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CHAPTER 4
musculosystem abbreviations
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2014
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Term
AE
 Definition
above elbow
Term
AK
 Definition
above knee
Term
BDT
 Definition
bone density testing
Term
BE
 Definition
below elbow
Term
BK
 Definition
below knee
Term
BMD
 Definition
bone mineral density
Term
CA
 Definition
calcium
Term
DJD
 Definition
degenerative joint disease
Term
DXA
 Definition
dual-energy absorptiometry
Term
FX, Fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
C1,C2, etc
 Definition
first cervical vertebra
Term
L1,L2, etc
 Definition
first lumbar vertebra
Term
LE
 Definition
lower extremity
Term
LLE
 Definition
left lower extremity
Term
LUE
 Definition
left upper extremity
Term
HNP
 Definition
herniated nucleus pulposus
Term
JRA
 Definition
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Term
Orth, ortho
 Definition
orthopedics
Term
RA
 Definition
rheumatoid arthritis
Term
RLE
 Definition
right lower extremity
Term
RUE
 Definition
right upper extremity
Term

SLE

 

 Definition
systemic lupus erythematosus
Term
NSAID
 Definition
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
Term
OA
 Definition
osteoarthritis
Term
ORIF
 Definition
open reduction-internal fixation
Term
THR
 Definition
total hip replacement
Term
TKA
 Definition
total knee arthroplasty
Term
T1,T2, etc
 Definition
First thoractic vertebra
Term

TKR

 Definition
total knee replacement
Term
UE
 Definition
upper extremity
Term
THA
 Definition
total hip arthroplasty
Term
CTS
 Definition
carpal tunnel syndrome
Term
CPK
 Definition
creatine phosphokinase
Term
DTR
 Definition
deep tendon reflexes
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromyogram
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
Term
MD
 Definition
muscular dystrophy
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