
>
greater than
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less than
148
up arrow
increase
149
down arrow
decrease
150
side arrow
to, progressing forward, approaching
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little person
female
152
circle with arrow
male
153
~
approximately
154
side to side arrow
to and from
155
BK
below knee
156
OTR
Registered Occupational Therapist
157
COTA
certified occupational therapy assistant
158
OTAS
occupational therapy assistant student
159
AMA
against medical advice
160
AKA
above knee amputation
161
BKA
below knee amputation
162
-c
with
163
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
164
CAD
coronary artery disease
165
CMC
carpometacarpal
166
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
167
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
168
d
day
169
(d)
dependent
170
DNR
do not resuscitate
171
ASAP
as soon as possible
172
BADLs
basic activities of daily living
173
H&P
history and physical
174
LD
learning disability
175
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
176
HR
heart rate
177
HTN
hypertension
178
KAFO
knee-ankle-foot orthosis
179
N/A
not applicable
180
NOS
not otherwise specified
181
PMH
past medical history
182
-s
without
183
SOC
start of care
184
SNF
skilled nursing facility
185
ORIF
open reduction, internal fixation
186
-p
after
187
ther ex
therapeutic exercise
188
TKR
total knee replacement
189
v.c.
verbal cues
190
PDD
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
191
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
192
FM
fine motor
193
EMG
electromyogram
194
TOS
thoracic outlet syndrome
195
BRP
bathroom privileges
196
CXR
chest x ray
197
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
198
FUO
fever of unknown origin
199
HBV
hepatitis B virus
