LOM Chapter 15 Abbreviations
Terms
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- Acromioclavicular Joint
- AC joint
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the Knee
- ACL
- Antinuclear antibody
- ANA
- Cervical vertebrae
- C1-C7
- Calcium
- Ca
- Creatine Kinase
- CK
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- CTS
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; a test of bone density
- DEXA
- Disease modifying antirheumatic drug
- DMARD
- Deep tendon reflexes
- DTR
- Electromyography
- EMG
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Sed rate
- Intramuscular
- IM
- Lumbar vertebrae
- L1-L5
- Lupus Erythematosus Cell
- LE Cell
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; often prescribed to treat joint disorders
- NSAID
- Orthopedics; orthopaedics
- Ortho.
- Phosphorus
- P
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- RA
- Rheumatoid Factor
- RF
- Range of Motion
- ROM
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- SLE
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- T1-T12
- Temporomandibular joint
- TMJ