Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
148 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
O
|
Objective, oriented
|
|
|
O2
|
Oxygen
|
|
|
OA
|
Osteoarthritis
|
|
|
OB
|
Obstetrics
|
|
|
OBS
|
Organic Brain Syndrome
|
|
|
OCD
|
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
|
|
|
OOB
|
Out of Bed
|
|
|
OP
|
Outpatient
|
|
|
OR
|
Operating Room
|
|
|
ORIF
|
Open Reduction Internal Fixation
|
|
|
OT
|
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy |
|
|
OTA
|
Occupational Therapy Assistant
|
|
|
OTAS
|
Occupational Therapy Assistant Student
|
|
|
OTC
|
Over the Counter
|
|
|
OTR
|
Registered Occupational Therapist
|
|
|
OX4
|
Oriented to time, place, person, situation
|
|
|
oz
|
ounce
|
|
|
letter p with line over it
|
after
|
|
|
P
|
plan, posterior, pulse;
Poor (muscle strength of 2) |
|
|
PA
|
posterior anterior
Physicians Assistant |
|
|
PADL
|
personal activity of daily living
|
|
|
PAM
|
physical agent modality
|
|
|
PDD
|
pervasive developmental disorder
|
|
|
PE
|
physical examination
physical education |
|
|
per
|
by
|
|
|
peri.
|
perineal
|
|
|
PET
|
positron emission tomography
|
|
|
PhD
|
Dr. of Philosophy
|
|
|
PIP
|
proximal interphalangeal joint
|
|
|
p.m., PM
|
afternoon; evening
|
|
|
PMH
|
past medical history
|
|
|
PNF
|
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
|
|
|
PNI
|
peripheral nerve injury
|
|
|
PNS
|
peripheral nervous system
|
|
|
POMR
|
problem oriented medical record
|
|
|
pos.
|
positive
|
|
|
post op
|
postoperative
|
|
|
PRE
|
progressive resistive exercise
|
|
|
pre op
|
preoperative
|
|
|
PRN
|
as needed
|
|
|
pro
|
pronation
|
|
|
PROM
|
passive range of motion
|
|
|
pt.
|
patient
|
|
|
PT
|
physical therapist
|
|
|
P/T
|
part time
|
|
|
PTA
|
physical therapist assistant
prior to admission |
|
|
PTSD
|
post traumatic stress disorder
|
|
|
PWB
|
partial weight bearing
|
|
|
Px
|
physical examination
|
|
|
qt.
|
quart
|
|
|
Letter R inside a circle
|
right
|
|
|
R
|
respiration
|
|
|
RA
|
rheumatoid arthritis
|
|
|
RBC
|
red blood count
|
|
|
R.D.
|
registered dietician
|
|
|
re:
|
regarding
|
|
|
rehab
|
rehabilitation
|
|
|
reps
|
repetitions
|
|
|
resp
|
respiratory
respiration |
|
|
RICE
|
rest, ice, compression, elevation
|
|
|
R. Ph.
|
registered pharmacist
|
|
|
RLQ
|
right lower quadrant
|
|
|
R/O
|
rule out
|
|
|
ROM
|
range of motion
|
|
|
ROS
|
review of symptoms
|
|
|
R.T.
|
respiratory therapist
|
|
|
RTC
|
return to clinic
|
|
|
RTO
|
return to office
|
|
|
RUQ
|
right upper quadrant
|
|
|
RSD
|
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
|
|
|
Rx
|
recipe
Latin -take thou prescription- |
|
|
Letter S inside a circle
|
supervision
|
|
|
letter s with line over it
|
without
|
|
|
S
|
subjective
|
|
|
SBA
|
stand by assistance
|
|
|
SCI
|
spinal cord injury
|
|
|
SI
|
sensory integration
|
|
|
SIDS
|
sudden infant death syndrome
|
|
|
Sig:
|
instruction to patient
|
|
|
SLE
|
systemic lupus erythematosus
|
|
|
SLP
|
speech-language pathologist
|
|
|
SOC
|
start of care
|
|
|
SOAP
|
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
|
|
|
SOB
|
shortness of breath
|
|
|
SNF
|
skilled nursing facility
|
|
|
S/P
|
status post
|
|
|
SSRI
|
selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor
|
|
|
STAT
|
immediately
|
|
|
STD
|
sexually transmitted disease
|
|
|
STG
|
short-term goal
|
|
|
STM
|
short-term memory
|
|
|
suppos
|
suppository
|
|
|
sup
|
supination
|
|
|
T
|
temperature
Trace (muscle strength grade of 1) |
|
|
TB
|
tuberculosis
|
|
|
TBI
|
traumatic brain injury
|
|
|
TEDS
|
thrombo-embolic disease stockings
|
|
|
TFCC
|
triangular fibrocartilage complex
|
|
|
ther ex
|
therapeutic exercise
|
|
|
THR
|
total hip replacement
|
|
|
TIA
|
transient ischemic attack
|
|
|
TKR
|
total knee replacement
|
|
|
TM(J)
|
temporomandibular joint
|
|
|
TNR
|
tonic neck reflex (also ATNR; STNR)
|
|
|
t.o.
|
telephone order
|
|
|
TOS
|
thoracic outlet syndrome
|
|
|
TPR
|
temperature, pulse and respiration
|
|
|
TTWB
|
toe touch weight bearing
|
|
|
tx
|
treatment
traction |
|
|
UA
|
urinalysis
|
|
|
UE
|
upper extremity
|
|
|
UMN
|
upper motor neuron
|
|
|
URI
|
upper respiratory infection
|
|
|
US
|
ultrasound
|
|
|
UTI
|
urinary tract infection
|
|
|
VC
|
vital capacity
|
|
|
VD
|
venereal disease
|
|
|
v.o.
|
verbal orders
|
|
|
vol.
|
volume
|
|
|
VS
|
vital signs
|
|
|
W
|
watt
|
|
|
WBC
|
white blood cell
white blood count |
|
|
WBAT
|
weight bearing as tolerated
|
|
|
w/c
|
wheelchair
|
|
|
WDWN
|
well developed; well nourished
|
|
|
wk
|
week
|
|
|
WFL
|
within functional limits
|
|
|
WNL
|
within normal limits
|
|
|
wt
|
weight
|
|
|
x or X
|
times
|
|
|
N
|
Normal muscle strength (Grade of 5)
|
|
|
NA
|
Not applicable
Not available |
|
|
NAD
|
No acute distress
|
|
|
NDT
|
Neurodevelopmental Treatment
|
|
|
neg.
|
negative
|
|
|
NG
|
Nasogastric
|
|
|
NICU
|
Neonatal intensive care unit
|
|
|
NKA
|
No known allergy
|
|
|
NKDA
|
No known drug allergy
|
|
|
NMES
|
neuromuscular electrical stimulation
|
|
|
NOS
|
Not otherwise specified
|
|
|
NPO
|
Nothing by mouth
|
|
|
NS
|
No show, not seen
|
|
|
NSAID
|
Nonsteroidal antiimflammatory drug
|
|
|
NSR
|
Normal sinus rhythm
|
|
|
NWB
|
Nonweight bearing
|
|
|
NWB
|
Nonweight bearing
|
|
|
DOE
|
dyspnea on exertion
|
