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hospital abbreviations for PT program

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SCI   spinal cord injury  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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TBI   traumatic brain injury  
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THR   total hip replacement  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack  
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TKR   total knee replacement  
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1degree   initial, primary  
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2degree   secondary  
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-   negative, minus, inhibitory  
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+   positive, plus, facillitory  
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Dep   dependent  
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DF   dorsiflexion  
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DIP   distal interphlangeal joint  
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DME   durable medical equipment  
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DS   distant supervision  
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DTR   deep tendon reflex  
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ER   emergency room;external rotation  
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eval   evaluation  
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ex   exercise  
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ext   external;extension  
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ext   rot, ER external rotation  
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F   fair muscle grade  
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freq   frequently;frequency  
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Fx   function;fracture  
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G   good muscle grade  
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h   hour  
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HEP   home exercise program  
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H/O   history of  
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HOH   hard of hearing  
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hx   history  
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I, ind, circled I   independent  
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I&O   intake and output  
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inf   inferior  
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int   internal  
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int rot, IR   internal rotation  
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jt   joint  
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KAFO   knee-ankle-foot orthosis  
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L, circled L   left  
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LBP   lower back pain  
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LE   lower extremity  
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LLE   left lower extremity  
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LLL   left lower lobe  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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lig(s)   ligament  
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LOB   loss of balance  
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LOC   loss of conciousness  
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LTG   long term goal  
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LTC   long term care  
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LUE   left upper extremity  
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LUL   left upper lobe  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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MCP   metacarpophalangeal joint  
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med   medical  
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A, circled A   assisistance  
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A   assessment  
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AFO   ankle foot orthosis  
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AAROM   active assistive range of motion  
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Abd, ABD   abduction  
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abn   abnormal  
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ADL   activities of daily living  
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ad lib   at discretion  
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Afib   atrial fibrillation  
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AK   above knee  
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ant   anterior  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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A&O   alert and oriented  
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AROM   active range of motion  
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assist   assistant, assistance  
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B, circled B, bil   bilateral  
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B&B   bowel and bladder  
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BE   below elbow  
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BK   below knee  
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BS   breath sounds  
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CG   contact guarding  
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c/o   complained of, complains of  
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CT   computed tomography  
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D, circled D   dependent  
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min   minute, minimal  
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MMT   manual muscle test  
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mo   month  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MVA   motor vehicle accident  
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N   normal muscle grade  
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NBQC   narrow base quad cane  
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NC   nasal canula  
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NG   nasogastric  
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OOB   out of bed  
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OR   operating room  
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ORIF   open reduction internal fixation  
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p dash above   after  
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p   poor muscle grade  
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PA   posteranterior  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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PF   plantar flexion  
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PIP   proximal interphalengeal joint  
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PMH   past medical history  
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post   posterior  
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post op   postoperative  
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prox   proximal  
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PSH   past surgical history  
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q   every  
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R, circled R   right  
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re   regarding, concerning  
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RLE   right lower extremity  
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RLL   right lower lobe  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RML   right middle lobe  
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R/O   reports of, rule(d) out  
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RR   respiratory rate  
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R/T   related to  
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RUE   right upper extremity  
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RUL   right upper lobe  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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RW   rolling walker  
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Rx   prescription, treatment, orders  
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S, circled S   supervision  
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SAQ   short arc quads  
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SBQC   small-based quad cane  
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sig   significant  
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SLR   straight leg raise  
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SOB   short of breath  
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s/p   status post  
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SPT   stand pivot transfers  
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staph   staphylococcus  
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stat   immediately, at once  
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STG   short term goals  
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strep   streptococcus  
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supp   supported  
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sx   symptoms  
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T   trace muscle grade  
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TBA   to be assessed  
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TDWB   touch down weight bearing  
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trach   tracheostomy  
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TTWB   toe touch weight bearing  
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Tx   treatment  
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UE   upper extremity  
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unsupp   unsupported  
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V/O   verbal order  
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VS   vital signs  
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Vtach   ventricular tachycardia  
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WBQC   wide based quad cane  
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W/C   wheelchair  
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WFL   within functional limits  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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WS   weight shift  
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x   times (e.g.6xd)  
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x dash above   except  
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AIDS   acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  
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ALS   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
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ASHD   arteriosclerotic heart disease  
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CA   cancer, carcinoma  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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CHI   closed head injury  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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DJD   degenerative joint disease  
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GBS   Guillain-Barre syndrome  
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GSW   gun shot wound  
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HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
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IDDM   insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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MS   multiple sclerosis  
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NIDDM   non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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OA   osteoarthritis  
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PVD   peripheral vascular disease  
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RA   rheumatoid arthritis  
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