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

Front 1

M

Back 1

male

Front 2

M circled

Back 2

mother

Front 3

m.

Back 3

muscle

Front 4

MAP

Back 4

mean arterial pressure

Front 5

m., mm.

Back 5

muscle

Front 6

max.

Back 6

maximum

Front 7

MCA (2)

Back 7

middle cerebral artery, motorcycle accident

Front 8

MCO

Back 8

managed care orgainzation

Front 9

M.D. (2)

Back 9

medical doctor, doctor of medicine

Front 10

MD

Back 10

muscular dystrophy

Front 11

MDS

Back 11

minimum data set

Front 12

mech

Back 12

mechanical

Front 13

MED

Back 13

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 14

meds.

Back 14

medications

Front 15

mg

Back 15

milligram(s)

Front 16

MH

Back 16

moist heat

Front 17

MHz

Back 17

megahertz

Front 18

MI

Back 18

myocardial infarction

Front 19

min

Back 19

minute(s)

Front 20

min.

Back 20

minimum, minimal

Front 21

mm

Back 21

millimeter(s)

Front 22

mm Hg

Back 22

millimeters of mercury

Front 23

MMT

Back 23

manual muscle test

Front 24

mo

Back 24

month(s)

Front 25

mod.

Back 25

moderate

Front 26

MP, MCP

Back 26

metacarpophalangeal

Front 27

MRI

Back 27

magnetic resonance imaging

Front 28

MRSA

Back 28

methicillin resistant staph aureus

Front 29

MS

Back 29

multiple sclerosis

Front 30

mtr.

Back 30

motor

Front 31

MVA

Back 31

motor vehicle accident

Front 32

N, nL

Back 32

normal (muscle strength)

Front 33

N/A

Back 33

not applicable, not able

Front 34

NAD

Back 34

no acute distress

Front 35

N & V

Back 35

nausea and vomiting

Front 36

NBQC

Back 36

narrow-based quad cane

Front 37

NCV

Back 37

nerve conduction velocity

Front 38

NDT

Back 38

neurodevelopmental treatment

Front 39

NEC

Back 39

necrotizing enterocolitis

Front 40

neg.

Back 40

negative

Front 41

NG

Back 41

nasogastric

Front 42

NICU

Back 42

newborn intensive care unit

Front 43

NIDDM

Back 43

noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 44

NKA

Back 44

no known allergies

Front 45

nn

Back 45

nerve

Front 46

noc.

Back 46

night, at night

Front 47

NPO

Back 47

nothing by mouth

Front 48

NTT

Back 48

nasotracheal tube

Front 49

NWB

Back 49

non-weight-bearing