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Sports Med 1-2
Vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AC | ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT |
| ACL | ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT |
| ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| AIIS | ANTERIOR INFERIOR ILIAC SPINE |
| AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
| AP | ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR |
| AROM | ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION |
| ASIS | ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE |
| ATC | ATHLETIC TRAINER CERTIFIED |
| ATF | ANTERIOR TALO-FIBULAR LIGAMENT |
| bid | TWICE A DAY |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| bpm | BEATS PER MINUTE |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| CF | CALCANEO-FIBULAR LIGAMENT |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| c/o | complains of |
| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| D/C | discontinued or discharged |
| DIP | distal interphalangeal joints |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| ECG/EKG | electrocardiogram |
| EENT | Ear-eyes-nose-throat |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| ER | external rotation |
| FH | family history |
| FWB | full weight bearing |
| Fx | fracture |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IR | INTERNAL ROTATION |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| L | LEFT |
| LBP | LOW BACK PAIN |
| LCL | LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT |
| LE | LOWER EXTREMITY |
| LLQ | LEFT LOWER QUADRANT |
| LOC | LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| LUQ | LEFT UPPER QUADRANT |
| Meds | MEDICATION |
| MCL | medial collateral ligament |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MMT | manual muscle test |
| MCP/MTP | metacarpal/tarsalphalangeal |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| neg. | negative |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NWB | non weight bearing |
| O.R. | operating room |
| ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation |
| PA | phyician’s assitant |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| PEARL | pupils, equal, and reactive to light |
| PIP | proximal interphalangeal jt. |
| PNF | propriceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
| pos. | positive |
| post-op | after surgery |
| pre-op | before surgery |
| PRE | progressive resistive exercise |
| PROM | passive range of motion |
| prn | whenever necessary |
| PSIS | posterior superior iliac spine |
| PT | physical therapy,physical therapist |
| Pt,pt. | patient |
| PTF | posterior talo-fibular lig. |
| PWB | partial wieght bearing |
| q | every |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q.2 h. | every 2 hours |
| R | right |
| RCL | radial collateral ligament |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| r/o | rule out |
| ROM | range of motion |
| RROM | resistive range of motion |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| Rx | prescription |
| SC | sternoclavicular joint |
| SI | sacroliac |
| SLR | straight leg raise |
| SOAP | subjective, objective,assessment, plan |
| stat. | immediately, at once |
| Sx | symptoms |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| t.i.d. | three times daily |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| Tx | treatment |
| UCL | ulnar collateral ligament |
| UE | upper extremity |
| US | ultrasound |
| VMO | vastus medialis oblique |
| W/cm2 | watts per square centimeter |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| WP | Whirlpool |
| y/o | years old |
| -algia | PAIN |
| ankyl- | CROOKED |
| arthro- | JOINT |
| brachy- | SHORT |
| chondro- | CARTILAGE |
| costo- | RIBS |
| diplo- | DOUBLE |
| -ectomy | SURGICALLY REMOVED |
| -emia | COND. OF BLOOD |
| fasci- | BUNDLE, BAND |
| histo | TISSUE |
| hemo,hemato | BLOOD |
| *itis | INFLAMMATION |
| myo | MUSCLE |
| orchi | TESTIS |
| *osis | CONDITION |
| *oss,ost | BONE |
| *otomy | SURGERY INCISION |
| *pathy | DISEASE |
| spondyl | VERTEBRAE |
| abscess | PUSS FILLED |
| adhesion | FUSION OF TISSUES, SCAR TISSUE |
| anemia | LOW RBC COUNT, HEMOGLOBIN & IRON |
| aneurysm | DILATED PORTION OF ARTERY |
| angiitis | INFLAMMATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL |
| anorexia | EATING DISORDER, SELF IMPOSED STARVATION |
| arthralgia | PAIN IN JT. |
| arthritis | INFLAM. OF JOINT |
| asthma | RESPIRATORY DISEASE |
| atrophy | DEGENERATION OF MUSCLE DUE TO LACK OF ACTIVITY |
| Bell’s Palsy | PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE FACE, |
| Boil | INFLAMMATION OF A SKIN OR HAIR FOLLICLE |
| Bubo | swelling of a lymphatic gland, armpit or groin |
| Bursitis | INFLAMMATION OF A BURSA |
| Callosity | A CALLOUS CONDITION, HARDENED OR THICKENING OF |
| Cellulitis | INFLAMMATION OF THE CELLULOSE/CELLULAR TISSUE |
| Charleyhorse | A PAINFUL INVOLUNTARY CRAMP FROM AN EXCESSIVE MUSCLE STRAIN/BLOW |
| Caries | TOOTH DECAY |
| Chondritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE CARTILAGE |
| Chondromalacia | SOFTENING OF THE CARTILAGE |
| Contracture | A SHORTENING OF MUSCLULAR OR CONNECTIVE TISSUE CAUSED FROM A SPASM |
| Contusion | BRUISE |
| Cyanosis | BLUISH SKIN CAUSED FROM POOR OXYGENENTED BLOOD |
| Diplopia | DOUBLE VISION |
| Dyspnea | DIFFICULTY BREATHING |
| Ecchymosis | DISCOLORATION |
| Edema | EXCESSIVE FLUID IN CELLS IN TUSSUE SPACES OR BODY CAVITY |
| Embolism | THE OBSTRUCTION OF A BLOOD VESSEL CAUSED BY A BLOOD CLOT |
| Enteritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE INTESTINES |
| Epilepsy | A DISORDER OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| Epistaxis | HEMORRHAGE FROM NOSE, NOSEBLEED |
| Erythema | REDNESS OF THE SKIN DUE TO CONGESTION |
| Exotosis/Exosotosis | EXCESS OF BONE GROWTH |
| Fibroma | A FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR |
| Fibrosis | ABNORMAL FORMATION OF FIBROUS TISSUE |
| Flatulence | EXCESSIVE GAS IN STOMACH AND INTESTINES |
| Gastritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH |
| Genu valgum | KNOCK KNEES |
| Gout | EXCESS OF URIC ACID IN BLOOD FOUND IN FEET AND HANDS |
| hemarthritis | BLOOD IN JOINTS CAUSING INFLAMMATION |