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symptoms&maladies
Symptoms and Maladies abbreviation
| abbreviation | long hand |
|---|---|
| Abr | abrasion |
| Acc | accident |
| Adh | Adhesion |
| AE | acute exacerbation |
| AI | accidental injury |
| AIDS | Auto immune deficiency syndrome |
| ANI | acute nerve irritation |
| AOB | alcohol on breath |
| ASP | abnormal spine posture |
| atr | atrophy |
| BA | backache |
| CA | cancer |
| CFS | chronic fatigue syndrome |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CHI | closed head injury |
| CHS | congestive heart failure |
| CHT | closed head trauma |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| crep | crepitis |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DDD | degenerative disk disease |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EC | energy cyst |
| ed | edema |
| EM | emotional/early memory |
| FB | foreign body |
| flac | faccid |
| FLR | funny-looking rash |
| Flat | flatulence |
| Fl up | flare up |
| FOOSH | fell on outstretched hand |
| FM, FMS | fibromyalgia |
| FT | fibrous tissue |
| HA | headache |
| HD | heart disease, herniated disk |
| HI | head injury |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| Hnt | hypertension |
| HOH | hard of hearing |
| HT | hypertonicity, tension, tight muscles |
| HTR | hypertrophy |
| Infl | inflammation |
| AI | acute inflammation, phase I |
| SI | subacute inflammation, phase II |
| CI | chronic inflammation, phase III |
| JRA | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis |
| kyph | kyphosis |
| lax | laxity |
| LB | loose bodies |
| LD | learning disability |
| les | lesion |
| LJM | limited joint mobility |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| LOM | loss of movement |
| lord | lordosis |
| MAEW | moves all extremities well |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MPS | myofacial pain syndrome |
| NRI | nerve root irritation |
| NSI | no sign of infection, inflammation |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| (P) (circled) | pain |
| para | paraplegia |
| PCS | postconcussive syndrome |
| PD | perception disorder |
| PNP | peripheral neuropathy |
| POM | pain on motion |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| Px | prognosis |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RSS | repetitive stress syndrome |
| RTD | repetitive trauma disorder |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SFLE | stress from life experience |
| SL | sublaxation |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| SOBOE | shortness of breath on exercise |
| Sp | spasm, spastic |
| st | stiffness |
| STS | soft tissue swelling |
| STI | soft tissue injury |
| Sw | swelling |
| Sx | symptoms |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TeP | tender point |
| TJA | total joint arthrotomy or arthroplasty |
| THA | total hip arthrotomy or arthroplasty |
| TKA | total knee arthrotomy or arthroplasty |
| TJR | total joint replacement |
| TAR | total ankle replacement |
| TER | total elbow replacement |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TSR | total shoulder replacement |
| TOS | thoracic outlet syndrome |
| TP | trigger point |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VGH | very good health |
| VV | vericose vein |