PT abbreviations list – Flashcards
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Athletic Trainer, certified
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ATC
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active assisted range of motion
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AAROM
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Abduction
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ABD
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Anterior Cruciate ligament
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ACL
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Adduction
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ADD
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Activities of daily living
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ADL
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Above knee
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AK
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Active range of motion
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AROM
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Anterior superior iliac spine
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ASIS
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Bilateral
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B
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2x/day
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BID
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2x/week
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BIW
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below the knee
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BK
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backward
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bkwd
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with
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c (with a line above it)
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cancer
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CA
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chief complaint
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c/c or CC
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complains of
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c/o
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counter clockwise
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ccw
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clockwise
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cw
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crutches
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cxs
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discharge or discontinue
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d/c
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degenerative disc disease
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DDD
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dorsiflexion
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DF
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degenerative joint disease
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DJD
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deep tendon reflex
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DTR
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deep vein thrombosis
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DVT
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diagnosis
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dx
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each
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ea
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Ext. rotation or Emergency Room (will follow context of note)
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ER
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eversion
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EVER
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extension
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ext or /
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Functional capacity evaluation
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FCE
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forward flexion
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FF
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flexion
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flex or checkmark
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forward
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fwd
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full weight bearing
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FWB
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front wheeled walker
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FWW
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fracture
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fx
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headache
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HA
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home exercise program
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HEP
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herniated nucleus pulposus
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HNP
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History of present illness
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HPI
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heart rate
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HR
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hypertension
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HTN
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history
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Hx
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history of
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h/o
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independent
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I
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interferential current
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IFC
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inversion
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INV
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Iontophoresis
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Ionto
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internal rotation
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IR
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pound
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lb or #
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low back pain
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LBP
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lateral collateral ligament
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LCL
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lower extremity
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LE
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maximum
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max
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medial collateral ligament
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MCL
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microcurrent electrical nerve stimulation
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MENS
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moist hot pack
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MHP
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minimal or minutes (remember to take this in context)
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min
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muscles
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mm
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manual muscle test
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MMT
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moderate
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mod
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Multiple Sclerosis
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MS
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Motor vehicle accident
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MVA
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neuromuscular electrical stimulation
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NMES
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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NSAID
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non-weight bearing
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NWB
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open reduction internal fixation
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ORIF
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Occupational Therapy
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OT
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over the counter
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OTC
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Occupational therapist
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OTR-L
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after
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p (with a line above it)
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posterior cruciate ligament
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PCL
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plantar flexion
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PF
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past medical history
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PMH
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as needed or necessary
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PNF
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passive range of motion
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PROM
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posterior superior iliac spine
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PSIS
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patient
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pt
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Physical therapy
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PT
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physical therapy assistant
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PTA
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partial weight bearing
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PWB
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Quad set
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QS
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quadriceps femoris
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Quads
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1x/ week
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QW
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range of motion
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ROM
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return to clinic
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RTC
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prescription
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Rx
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without
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s (with a line above it)
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status post (as in post injury or surgery)
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s/p
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student physical therapist
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SPT
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sidebend
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SB
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stand by assist
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SBA
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sternocleidomastoid
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SCM
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shoulder
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shldr
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sacroiliac or sacroiliac joint
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Si or SIJ
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Straight leg raise
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SLR
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single leg stance
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SLS
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shortness of breath
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SOB
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symptoms
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sxs
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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TENS
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total hip arthroplasty
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THA
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3x/ day
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TID
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total knee arthroplasty
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TKA
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terminal knee extension
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TKE
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temporal mandibular joint
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TMJ
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thoracic outlet syndrome
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TOS
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total shoulder arthroplasty
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TSA
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treatment
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tx
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upper extremity
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UE
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ultrasound
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US
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verbal orders
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v.o.
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vastus lateralis
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VLAT
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vastus medialis
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VMO
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watts per centimeter squared
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V/cm^2
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wheelchair
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W/C
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weight bearing
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WB
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weight bearing as tolerated
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WBAT
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within functional limits
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WFL
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within normal limits
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WNL
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weight
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wt
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years old
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y/o
