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Term
COTA
 Definition
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
Term
OTR
 Definition
REGISTERED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Term
LPN
 Definition
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Term
SLP
 Definition
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Term
AAA
 Definition
ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
Term
AA O(x3)
 Definition
ALERT, AWAKE AND ORIENTED TO (PERSON, PLACE AND TIME)
Term
AC JOINT
 Definition
ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT
Term
Adm
 Definition
ADMITTED ON
Term
AE
 Definition
ABOVE ELBOW
Term
AEA
 Definition
ABOVE ELBOW AMPUTATION
Term
AIDS
 Definition
AQUIRED IMMUNODIFICIENCY DISORDER
Term
AK
 Definition
ABOVE KNEE
Term
AKA
 Definition
ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
Term
ant.
 Definition
ANTERIOR
Term
ASHD
 Definition
ASTHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE
Term
ATNR
 Definition
ASSYMMETRICAL TONIC NECK REFLEX
Term
BE
 Definition
BELOW ELBOW
Term
BEA
 Definition
BELOW ELBOW AMPUTATION
Term
BK
 Definition
BELOW KNEE
Term
BKA
 Definition
BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION
Term
BLE
 Definition
BOTH LOWER EXTREMITIES
Term
BP
 Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
BUE
 Definition
BOTH UPPER EXTREMITIES
Term
CA
 Definition
CANCER
Term
CABG
 Definition
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
Term
CAD
 Definition
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Term
CHF
 Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Term
CHI
 Definition
CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Term
CNS
 Definition
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
Cont.
 Definition
CONTINUED
Term
COPD
 Definition
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISORDER
Term
CP
 Definition
CEREBAL PALSY OR CHEST PAIN
Term
CT
 Definition
CHEST TUBE OR COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY
Term
CTR
 Definition
CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE
Term
CTS
 Definition
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM
Term
CVA
 Definition
CEREBAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)
Term
DD
 Definition
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR DUAL DIAGNOSIS
Term
DDD
 Definition
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE
Term
DIP
 Definition
DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT
Term
Doff
 Definition
TO TAKE OFF
Term
Don
 Definition
TO PUT ON
Term
V/C
 Definition
VERBAL CUES
Term
PMH
 Definition
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Term
post
 Definition
POSTERIOR
Term
PVD
 Definition
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Term
PTSD
 Definition
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Term
PWB
 Definition
PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING
Term
QUAD
 Definition
QUADRIPLEGIA OR QUADRIPLEGIC
Term
RA
 Definition
RHEUMATIOD ARTHRITIS OR RIGHT ATRIUM
Term
RLE
 Definition
RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY
Term
ro
 Definition
RULE OUT
Term
RSD
 Definition

REFLEX SYMPHATHETIC DYSTROPHY

 
Term
RUE
 Definition
RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY
Term
SCI
 Definition
SPINAL CORD INJURY
Term
SCM
 Definition
STERNOCLEIDOMASTIOD (JOINT)
Term
SD
 Definition
SEIZURE DISORDER
Term
SOB
 Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Term
STNR
 Definition
SYMMETRICAL TONIC NECK REFLEX
Term
sup
 Definition
SUPERIOR OR SUPINE
Term
TBI
 Definition
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Term
THP
 Definition
TOTAL HIP REPLACMENT
Term
TIA
 Definition
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (PRE-STROKE OR MINI-STROKE)
Term
TNR
 Definition
TONIC NECK REFLEX
Term
TKR
 Definition
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
Term
UE
 Definition
UPPER EXTREMITY (ARM)
Term
A
 Definition
ASSIST OR ASSISTANCE
Term
ABD
 Definition
ABDUCTION
Term
ac
 Definition
BEFORE MEAL
Term
ADD OR add
 Definition
ADDUCTION
Term
ADL
 Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Term
AFO
 Definition
ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS
Term
ALF
 Definition
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Term
a.m.
