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PT abbreviations

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A:   Assessment  
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AAROM   Active Assitive Range of motion  
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AC joint   acromioclavicular joint  
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ACL   anterior cruciate ligament  
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add   adduction  
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AFO   ankle foot orthosis  
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AK   above knee  
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amb   ambulation, ambulates  
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ant   anterior  
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AP   anterior-posterior  
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ASIS   anterior superior iliac spine  
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BE   below elbow  
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BOS   base of support  
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BP   blood pressure  
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bpm   beats per minute  
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BUN   Blood Urea Nitrogen  
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c/o   complains of  
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CC,C/C   chief complaints  
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DTR   deep tendon reflex  
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FH   family histor  
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ext   extention  
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fx   fracture  
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h/o   history of  
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HA,H/A   headache  
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htn   hypertention  
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hx   history  
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IADL   instrumental activities of daily living  
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IM   intramuscular  
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inf   inferior  
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KAFO   knee ankle froot orthosis  
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KJ   knee jerk  
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lat   lateral  
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LBP   low back pain  
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LE   lower extremity  
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min   minimal  
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MMT   manual muscle test  
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mod   moderate  
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MP,MEP   metacarpohalangeal  
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MRSA   methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus  
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nn   nerve  
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NWB   non-weight bearing  
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OA   osteoarthritis  
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O.P.   outpatient  
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P   poor  
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P:   plan, intervention plan  
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PA   posterior/anterior  
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para   paraplegia  
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PCL   posterior cruciate ligament  
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PH   past history  
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PMH   past medical history  
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PNF   proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation  
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PNI   peripheral nerve injury  
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POMR   probelem-oriented medical record  
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pos.   postive  
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poss   possible  
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post   posterior  
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prn   whenever necessary, as often as necessary  
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PROM   passive range of motion  
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PSIS   posterior superior illiac spine  
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PTB   patellar weight bearing  
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RA   rheumatoid arthiritis  
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reps   repititons  
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SI(j)   sacroliac (joint)  
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sup   superior  
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Sx   symptoms  
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TENS,TNS   transcutaneous electrical nervee stimulator/stimulation  
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THA   total hip arthroplasty  
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ther ex   therapeutic exercise  
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TKA   total knee arthroplasty  
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TM(j)   temporomandibular (joint)  
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TNR   tonic neck reflex  
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TPR   temperature pulse respiration  
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BRN   bathroom priveleges  
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