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Common to medical charts for pt w/PT referral

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Term
Abbreviation
Alzheimer’s disease   AD  
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acute myocardial infarction   AMI  
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adult respiratory distress syndrome   ARDS  
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arteriosclerotic heart disease   ASHD  
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coronary artery bypass graft   CABG  
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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis   CAPD  
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cystic fibrosis   CF  
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congestive heart failure   CHF  
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chronic obstructive lung disease   COLD  
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cerebral palsy   CP  
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cerebrovascular accident   CVA  
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chest x-ray   CXR  
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deep vein thrombosis   DVT  
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gunshot wound   GSW  
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hypertensive cardiovascular disease   HCVD  
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intensive care unit   ICU  
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ischemic heart disease   IHD  
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muscular dystrophy   MD  
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mitral valve prolapsed   MVP  
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sodium chloride (salt)   NaCl  
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neonatal intensive care unit   NICU  
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normal sinus rhythm   NSR  
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis   ALS  
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angina pectoris   AP  
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arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease   ASCVD  
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cancer, carcinoma   CA  
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coronary artery disease   CAD  
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congenital dislocation of the hip   CDH  
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coronary heart disease   CHD  
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chronic liver disease   CLD  
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   COPD  
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carpal tunnel syndrome   CTS  
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cardiovascular disease   CVD  
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diabetes mellitus   DM  
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fetal alcohol syndrome   FAS  
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hour   h  
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herniated nucleus pulposus   HNP  
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus   IDDM  
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lupus erythematosis   LE  
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multiple myeloma   MM  
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sodium   Na  
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neurologic intensive care unit   NICU  
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nothing by mouth   NPO  
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osteoarthritis   OA  
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otitis media   OM  
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physician’s assistant   PA  
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phemocystis carinii pneumonia   PCP  
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Parkinson’s disease   PD  
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Physician’s Desk Reference   PDR  
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pulmonary edema   PE  
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pulmonary embolism   PE  
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premature ventricular contraction   PVC  
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pediatric intensive care unit   PICU  
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red blood cell   RBC  
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rheumatoid arthritis   RA  
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sudden infant death syndrome   SIDS  
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rheumatic heart disease   RHD  
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staphylococcus   staph  
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systemic lupus erythematosus   SLE  
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tuberculosis   TB  
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sexually transmitted disease   STD  
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tracheostomy   trach  
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transient ischemic attack   TIA  
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urinary tract infection   UTI  
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upper respiratory infection   URI  
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before   a (with line over a)  
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above knee (amputation)   AK (AKA)  
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ambulate, ambulatory   amb  
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anterior   ant  
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anteroposterior   AP  
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as tolerated   as tol  
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axillary   ax  
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twice a day   bid  
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below knee   BK  
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below-knee amputation   BKA  
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blood pressure   BP  
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with   c (with line over c)  
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complains of   c/o  
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chief complaint   CC  
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discharge   disch  
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diagnosis   Dx  
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fracture   Fx  
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height   ht  
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history   Hx  
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lateral   lat  
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left   lt  
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outpatient   OP  
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orthopedic   ortho  
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occupational therapy   OT  
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after   p (with line over p)  
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posteroanterior   PA  
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primary care physician   PCP  
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pediatrics   Peds  
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by   per  
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orally   PO  
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phone order   PO  
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postoperative   PO  
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postoperatively   post-op  
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whenever necessary   PRN  
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patient   pt  
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physical therapy   PT  
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prognosis   Px  
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every   q  
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every (number) of hours   q_h  
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four times per day   qid  
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every other hour   qoh  
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rule out   R/O  
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respirations   resp  
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range of motion   ROM  
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right   rt  
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respiratory therapy   RT  
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prescription   Rx  
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without   s (with line over s)  
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immediately   stat  
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three times a day   tid  
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telephone order   TO  
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vital signs   VS  
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wheelchair   W/C  
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weight   wt or WT  
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except   x (with line over x)  
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