ABBREVIATIONS EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 ABBREVIATIONS EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ A Correct Answer: abbreviation AAA Correct Answer: abdominal aortic aneurysm AAROM Correct Answer: active assistive range of motion abd Correct Answer: abduction ABG Correct Answer: arterial blood gases AE 2 Correct Answer: above elbow ACL Correct Answer: anterior cruciate ligament add Correct Answer: adduction ADL Correct Answer: activities of daily living ad lib Correct Answer: at discretion afib Correct Answer: arterial fibrillation AFO Correct Answer: ankle foot orthosis AIDS Correct Answer: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 3 AIIS Correct Answer: anterior inferior iliac spine AK Correct Answer: above knee ALS Correct Answer: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis amb Correct Answer: ambulation AMA Correct Answer: against medical advice ANS Correct Answer: autonomic nervous system A-P Correct Answer: anterior-posterior ARF Correct Answer: acute renal failure 4 AROM Correct Answer: active range of motion ASAP Correct Answer: as soon as possible A-v Correct Answer: arteriovenous AVM Correct Answer: arteriovenous malformation bid Correct Answer: twice a day BK Correct Answer: below knee BOS Correct Answer: base of support BP 5 Correct Answer: blood pressure bpm Correct Answer: beats per minute BR Correct Answer: bed rest CA Correct Answer: cancer CABG Correct Answer: coronary artery bypass graft CAD Correct Answer: coronary artery disease CC Correct Answer: chief complaint CF Correct Answer: cystic fibrosis 6 CHF Correct Answer: chronic heart failure CGA Correct Answer: contact guard assist C/O Correct Answer: complains of CNS Correct Answer: central nervous system CO Correct Answer: cardiac output COPD Correct Answer: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CP Correct Answer: cerebral palsy CPM Correct Answer: continuous passive motion 7 CR Correct Answer: Contract relax CRF Correct Answer: chronic renal failure CTLSO Correct Answer: cervical thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis CTR Correct Answer: carpal tunnel release CXR Correct Answer: chest x-ray D/C Correct Answer: discharge DDD Correct Answer: degenerative disc disease DF 8 Correct Answer: dorsiflexion DIP Correct Answer: distal interphalangeal joint DJD Correct Answer: degenerative joint disease DOB Correct Answer: date of birth DTR Correct Answer: deep tendon reflex DVT Correct Answer: deep vein thrombosis Dx Correct Answer: diagnosis EENT Correct Answer: eyes, ears, nose, throat 9 EMG Correct Answer: electromyogram ER Correct Answer: emergency room E-STIM Correct Answer: electrical stimulation EX Correct Answer: exercise EXT Correct Answer: extension FES Correct Answer: functional electrical stimulation FLEX Correct Answer: flexion FUO Correct Answer: fever of unknown origin 10 FWB Correct Answer: full weight bearing Fx Correct Answer: fracture GB Correct Answer: gallbladder GI Correct Answer: gastrointestinal GSW Correct Answer: gun shot wound HEP Correct Answer: home exercise program HNP Correct Answer: herniated nucleus pulposus HOB 11 Correct Answer: head of bed HP Correct Answer: hot pack HR Correct Answer: heart rate HTN Correct Answer: hypertension Hx Correct Answer: history IADL Correct Answer: instrumental activities of daily living IDDM Correct Answer: insulin dependent diabetes mellitus ind Correct Answer: independent 12 ICU Correct Answer: intensive care unit IR Correct Answer: internal rotation Iv Correct Answer: intravenous JRA Correct Answer: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Jt Correct Answer: joint KAFO Correct Answer: knee ankle foot orthosis LBP Correct Answer: low back pain LCL Correct Answer: lateral collateral ligament 13 LE Correct Answer: lower extremity LMN Correct Answer: lower motor neuron LOB Correct Answer: loss of balance LOC Correct Answer: level of consciousness LOS Correct Answer: length of stay LTG Correct Answer: long term goal MCL Correct Answer: medial collateral ligament MCP 14 Correct Answer: metacarpophalangeal MI Correct Answer: myocardial infarction MMT Correct Answer: manual muscle test MVA Correct Answer: motor vehicle accident N/A Correct Answer: not applicable NIDDM Correct Answer: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus NWB Correct Answer: non weight bearing OA Correct Answer: osteoarthritis 15 OOB Correct Answer: out of bed OP Correct Answer: outpatient OR Correct Answer: operating room ORIF Correct Answer: open reduction internal fixation OT Correct Answer: occupational therapy PCL Correct Answer: posterior cruciate ligament PF Correct Answer: plantar flexion PIP Correct Answer: proximal interphalangeal 16 PMH Correct Answer: past medical history PNF Correct Answer: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation post op Correct Answer: post operative PRE Correct Answer: progressive resisted exercise Prn Correct Answer: as needed PROM Correct Answer: passive range of motion PWB Correct Answer: partial weight bearing Q 17 Correct Answer: every QD Correct Answer: every day QH Correct Answer: every hour QID Correct Answer: four times a day QN Correct Answer: every night RA Correct Answer: rheumatoid arthritis reps Correct Answer: repetitions R/O Correct Answer: rule out 18 ROM Correct Answer: range of motion RTC Correct Answer: rotator cuff Rx Correct Answer: prescription/treatment SCI Correct Answer: spinal cord injury SLR Correct Answer: straight leg raise SOB Correct Answer: shortness of breath STG Correct Answer: short term goal TB Correct Answer: tuberculosis 19 TBI Correct Answer: traumatic brain injury TDWB Correct Answer: touch down weight bearing TENS Correct Answer: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation THA Correct Answer: total hip arthroplasty TID Correct Answer: three times a day TKA Correct Answer: total knee arthroplasty TKE Correct Answer: terminal knee extension TMJ 20 Correct Answer: temporomandibular joint TPR Correct Answer: temperature, pulse, respiration TTWB Correct Answer: toe touch weight bearing Tx Correct Answer: traction UE Correct Answer: upper extremity US Correct Answer: ultrasound UTI Correct Answer: urinary tract infection VC Correct Answer: vital capacity 21 V.O Correct Answer: verbal order WB Correct Answer: weight bearing WBAT Correct Answer: weight bearing as tolerated WFL Correct Answer: within functional limits WNL Correct Answer: within normal limits Y/O Correct Answer: years old