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PTA110 Medical Abbrev I-O
medical abbreviations
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2008
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Term
(I)
 Definition
independent
Term
IBD
 Definition
inflammatory bowel disease
Term
IBW
 Definition
ideal body weight
Term
IC
 Definition
intermittant catheterization
Term
ICBG
 Definition
iliac crest bone graft
Term
ICH
 Definition
intracranial hemorrhage
Term
ICP
 Definition
intracranial pressure
Term
ICS
 Definition
intercostal space
Term
I & D
 Definition
incision & drainage
Term
IDDM
 Definition
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitis
Term
I/E
 Definition
inspiratory/expiratory
(ratio)
Term
I & O
 Definition
intake and output
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
Term
Inf
 Definition
infection or inferior
Term
IP
 Definition
interphalangeal
Term
IPPB
 Definition
intermittant positive pressure breathing
Term
IR
 Definition
internal rotation
Term
IRV
 Definition
inspiratory reserve volume
Term
IT
 Definition
intertrochanteric
Term
IUP
 Definition
intrauterine pregnancy
Term
IVC
 Definition
inferior vena cava
Term
IVP
 Definition
intravenous pressure
Term
JAR
 Definition
junior admitting resident
Term
JRA
 Definition
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Term
jt
 Definition
joint
Term
JVD
 Definition
jugular venous distention
Term
KJ
 Definition
knee jerk
Term
(L)
 Definition
left
Term
L/S
 Definition
larparoscopic (diagnostic of sterilization)
Term
L&W
 Definition
living & well
Term
lap
 Definition
laparotomy
Term
LAD
 Definition
left axis deviation
Term
lat
 Definition
lateral
Term
LBBB
 Definition
left bundle branch block
Term
LBP
 Definition
low back pain
Term
LCE
 Definition
lateral costal expansion
Term
LCL
 Definition
lateral collateral ligament
Term
LCPD
 Definition
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
Term
LDH
 Definition
serum lactic dehydrogenase
Term
LE
 Definition
lupus erythematosus
Term
LFA
 Definition
low friction arthroplasty
Term
LFT
 Definition
liver function test
Term
LH
 Definition
left handed
-or-
local hospital
Term
LKS
 Definition
liver, kidney, spleen
Term
LL
 Definition
lower lobe
-or-
left linguia (sp?)
Term
LLB
 Definition
long leg brace
Term
LLE
 Definition
lower left extremity
Term
LLL
 Definition
lower left lobe
Term
LLQ
 Definition
left lower quandrant
Term
LMD
 Definition
local medical doctor
Term
LMN
 Definition
lower motor neuron
Term
LOC
 Definition
level of consciousness
-or-
loss of consciousness
Term
LOS
 Definition
length of stay
Term
LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
Term
LPTA
 Definition
licensed physical therapist assistant
(use PTA instead)
Term
LTG
 Definition
long term goal
Term
LUE
 Definition
left upper extremity
Term
LUL
 Definition
left upper lobe
Term
LVH
 Definition
left ventricular hypertrophy
Term
m
 Definition
murmur
Term
max
 Definition
maximum
Term
mm
 Definition
muscle
-or-
muscles
Term
MCA
 Definition
middle cerebral artery
Term
MCL
 Definition
medial collateral ligament
Term
MCP
 Definition
metacarpalphalangeal
Term
Med
 Definition
medial
Term
MGR
 Definition
murmurs, gallops, rubs
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
-or-
mitral insufficiency
Term
Min
 Definition
minute
-or-
minimal
Term
MIRP
 Definition
myocardial infarction rehabilitation program
Term
ML
 Definition
middle lobe
Term
Mm
 Definition
millimeter
Term
MM
 Definition
millimolar
Term
MmH2O
 Definition
millimeters of water
Term
MmHg
 Definition
millimeters of mercury
Term
MMR
 Definition
measles, mumps, rubella
(vaccine)
Term
MMT
 Definition
manual muscle test
Term
MO
 Definition
months old
Term
Mod
 Definition
moderate
Term
MOM
 Definition
milk of magnesia
Term
MR
 Definition
mitral regurgitation
Term
MRSA
 Definition
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Term
MS
 Definition
mental status
-or-
mitral stenosis
-or-
multiple sclerosis
Term
MTP
 Definition
metatarsal phalangeal
Term
MUA
 Definition
manipulation under anesthesia
(joint)
Term
MVA
 Definition
motor vehicle accident
Term
MWB
 Definition
minimal weight bearing
Term
MVP
 Definition
mitral valve prolapse
Term
NAD
 Definition
no acute distress
Term
NL
 Definition
normal
Term
NHP
 Definition
nursing home patient
Term
nn
 Definition
nerves
Term
NPC
 Definition
non-productive cough
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
NSR
 Definition
normal sinus rhythm
Term
NTS
 Definition
nasotracheal suctioning
Term
NV
 Definition
neurovascular
Term
NWB
 Definition
non-weight bearing
Term
(-)
 Definition
negative
Term
N/V/D
 Definition
nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
Term
O
 Definition
oral
-or-
objective information (as in SOAP)
Term
O x3
 Definition
oriented to person, place & time
(oriented times three)
Term
O2
 Definition
oxygen
Term
OA
 Definition
osteoarthritis
Term
OBS
 Definition
organic brain syndrome
Term
Occ
 Definition
occasionally
Term
o.d.
 Definition
daily \ once a day
Term
OD
 Definition
overdose
Term
O1W
 Definition
one per week
Term
OMS
OBS
 Definition
organic mental syndrome
organic brain syndrome
Term
Onco
 Definition
oncology
Term
OP
 Definition
out-patient
Term
OOB
 Definition
out of bed
Term
OOP
 Definition
out of plaster (cast)
Term
OPD
 Definition
out-patient department
Term
ORIF
 Definition
open reduction internal fixation
Term
OR
 Definition
operating room
Term
Ortho
 Definition
orthopedic
Term
OT
 Definition
occupational therapy
Term
OTC
 Definition
over the counter
(non-prescription drug)
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