Abbreviations Flashcards by Kat Compton

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L/E

A

Lower Extremity

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BP

A

Blood Pressure

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L circled

A

Left

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R circled

A

Right

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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

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stat

A

immediately

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s with a line over it

A

without

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w/c

A

wheelchair

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prn

A

as needed

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b.i.d.

A

twice a day

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t.i.d.

A

three times a day

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q.i.d.

A

four times a day

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Rx.

A

perscription

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Dx.

A

Diagnosis

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FWW

A

front (forward) wheel walker

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c with a line over it

A

with

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U/E

A

upper extremity

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hx

A

history

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ROM

A

range of motion

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NWB

A

none weight bearing

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HOH

A

hard of hearing

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H over H

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Hand over Hand

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TTWB

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A

toe touch weight bearing

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LTC

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A

long term care

4WW

four wheel walker

B circled

both

PRE's

Progressive Restrictive Exercise

eval

evaluation

PROM

passive range of motion

PIP

proximal interphalangeal joit

NPO

nothing by mouth

MCP

metacarpo phalangeal

Pt.

patient

mm

muscle

ALF

assisted living facility

ADL

assisted daily living

IADL

instrumental activities of daily living

PWB

partial weight bearing

WNL

within normal limits

ambi

both sides

anti

against

hyper

high

hemi

half

tetra

four

para

beside

bi

two

uni

one

itis

inflammation

dys

bad, painful, abnormal, difficult

hypo

less

pathy

disease of

ectomy

excision or cut

paresis

weakness

plegia

paralysis