Communications - PT Terminology Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
Q
ADL’s
A
activities of daily living
2
Q
AD’s
A
assistive devices
3
Q
Deformity
A
When a structure has a different shape/condition than “normal”
4
Q
Fine motor
A
small movements with small muscles
5
Q
Gross motor
A
big movements
6
Q
Manual therapy
A
therapy interventions where a therapist’s hands are used to administer treatment
7
Q
PRN
A
as needed
8
Q
MD
A
medical doctor
9
Q
RN
A
registered nurse
10
Q
NP
A
nurse practitioner
11
Q
ANP
A
adult/advanced nurse practitioner
12
Q
RT
A
respritory therapist
13
Q
OT
A
occupational therapist
14
Q
LMT
A
licensed massage therapist
15
Q
RX
A
treatment or prescription
16
Q
OOB
A
out of bed
17
Q
HOB
A
head of bed
18
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
19
Q
Hx
A
history
20
Q
CC
A
chief complaint(s)
21
Q
POC
A
plan of care
22
Q
Pt
A
patient
23
Q
Q
A
every
24
Q
QD
A
every day
25
BID
twice daily
26
eod
every other day
27
QID
four times a day
28
TID
three times a day
29
S with line over it
without
30
C with line over it
with
31
Gravida
pregnant
32
WB
weight bearing
33
FWB
full weight bearing
34
NWB
non-weight bearing
35
PWB
partial weight bearing
36
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
37
TDWB
touch down weight bearing
38
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
39
FWW
front wheel walker
40
SW
standard walker
41
RW
rolling walker
42
WW
wheeled walker
43
4WW
four-wheeled walker
44
SPC
single point cane
45
QC
quad cane
46
LBQC
large base quad cane
47
NBQC
narrow based quad cane
48
WC
wheelchair
49
SB
slideboard
50
CG
contact guard
51
A
assist
52
CGA
contact guard assist
53
CGA
contact guard assist
54
SBA
stand by assist
55
Min-A
minimal assist
56
Mod-A
moderate assist
57
Max-A
maximum assist
58
TM
treadmill
59
RB
recumbent bike
60
Rec Bike
recumbent bike
61
SB
stationary bike
62
UBE
upper body ergometer (arm bike)
63
Ther-ex
evidence-based therapeutic exercise
64
HEP
home exercise program
65
Sets
of cycles (sets) of a repetition
66
Reps
of continuous repetitions
67
HT
hold time
68
BW
body weight
69
#
pounds (lbs) of weight
or
number of sets/reps
70
CW
clockwise
71
CCW
counter-clock wise
72
DL
double leg
73
SL
single leg
74
EO
eyes open
75
EC
eyes closed
76
SLS
single leg stance
77
UE
upper extremity
78
LE
lower extremity
79
TB
theraband
80
LP
leg press
81
QS
quad set
82
SAQ
short arc quad
83
LAQ
long arc quad
84
SLR
straight leg raise
85
SB
swiss ball
86
BAPS
balance board
87
US
ultrasound
88
Phono
phonophoresis
89
HP
hot pack
90
MHP
moist hot pack
91
Cryo
cold or cold compression
92
CP
cold pack
93
Pfin
paraffin bath
94
E-stim / stim
electrical stimulation
95
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
96
NMES
neuromuscular electrical stimulation
97
IFC
interferential current
98
MFR
myofascial release
99
Mobs
joint mobs
100
STM
soft tissue mobilization
101
BFR
blood flow restrictions
102
DN
dry needling
103
FDN
functional dry needling
104
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
105
PRICE
protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation
106
MMT
manual muscle test
107
ROM
range of motion
108
I
independent
109
WNL
within normal limits
110
WFL
within functional limits
111
STG's
short term goals
112
LTG's
long term goals
113
R / Rt
right
114
L
left
115
B / BIL
bilateral
116
ITB
iliotibial band
117
PF
patella femoral
118
GH
glenohumeral
119
RC / RTC
rotator cuff
120
LB
low back
121
Pecs
pectoral muscles
122
Quads
quadriceps
123
Hams
hamstrings
124
Gluts / Glutes
gluteals
125
AAROM
active assistive range of motion
126
PROM
passive range of motion
127
AROM
active range of motion
128
ABD
abduction
129
ADD
adduction
130
Flex / Checkmark
flexion
131
Ext
extension
132
IR
internal rotation
133
ER
external rotation