 Definition
MORNING
Term
ama
 Definition
AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
Term
amt OR am't
 Definition
AMOUNT
Term
B OR bilat
 Definition
BILATERAL OR BOTH
Term
BADL
 Definition
Term
B/S
 Definition
BED SIDE OR BOWEL SOUNDS OR BREATHING SOUNDS
Term
CGA
 Definition
CONTACT GUARD ASSIST
Term
co
 Definition
COMPLAINS OF
Term
CPR
 Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
Term
D/C
 Definition
DISCONTINUATION OR DISCHARGE
Term
DME
 Definition
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Term
DNR
 Definition
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
Term
DOB
 Definition
DATE OF BIRTH
Term
DJD
 Definition
DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE
Term
DM
 Definition
DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
DVT
 Definition
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Term
ECG OR EKG
 Definition
ELECTROCARDIO GRAM
Term
EMG
 Definition
ELECTROMYOGRAM
Term
ESRD
 Definition
END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
Term
EEG
 Definition
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (ACT OF BRAIN)
Term
ETOH
 Definition
ALCOHOL
Term
GERD
 Definition
GASTROESOPHAGEAL
Term
H/A OR HA
 Definition
HEADACHE
Term
HBP
 Definition
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
HBV
 Definition
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
Term
HIV
 Definition
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIANCY VIRUS
Term
HOH
 Definition
 HAND OVER HEAD OR HARD OF HEARING
Term
H&P
 Definition
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
Term
Ht
 Definition
HEIGHT
Term
HTN
 Definition
HYPERTENSION
Term
IDDM
 Definition
INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
I
 Definition
INDEPENDENTLY
Term
IP
 Definition
INTERPHALANGEAL
Term
IR
 Definition
INTERNAL ROTATION
Term
jt
 Definition
JOINT
Term
lat
 Definition
LATERAL
Term
LBP
 Definition
LOWER BACK PAIN
Term
LD
 Definition
LEARNING DISABILITY
Term
LE
 Definition
LOWER EXTREMITY (LEG)
Term
LLE
 Definition
LOWER LEFT EXTREMITY
Term
LOC
 Definition
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Term
LUE
 Definition
LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY
Term
MP OR MCP
 Definition
METACARPAL PHALANGEAL
Term
MD
 Definition
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Term
MI
 Definition
MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION OR MENTAL ILLNESS
Term
MS
 Definition
MUTIPLE SCLEROSIS OR MITRAL STENOSIS
Term
MVA
 Definition
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Term
NICU
 Definition
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Term
OA
 Definition
OSTEOARTHRITIS
Term
OBS
 Definition
ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROM
Term
ORIF
 Definition
OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION
Term
Para
 Definition
PARAPLEGIA
Term
PD
 Definition
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Term
PE
 Definition
PULMONARY EDEMA OR PULMONARY EMBOLUS
Term
PHYS DYS
 Definition
PHYSICAL DIABETES
Term
PIP
 Definition
PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT
Term
PLF
 Definition
PRIOR LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING
Term
PMH
 Definition
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Term
post
 Definition
POSTERIOR
Term
EBP
 Definition
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
Term
eob
 Definition
EDGE OF BED
Term
e-stim
 Definition
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
Term
ex
 Definition
EXCERCISE
Term
FIM
 Definition
FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE
Term
flex
 Definition
FLEXION
Term
FWI
 Definition
FIELDWORK ONE
Term
FWII
 Definition
FIELDWORK TWO OR AFFILIATION EXPERIENCE
Term
FWB
 Definition
FULL WEIGHT BEARING
Term
GT
 Definition
GAIT TRAINING
Term
®
 Definition
RIGHT (LEFT IS THE LETTER L WITH A CIRCLE)
Term
LOS
 Definition
LENGTH OF STAY
Term
LTC
 Definition
LONG TERM CARE
Term
LTG
 Definition
LONG TERM GOAL
Term
NDT
 Definition
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TREATMENT
Term
NPO
 Definition
NOTHING PER MOUTH (ORA)
Term
NWB
 Definition
NON-WEIGHT BEARING
Term
OOB
 Definition
OUT OF BED
Term
Ox3 AND Ox4
 Definition

ORIENTED (PERSON, PLACE AND TIME)

ORIENTED (PERSON, PLACE, TIME AND SITUATION)
Term
P
 Definition
POOR
Term
PAMS
 Definition
PHYSICAL AGENT OF MODALITIES
Term
pc
 Definition
AFTER MEALS
Term
PLOF
 Definition
PAST LEVEL OF FUNCTION
Term
PNF
 Definition
PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION
Term
PO
 Definition
PER MOUTH (ORA)
Term
P/O OR post-op
 Definition
AFTER OPERATION(SURGERY)
Term
Pt OR pt.
