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PTA Navarro College
D-G Abbreviations for PT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DPT | Doctor of Physical Therapy |
| DOA | Dead on Arrival |
| DNR | Do Not resuscitate |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| DVT | Deep venous thrombosis |
| DSD | Dry sterile dressing |
| DRG | Diagnose related groups |
| DOD | Date of discharge |
| Drsg | Dressing |
| DME | Durable medical equipment |
| DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease |
| DF | Dorsiflexion |
| DIP | distal interphalangeal joint |
| Dept | Department |
| d/c | Discharge |
| D1D2 | Diagnal 1, diagnal 2 (PNF patterns) |
| ECF | Extended Care Facility |
| Elec. | Electrical |
| EMG | Electromyogram |
| EOB | Edge of bed |
| Equip. | Equipment |
| ER | Emergency room |
| E.S., E-stim | Electrical stimulation |
| F | female, fair muscle strength grade |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
| F with circle around it | Father |
| Fx,fx | Fracture |
| FWW,fww | Front wheel walker |
| FWB | Full weight bearing |
| F/U | Follow up |
| FTSG | Full thickness skin graft |
| FTP | Failure to process |
| Ft, ft. | Foot, feet |
| FAROM | Functional action range of motion |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FES | Functional electrical stimulation |
| FIM | Functional independence measure |
| Flex | Flexion |
| Functional limiting reporting | FLR |
| FOR | Functional output report |
| FRC | Functional residential capacity |
| FS | Functional Scale; |
| FTSG | full thickness skin graft |
| F/U | Follow up |
| FWB | Full weight bearing |
| FWW,fww | Front wheel walker |
| Fx,fx | Fracture |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| G | Good (muscle strength, balance) |
| GA | Gestational age |
| Gastrocs | Gastrocnemius muscles |
| GBS | Guillain-Barré syndrome |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| GI | Gastrocintestinal |
| Gluts | Gluteals |
| gm | gram |
| GMT | Gross muscle test |
| Gt | gait |
| GXT | graded exercise test |