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Quiz 4, Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

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Arrow pointing down

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decrease

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PMH

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past medical history

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B

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bilateral

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I&O

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intake and output

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RUE

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right upper extremity

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LUE

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left upper extremity

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GAF

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Global Assessment of Functioning

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NKA

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no known allergies

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I

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independent

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AKA

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above-knee amputation

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BKA

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below-knee amputation

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CHI

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closed head injury

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ATRA

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American Therapeutic Recreation Association

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NTRS

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National Therapeutic Recreation Society

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

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NCTRC

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National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification

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CBRPC

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California Board for Recreation and Parks Certification

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CARF

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Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

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Agraphia

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inability to express thoughts in writing

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Agnosia

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inability to recognize the import of sensory impressions, to recognize a stimulus such as auditory

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Alexia

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inability to read, a form of receptive aphasia

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Ataxia

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failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action (dyssynergia); resulting form a brain or spinal cord disorder; unsteady, staggering, muscle coordination of the CNS

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Aphasia

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partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verily or using written words

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Apraxia

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motor/sensory impaired; loss of ability to coordinate movement, manipulated objects, purposeful movement. A neurological condition rendering loss of the ability to perform activities that a person is physically able and willing to do (deficits in the signals from the brain to the body)

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Ataxia

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Unsteady movements due to a lesion in the cerebellum that normally controls balance and muscle coordination. Jerky Eye movements

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Athetosis

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uncontrolled sprawling slow, writing muscular movements. ex: head down back with protruding tongue, often accompanied by drooling

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Dysphagia:

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difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow

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tremor

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involuntary shaking of limbs

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embolism

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a bit of arterial wall tissue fragment, or blood clot on the arterial wall and obstructs blood flow; the most common cause of CVA

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Spasticity

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jerky, and uncertain movements, awkward gait and tightly contracting muscles.

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decrease

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arrow pointing down

32
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past medical history

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PMH

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bilateral

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B

34
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intake and output

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I&O

35
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right upper extremity

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RUE

36
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Left upper extremity

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LUE

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Global assessment of Functioning (Scale)

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GAF

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no known allergies

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NKA

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independent

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I

40
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Above-knee amputation

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AKA

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below-knee amputation

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BKA

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closed head injury

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CHI

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American therapeutic Recreation Association

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ATRA

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National Therapeutic Recreation Society

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NTRS

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Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act

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OBRA

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National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certificaiton

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NCTRC

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California Board for Recreation and Parks Certification

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CBRPC

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Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

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CARF

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Inability to express thoughts in writing.

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Agraphia

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Inability to recognize the import of sensory impressions, to recognize a stimulus such as auditory

A

Agnosia

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Inability to read, a form of receptive aphasia
Ataxia: Failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action (dyssynergia); resulting from a brain or spinal cord disorder; unsteady, staggering, muscle coordination of the CNS

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Alexia

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partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words

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Aphasia

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motor/sensory impaired; loss of ability to coordinate movement, manipulated objects, purposeful movement. A neurological condition rendering loss of the ability to perform activities that a person is physically able and willing to do (deficits in the signals from the brain to the body

A

Apraxia

54
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Unsteady movements due to a lesion in the cerebellum that normally controls balance and muscle coordination. Jerky Eye movements

A

Ataxia

55
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uncontrolled sprawling slow, writing muscular movements; ex., head down back with protruding tongue, often accompanied by drooling

A

Athetosis

56
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Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow

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Dysphasia

57
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involuntary shaking of limbs

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Tremor

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a bit of arterial wall tissue fragment, or blood clot carried in the bloodstream which gets weged in an organ and blocks blood flow

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Embolism

59
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the formation of a blood clot on the arterial wall and obstructs blood flow; the most common cause of a CVA

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Thrombosis

60
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jerky and uncertain movements, awkward gait and tightly contracting muscles

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Spasticity

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