General Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
Assessment
2
Q
AAA
A
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
3
Q
AAFO
A
Articulating ankle foot orthosis
4
Q
AAROM
A
Active assistive range of motion
5
Q
Abd or ABD
A
Abduction
6
Q
ABG
A
Arterial blood gases
7
Q
abn
A
Abnormal
8
Q
AC
A
Alternating current
9
Q
ACA
A
Anterior cerebral artery
10
Q
ACL
A
Anterior cruciate ligament
11
Q
AD
A
Assistive device
12
Q
Add or ADD
A
Adduction
13
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
14
Q
ad lib
A
At discretion
15
Q
Afib
A
Atrial fibrillation
16
Q
AFO
A
Ankle foot orthosis
17
Q
AG
A
Against gravity
18
Q
AK
A
Above knee
19
Q
amb
A
Ambulatory, ambulation
20
Q
Appt
A
Appointment
21
Q
Approx
A
Approximate
22
Q
ant
A
Anterior
23
Q
AP
A
Anteroposterior
24
Q
A&O
A
Alert and oriented
25
AROM
Active range of motion
26
ASIA
American Spinal I jury Association
27
ASIS
anterior superior iliac spine
28
assist
Assistant, assistance
29
ATNR
Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
30
AV
Atrioventricular
31
B or B with a circle drawn around it
Bilateral
32
B&B
Bowel and bladder
33
Bal
Balance
34
BE
Below elbow
35
b.i.d
Twice a day
36
bil
Bilateral
37
b.i.w.
Biweekly
38
BK
Below knee
39
BM
Bowel movement
40
BNL
Below normal limits
41
BOS
Base of support
42
BP
Blood pressure
43
Bpm
Beats per minute
44
BS
Breath sounds
45
c with a line drawn over top it
With
46
CA
Cancer, cardiac arrest
47
CICU
Cardiac intensive care unit
48
CG
Contact guarding
49
cm
Centimeter
50
CNS
Central nervous system
51
c/o
Complained of, complains of
52
Cont'd
Continued
53
CO2
Carbon dioxide
54
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
55
CPT
Chest physical therapy
56
CS
Close supervision
57
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
58
CT
Computed tomography
59
d
Day
60
D or D with a circle drawn around it
Dependent
61
DAI
Diffuse axonal injury
62
DBE
Deep breathing exercise
63
D/C
Discharge; discontinue
64
Dep
Dependent
65
DF
Dorsiflexion
66
DIP
Distal interphalangeal joint
67
Dist
Distance
68
DME
Durable medical equipment
69
DS
Distant supervision
70
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
71
dx
Diagnosis
72
ECF
Extended care facility
73
ECG
Electrocardiogram
74
EEG
Electroencephalogram
75
EMG
Electromyogram
76
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
77
Equip
Equipment
78
ER
Emergency room ; external rotation
79
E-stim
Electrical stimulation
80
Eval
Evaluation
81
ex
Exercise
82
Exam
Examination
83
Ext
External ; extension
84
ext rot , ER
External rotation
85
F
Fair (muscle grade)
86
FES
Functional electric stimulation
87
Flex
Flex ion
88
Freq
Frequently , frequency
89
FT
Full time
90
F/U
Follow up
91
FWB
Full weight bearing
92
Fx
Function ; fracture
93
G
Good (muscle grade)
94
GCS
Glasgow Coma Scale
95
GE
Gravity eliminated
96
GI
Gastrointestinal
97
G-tube
Gastrostomy tube
98
h
Hour
99
HA
Headache
100
HEP
Home exercise program
101
HHA
Home health aide
102
H/O
History of
103
HOH
Hard of breathing
104
HR
Heart rate
105
HS
Heel strike
106
HTN
Hypertension
107
hx
History
108
A or A"with a circle drawn around it"
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