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Orhto terminology
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| <> | lesser than greater |
| arrows up and down | increase and decrease |
| male sign | male |
| female sign | female |
| triangle | change |
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| STAT | NOW |
| PRN | WHEN NEEDED |
| RX | TREATMENT/DRUG/THERAPY |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| HX | HISTORY |
| C | WITH |
| S | WITHOUT |
| DC | DISCONTINUE/STOP |
| QH | EVERY HOUR |
| BID | TWO TIMES A DAY |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| ML | MILLILITER |
| CC | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| MM | MILLIMETER |
| MG | MILO-GRAM |
| RTC | RETURN TO CLINIC |
| AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
| AMA | AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION |
| I+D | INCISION AND DRAIN |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| PT | PATIENT/PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| OT | ORTHO. TECH/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |
| R&R | REMOVE AND REPLACE |
| RA | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS |
| CA | CANCER |
| ROM | RANGE OF MOTION |
| AROM | ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION |
| PROM | PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION |
| FROM | FULL RANGE OF MOTION |
| LLE | LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| LUE | LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY |
| S/P | STATUS POST |
| NWB | NON-WEIGHT BEARING |
| WBAT | WEIGHT BEARING AS TOLERABLE |
| TDWB | TOUCH DOWN WEIGHT BEARING |
| RHD | RIGHT HAND DOMINANT |
| LHD | LEFT HAND DOMINANT |
| MVA | MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT |
| AKA | ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| BKA | BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION |
| IVDA | INTRA-VENUS DRUG ABUSER |
| THA | TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY |
| TKA | TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY |
| ORIF | OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION |
| JT | JOINT |