1
Q
Ⓐ
A
assist, assistance
2
Q
Ⓐ x 1
A
assistance of 1 person
3
Q
Ⓐ x 2
A
assistance of 2 people
4
Q
CS
A
contact spot
5
Q
CGA
A
contact guard assistance
6
Q
Ⓘ
A
independent
7
Q
ⓢ
A
supervision
8
Q
min Ⓐ
A
minimal assistance
9
Q
mod Ⓐ
A
moderate assistance
10
Q
max Ⓐ
A
maximum assistance
11
Q
WB
A
weight bearing
12
Q
NWB
A
non weight bearing
13
Q
TDWB OR TTWB
A
touch down (or toe touch) weight bearing
14
Q
PWB
A
partial weight bearing
15
Q
FWB
A
full weight bearing
16
Q
WBAT
A
weight bearing as tolerated
17
Q
abd
A
abduction
18
Q
add
A
adduction
19
Q
DF
A
dorsiflexion
20
Q
PF
A
plantar flexion
21
Q
ER or ext rot
A
external (lateral) rotation
22
Q
IR or int rot
A
internal (medial) rotation
23
Q
flex or √
A
flexion
24
Q
ext or /
A
extension
25
x
times
26
AM
morning
27
PM
evening
28
Q
each
29
QD
every day (1x/day)
30
BID
twice a day (2x/day)
31
TID
3x/day
32
QID
4x/day
33
pro or PRN
as needed
34
THR or THA
total hip replacement or (arthroplasty)
35
TKR or TKA
total knee replacement (arthroplasty)
36
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation (surgical replacement of hardware: screws, etc.)
37
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament (knee ligament) repair or reconstruction
38
cx
cancel or cervical
39
dx
diagnosis
40
fx
fracture
41
hx
history
42
h/o
history of
43
px
prognosis
44
rx or tx
treat or treatment
45
sx
symptoms
46
s/s or S/S
signs and symptoms
47
-
| x
for
48
-
| c
with
49
-
| s or w/o
without
50
-
| p or post
after
51
-
| a or pre
before
52
cc or CC
chief complaint
53
c/o
complains of
54
d/c or D/C
discontinue or discharge
55
f/u
follow up
56
r/o
rule out
57
wc or w/c
wheelchair
58
h/a, H/A, or HA
headache
59
w/u
work up
60
y/o
year old
61
pt
patient
62
PT
Physical Therapist or Therapist
63
adm
admission, admitted
64
NA or N/A
non applicable
65
WFL
within functional limits
66
WNL
within normal limits
67
S/P
status post (has just undergone)
68
UE
upper extremity (arm)
69
RUE, LUE, BUE
right, left, bilateral (both) UE's
70
LE
lower extremity (leg)
71
RLE, LLE, BLE
right, left, bilateral (both) LE's
72
DNR
do not resuscitate
73
gt
gait (walking)
74
amb
ambulation (walking)
75
gt erg or gtr
gait training
76
tsp, trsf, or xfer
transfer
77
CPM
continuous passive motion
78
wp or WP
whirlpool
79
WWP
warm whirlpool
80
CWP
cold whirlpool
81
ADL
activities of daily living
82
ROM
range of motion
83
MMT
manual muscle testing
84
AROM
active range of motion
85
AAROM
active assistive range of motion
86
PROM
passive range of motion
87
VC or vc
verbal cues
88
US
ultrasound
89
ES or EStim
electrical stimulation
90
GS
gluteal setting (contracting gluteal muscles)
91
QS
quadriceps setting (contracting quadriceps muscles)
92
SLR
straight leg raise
93
SAQ
short arc quadriceps exercise
94
LAQ
long arc quadriceps exercise
95
PRE
progressive resistance exercise
96
OA
osteoarthritis
97
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
98
DJD
degenerative joint disease ("arthritis")
99
LBP
lower back pain
100
CA
cancer
101
MVA
motor vehicle accident
102
MI
myocardial infarction ("heart attack")
103
HTN
hypertension ("high blood pressure")
104
HNP
herniated nucleus pulposis ("herniated disc")
105
CHF
congestive heart failure ("heart failure")
106
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
107
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
108
CAD
coronary artery disease ("heart blockage")
109
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
110
CVA
cerebrovascular accident ("stroke")
111
TIA
transient ischemic attack ("ministroke")
112
DM
diabetes mellitus ("diabetes")
113
URI
upper respiratory infection
114
UTI
urinary tract infection
115
≈
approximately
116
@
at
117
Δ
change
118
=
equals
119
≄
not equal to
120
Ø
none
121
↓
decreased, downgoing
122
↑
increased, upgoing
123
°
degree
124
1°
primary
125
2°
secondary
126
L or L
left
127
R or R
right
128
B or B
both sides, bilateral
129
#
pound
130
>
greater than
131
<
less than
132
(+) or pos.
positive
133
(-) or neg.
negative
134
♂
male
135
♀
female
136
/
extension
137
√
flexion
138
≥
greater than or equal to
139
≤
less than or equal to
140
ψ
psychological, psychiatric
141
to (ex. R → L)
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