 Definition
PATIENT
Term
PTA
 Definition
PRIOR TO ADMISSION
Term
quad
 Definition
QUADRICEPTS
Term
SBA
 Definition
STAND BY ASSIST
Term
SI
 Definition
SENSORY INTEGRATION
Term
SNF
 Definition
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
Term
STG
 Definition
SHORT TERM GOAL
Term
STM
 Definition
SHORT TERM MEMORY
Term
T
 Definition
TRACE (AS IN MUSCLE STRENGTH) OR TEMPERATURE
Term
TDWB
 Definition
TOUCH DOWN WEIGHT BEARING
Term
TENS OR TNS
 Definition
TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION
Term
TLSO
 Definition
THORACIC LUMBAR SPINE ORTHOSIS
Term
TTWB
 Definition
TOE TOUCH WEIGHT BEARING
Term
WB
 Definition
WEIGHT BEARING
Term
WBAT
 Definition
WEIGHT BEARING TOLERATED
Term
W/C OR w/c
 Definition
WHEEL CHAIR
Term
WFL
 Definition
WITHIN FUNCTIONAL LIMITS
Term
WNL
 Definition
WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
Term
AAROM
 Definition
ACTIVE ASSISTED RANGE OF MOTION
Term
Ax
 Definition
ACTIVITY
Term
AROM
 Definition
ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION
Term
CPM
 Definition
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION
Term
FROM
 Definition
FUNCTIONAL RANGE OF MOTION
Term
PROM
 Definition
PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION
Term
RROM
 Definition
RESISTIVE RANGE OF MOTION
Term
Hx
 Definition
HISTORY
Term
PMHx
 Definition
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Term
Rx
 Definition
TREATMENT
Term
Fx
 Definition
FRACTURE
Term
Sx
 Definition
SYMPTHOM
Term
Tx
 Definition
TREATMENT OR TRACTION
Term
qd
 Definition
ONCE DAILY
Term
bid
 Definition
TWICE A DAY
Term
tid
 Definition
THREE TIMES A DAY
Term
qid
 Definition
FOUR TIMES A DAY
Term
ADA
 Definition
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Term
IDEA
 Definition
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY EDUCATION ACT
Term
IEP
 Definition
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM
Term
IFSP
 Definition
INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN
Term
NBCOT
 Definition
NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Term
LRE
 Definition
LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT
Term
X OR x
 Definition
TIMES
Term
Y/O OR yo
 Definition
(AGE)YEARS OLD
Term
↑
 Definition
INCREASED OR UP
Term
↔
 Definition
TO AND FROM
Term
→
 Definition
TOWARDS
Term
~
 Definition
APPROXIMATELY
Term
Δ
 Definition
CHANGE
Term
[image]
 Definition
MALE
Term
[image]
 Definition
FEMALE
Term
√
 Definition
FLEXION
Term
/
 Definition
EXTENTION OR PER
Term
C (WITH A LINE ABOVE IT)
 Definition
WITH
Term
P (WITH A LINE ABOVE IT)
 Definition
POST OR AFTER
Term
S (WITH A LINE ABOVE IT)
 Definition
WITHOUT
Term
1°
 Definition
PRIMARILY
Term
2°
 Definition
SECONDARY (TO)
Term
O2
 Definition
OXYGEN
Term
O
 Definition
ORIENT
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