RECL 198 – Medical Abbreviations & Terminology
Medical Abbreviations & Terminology
QUIZ 1 - #1-35
1. MVA = motor vehicle accident
2. AMA = against medical advice
3. c = with
4. TBI = traumatic brain injury
5. CC = chief complaint
6. d/c = discontinue (do not use as discharge)
7. Dx = diagnosis
8. FH = family history
9. AA = Alcoholics Anonymous
10. S/P = status post
11. AP = anterior/posterior
12. ML = mediolateral
13. UE = upper extremity
14. LE = lower extremity
15. HR = heart rate
16. ROM = range of motion
17. WB = weight bearing
18. Tx = treatment or therapy
19. ADL = activities of daily living
20. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
21. Fx = fracture
22. GSW = gunshot wound
23. C/O = complained of / complaints
24. q.i.d. = four times per day
25. SBA = stand by assistant
26. THR/THA = total hip replacement / total hip arthroplasty
27. TKR/TKA = total knee replacement / total knee arthroplasty
28. SCI = spinal cord injury
29. CLBP = chronic low back pain
30. DM = Diabetes Mellitus
31. HTN = hypertension
32. UR = utilization review
33. QA = quality assurance
34. UA = urinalysis
35. noc. = night
QUIZ #2 - #36-70
36. HCFA = Health Care Financing Administration
37. JCAHO = Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
38. R/O = rule out
39. NPO = NOTHING by mouth (includes meds, liquids, food, etc)
40. CARF = Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
41. LOS = length of stay
42. AEB = as evidenced by
43. Hx = history
44. b.i.d. = twice a day
45. t.i.d. = three times a day
46. 2° = secondary
47. EtOH = alcohol (as in drinking alcohol. Usually referred to as EtOH abuse or addiction).
48. ∅ = no, none, without
49. TIA = Transient Ischemic Attack
50. CG = contact guarding
51. ECG/EKG = electrocardiogram
52. GI = gastrointestinal
53. p = after
54. ICD – 10 = International Classification of Diseases and Health Problems 10th Revision
55. LTC = Long-Term Care
56. Med = medication (medicine)
57. MOD = moderate
58. max = maximum
59. W/O = without
60. NS = no show
61. O x3 = oriented to time, place, person
62. OOB = out of bed
63. OZ = ounce
64. PTSD = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
65. p.r.n. = as occasion requires
66. PWB = partial weight bearing
67. RAPs = Resident Assessment Protocols
68. RE = regarding
69. SSI = supplemental security income
70. Sx = symptom
QUIZ #3 - #71-105
71. TPR = temperature, pulse, respiration
72. UTI = urinary tract infection
73. wt = weight
74. YO = years old
75. CHF = congestive heart failure
76. CVA = cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
77. DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th Ed.
78. FIM = functional independence measure
79. IBW = ideal body weight
80. MDS = minimum data set
81. MD = medical doctor
82. MMPI = Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
83. Min = minimum
84. NOS = not otherwise specified
85. NWB = nonweight bearing
86. OA = osteoarthritis
87. OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration
88. PM&R = physical medicine and rehabilitation
89. PT = patient
90. PPS = prospective payment system
91. hs = bedtime
92. RD = registered dietician
93. SCI = spinal cord injury
94. SSDI = Social Security disability income
95. SSN = Social Security number
96. TO = telephone order
97. UMLS = unified medical language system
98. WC = wheelchair
99. WNL = within normal limits
100. X = times
101. SNF = skilled nursing facility
102. ∆ = change
103. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
104. AFO = ankle-foot orthosis
105. ↑ = increase
QUIZ 4 – #106-135
106. ↓ = decrease
107. PMH = past medical history
108. B = bilateral
109. I&O = intake and output
110. RUE = right upper extremity
111. LUE = left upper extremity
112. GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning (scale)
113. NKA = no known allergies
114. I = independent
115. AKA = above-knee amputation
116. BKA = below-knee amputation
117. CHI = closed head injury
Acronyms Related to Therapeutic Recreation:
118. ATRA = American Therapeutic Recreation Association
119. NTRS = National Therapeutic Recreation Society
120. OBRA = Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
121. NCTRC = National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
122. CBRPC = California Board for Recreation and Parks Certification
123. CARF = Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
KEY MEDICAL TERMS:
124. Agraphia: Inability to express thoughts in writing.
125. Agnosia: inability to recognize the import of sensory impressions, to recognize a stimulus such as auditory
126. Alexia : Inability to read, a form of receptive aphasia
Ataxia: Failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action (dyssynergia); resulting from a brain or spinal cord disorder; unsteady, staggering, muscle coordination of the CNS
127. Aphasia: partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words
128. Apraxia: motor/sensory impaired; loss of ability to coordinate movement, manipulated objects, purposeful movement. A neurological condition rendering loss of the ability to perform activities that a person is physically able and willing to do (deficits in the signals from the brain to the body);
129. Ataxia: Unsteady movements due to a lesion in the cerebellum that normally controls balance and muscle coordination. Jerky Eye movements
130. Athetosis: uncontrolled sprawling slow, writing muscular movements; ex., head down back with protruding tongue, often accompanied by drooling; [pic]
131. Dysphagia: Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow
132. Tremor: involuntary shaking of limbs
133. Embolism: a bit of arterial wall tissue fragment, or blood clot carried in the bloodstream which gets weged in an organ and blocks blood flow
134. Thrombosis: the formation of a blood clot on the arterial wall and obstructs blood flow; the most common cause of a CVA
135. Spasticity: jerky and uncertain movements, awkward gait and tightly contracting muscles
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