Abbreviations From Lukan's Documentation For Physical Therapists Assistants By Wendy D. Bircher, H-N

Front 1

H circled

Back 1

husband

Front 2

HBP

Back 2

high blood pressure

Front 3

HCFA

Back 3

Health Care Financing Administration

Front 4

H & P

Back 4

history and physical

Front 5

HA, H/A

Back 5

headache

Front 6

Hb, Hgb, HGB

Back 6

hemoglobin

Front 7

HCT, hct

Back 7

hematocrit

Front 8

HEENT

Back 8

head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

Front 9

Hemi

Back 9

hemiplegia

Front 10

Hep.

Back 10

heparin

Front 11

HEP

Back 11

home exercise program

Front 12

HHA (2)

Back 12

hand held assist,
home health aid

Front 13

HI

Back 13

head injury

Front 14

HIV

Back 14

human immunodeficiency virus

Front 15

HMO

Back 15

health maintenance organization

Front 16

HNP

Back 16

herniated nucleus pulposus

Front 17

h/o

Back 17

history of

Front 18

HO

Back 18

heterotopic ossification

(heterotopia - the appearance of a cluster of normal cells in an abnormal location; the displacement of an organ or body part from its normal location)

Front 19

HOB

Back 19

head of bed

Front 20

HP

Back 20

hot pack

Front 21

HR

Back 21

heart rate

Front 22

hr

Back 22

hour

Front 23

h.s.

Back 23

at bedtime

Front 24

HS

Back 24

hamstring(s)

Front 25

ht.

Back 25

height

Front 26

HTN

Back 26

hypertension

Front 27

HWR

Back 27

hardware removal

Front 28

HX, Hx, hx

Back 28

history

Front 29

I circled, indep.

Back 29

independent

Front 30

IBS

Back 30

irritable bowel syndrome

Front 31

ICBG

Back 31

iliac crest bone graft

Front 32

ICD-9

Back 32

International Classification of Diseases

Front 33

ICH

Back 33

intracranial hemorrhage

Front 34

ICIDH

Back 34

International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps

Front 35

ICF

Back 35

International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health

Front 36

ICP

Back 36

intracranial pressure

Front 37

ICU

Back 37

intensive care unit

Front 38

IDDM

Back 38

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 39

I/E ratio

Back 39

inspiratory/expiratory ratio

Front 40

IEP

Back 40

individual education program

Front 41

IFC

Back 41

extended care unit

Intensive Foster Care <www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dhcfp/g/regs/114_4_11.doc>

Front 42

IFSP

Back 42

individual family service plan

Front 43

ILV

Back 43

independent lung ventilation

Front 44

IM

Back 44

intramuscular

Front 45

IMV

Back 45

intermittent mandatory ventilation

Front 46

in.

Back 46

inch(es)

Front 47

inf.

Back 47

inferior

Front 48

int.

Back 48

internal

Front 49

IP (2)

Back 49

inpatient, interphalangeal

Front 50

IPA

Back 50

Individual Practice Association

Front 51

IRDS

Back 51

infant respiratory distress syndrome

Front 52

IS

Back 52

incentive spirometer

Front 53

JAMA

Back 53

Journal of the American Medical Association

Front 54

JCAHO

Back 54

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Front 55

J-tube

Back 55

jejunostomy tube

Front 56

JRA

Back 56

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Front 57

jt.

Back 57

joint

Front 58

K

Back 58

potassium

Front 59

Kcal

Back 59

kilocalories

Front 60

kg

Back 60

kilogram

Front 61

IV

Back 61

intravenous

Front 62

L

Back 62

liter

Front 63

L circled, lt.

Back 63

left

Front 64

L5

Back 64

5th lumbar vertebra

Front 65

LAQ

Back 65

long arc quadriceps

Front 66

lat.

Back 66

lateral

Front 67

lb

Back 67

pound

Front 68

LBBB

Back 68

left bundle branch block

Front 69

LBP

Back 69

low back pain

Front 70

LE, LEs

Back 70

lower extremity(pl)

Front 71

lg

Back 71

large

Front 72

lic.

Back 72

license

Front 73

LL

Back 73

long leg braces

Front 74

LLC

Back 74

long leg cast

Front 75

LLE

Back 75

left lower extremity

Front 76

LLL

Back 76

left lower lobe

Front 77

LMN

Back 77

lower motor neuron

Front 78

LOA

Back 78

leave of absence

Front 79

LOB

Back 79

loss of balance

Front 80

LOC

Back 80

loss of or level of consciousness

Front 81

LP

Back 81

lumbar puncture

Front 82

LPN

Back 82

licensed practical nurse

Front 83

LTC

Back 83

long-term care

Front 84

LTG

Back 84

long-term goals

Front 85

LUE

Back 85

left upper extremity

Front 86

M

Back 86

male

Front 87

M circled

Back 87

mother

Front 88

m.

Back 88

muscle

Front 89

MAP

Back 89

mean arterial pressure

Front 90

m., mm.

Back 90

muscle

Front 91

max.

Back 91

maximum

Front 92

MCA (2)

Back 92

middle cerebral artery,
motorcycle accident

Front 93

MCO

Back 93

managed care orgainzation

Front 94

M.D. (2)

Back 94

medical doctor, doctor of medicine

Front 95

MD

Back 95

muscular dystrophy

Front 96

MDS

Back 96

minimum data set

Front 97

mech

Back 97

mechanical

Front 98

MED

Back 98

minimal erythemal dose

the threshold dose that may produce sunburn; The minimum amount of UVB that produces redness 24 hours after exposure. It is the starting dose for UVB light treatments.

Front 99

meds.

Back 99

medications

Front 100

mg

Back 100

milligram(s)

Front 101

MH

Back 101

moist heat

Front 102

MHz

Back 102

megahertz

Front 103

MI

Back 103

myocardial infarction

Front 104

min

Back 104

minute(s)

Front 105

min.

Back 105

minimum, minimal

Front 106

mm

Back 106

millimeter(s)

Front 107

mm Hg

Back 107

millimeters of mercury

Front 108

MMT

Back 108

manual muscle test

Front 109

mo

Back 109

month(s)

Front 110

mod.

Back 110

moderate

Front 111

MP, MCP

Back 111

metacarpophalangeal

Front 112

MRI

Back 112

magnetic resonance imaging

Front 113

MRSA

Back 113

methicillin resistant staph aureus

Front 114

MS

Back 114

multiple sclerosis

Front 115

mtr.

Back 115

motor

Front 116

MVA

Back 116

motor vehicle accident

Front 117

N, nL

Back 117

normal (muscle strength)

Front 118

N/A

Back 118

not applicable, not able

Front 119

NAD

Back 119

no acute distress

Front 120

N & V

Back 120

nausea and vomiting

Front 121

NBQC

Back 121

narrow-based quad cane

Front 122

NCV

Back 122

nerve conduction velocity

Front 123

NDT

Back 123

neurodevelopmental treatment

Front 124

NEC

Back 124

necrotizing enterocolitis

Front 125

neg.

Back 125

negative

Front 126

NG

Back 126

nasogastric

Front 127

NICU

Back 127

newborn intensive care unit

Front 128

NIDDM

Back 128

noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 129

NKA

Back 129

no known allergies

Front 130

nn

Back 130

nerve

Front 131

noc.

Back 131

night, at night

Front 132

NPO

Back 132

nothing by mouth

Front 133

NTT

Back 133

nasotracheal tube

Front 134

NWB

Back 134

non-weight-bearing