Medical Treminology: Abbreviations 2
Terms
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- b.i.d
- twice per day
- b.i.w.
- twice per week
- BP
- Blood Pressure
- C'
- Cervical
- C1
- First Cervical Vertebra, ect.
- c with line over it
- with
- CA
- Cancer
- CC
- Chief Complaint
- CKC
- Closed Kinetic Chain
- c/o
- complains of
- CSF
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- DC
- Discontinue
- D/C
- discharge
- D.C.
- Doctor of Chipractic
- DFM
- Deep Friction Massage
- DO
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicince
- DM
- Diabetes Mellitus
- DOB
- Date of Birth
- DOI
- Date of Injury
- DOS
- Date of Surgery
- DTR
- Deep Tendon Reflexes
- Dx
- Diaganosis
- E'
- Elbow
- ECG
- Electrocardiogram
- EKG
- Electrocardiogram
- EMG
- Electromyleogram
- ER
- External Rotation
- ERP
- End Range Pain
- Ext.
- Extension
- /
- Extension
- F
- Female
-
o
+ - Female
- Flex.
- Flexion
- checked mark
- flexion
- fx
- Fracture
- FWB
- Full Weight Bearing
- G
- Good Muscle Grade (also 4/5)
- H'
- Hip
- HNP
- Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
- h/o
- History of
- HTN
- Hypertension
- Hx
- history
- IDK
- Infernally Deranged Knee
- IFC
- Interferrentical Currnet
- IMP
- Impression
- IK
- Infrared
- IM
- Intramusclar
- IR
- Internal Roation
- ITB
- Iliotibial Band
- IV
- Intravenous
- K'
- Knee
- L in a circle
- left
- L'
- lumbra
- LE
- Lower Extremity
- L1
- First Lumbra Vertebrea, etc.
- LAQ
- Long Arc Quad
- LBP
- Low Back Pain
- LOC
- Loss of Consciousness
- LQ
- Lower Quadrant
- LSU
- Lateral Step-Ups
- LTG
- Long Term Goal
- MAI
- Multi-Angle Isometrics
- M
- Male
- MD
- Doctor of Medicine
- MEDS
- Medications
- MENS
- Microcurrent
- MH
- Moist Heat
- MHP
- Moist Heat Pack
- MMT
- Manual Muscle Test
- MOI
- Mechanism of Injury
- MWD
- Micorwave Diathermy
- N
- Normal Muscle Grade (also 5/5)
- NDV
- Next Doctor Visit
- NKA
- No known Allegies
- NPO
- Nothing by Mouth
- NWB
- Non-Weight Bearing
- OKC
- Open Kinetic Chain
- ORIF
- Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- OT
- Occupational Therapy
- p
- after
- P! or P
- Pain
- P/A
- Posterior/Anterior
- p.c.
- after meals
- PDM
- Pain During Motion
- PF
- Plantar Masciitis
- PFJ
- Patello-femoral Joint
- PFPS
- Patello-femoral (pain) syndrome
- postop
- after surgery
- pre op
- before surgery
- PMHx
- Past Medical History
- PNF
- Proprioceptve Neuromusclar Facilitation
- PO
- BY Mouth
- PQ
- Pain Quotient
- PRE
- Progressive REsistive Exercise
- prn
- as needed
- PROM
- Passive Range of Motion
- PSIS
- Posterior Spuperior Iliac Spine
- PT
- Physical Therapy
- pt.
- patient
- Px
- pracitce
- PWB
- Partial Weight Bearing
- qd
- every day
- q.i.d
- four times per day
- QID
- four times per day
- R/O
- Rule Out
- ROM
- Range of Motion
- R in circle
- Right
- RTD
- Return to Doctor
- Rx
- Ptrescription
- S
- Subjective
- S in circle
- Strech
- S'
- Shoulder
-
s with a line over it
-
s - without
- S1
- First Sacral Vertebra, etc.
- SAQ
- Short Arc Quads
- SI
- Sacroiliac
- SIJ
- Sacroiliac Joint
- SLR
- Straight Leg Raise
- SOB
- Shortness of Breath
- s/p
- staus Post
- ST
- Special Tests
- STM
- Soft Tissue Massage/Mobillization
- stat
- Immediately
- STG
- Short Team Goals
- STJ
- Sub-Talar Joint
- STN-
- Sub-Talar Neutral
- SWD
- Shortwave Diathermy
- Sx
- Symptoms
- T1
- First Thoracic Vertebra, etc
- TENS
- Transcutaneous Neuromuscular Stimulation
- TE
- Therapeutic Exercise
- TID
- Three times per day
- TIW
- Three times per week
- TKE
- Terminal Knee Extensions
- TWB
- Total Weight Bearing
- TMJ
- Tempomandibular Joint
- TTWB
- Toe-Touch Weight Bearing
- TDWB
- TouchDown Weight Bearing
- Tx
- traction
- UE
- Upper Extremity
- URI
- Uppper Respiratory Infection
- US
- Ultrasound
- UTI
- Urinary tract infection
- UV
- Ultraviolet
- VA
- Visual Acuity
- VMO
- Vastus Medialis Oblique
- VL
- Vastus Lasteralis
- W'
- Wrist
- WFL
- Within Functional Limits
- WNL
- Withing Normal Limits
- WBACT
- Weight bearing as tolerated
- WC
- Wheelchair
- WP
- Whirlpool
- y.o.
- years old