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Medical Treminology: Abbreviations 2

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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

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