OT Abbreviations and Terminology – Flashcards
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            OT
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        Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist
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            OTR
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        Registered Occupational Therapist
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            COTA
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        Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
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            OTA
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        Occupational Therapy Assistant
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            OTAS
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        Occupational Therapy Assistant Student
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            PRN, prn
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        As needed" or "As required
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            EBP
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        Evidence Based Practice
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            LTG
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        Long Term Goal
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            WBC
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        White Blood Cell
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            RBC
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        Red Blood Cell
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            MD
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        Medical Doctor or Muscular Dystrophy
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            AE
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        Adaptive Equipment
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            DME
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        Durable Medical Equipment
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            HEP
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        Home Exercise Program
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            DC
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        Discharge
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            CC
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        Chief Complaint
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            Dx
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        Diagnosis
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            Hx
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        History
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            H&P
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        History and Physical
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            PM & R
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        Physical, Medicine & Rehab
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            PERRLA
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        Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light Accommodation
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            SLP
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        Speech Therapy or Speech Therapist
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            PT
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        Physical Therapy or "Physical Therapist
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            Psy
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        Psychology Therapist
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            pt
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        Patient
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            CMH
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        Current Medical History
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            PMHx
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        Past Medical History
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            unremarkable
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        nothing is wrong with the area tested
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            FIM
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        Functional Independence Measurement
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            AHCCCS
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        AZ Health Care Cost Containment System
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            IDEA
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        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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            HCPCS
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        Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
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            CPT
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        Current Procedural Terminology
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            AMA
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        American Medical Association
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            MPFS
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        Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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            ICD
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        Internal Classification of Diseases
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            CVA
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        Cardiovascular Accident (aka stroke)
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            TBI
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        Traumatic Brain Injury
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            MS
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        Multiple Sclerosis
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            SCI
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        Spinal Cord Injury
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            PNI
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        Peripheral Nerve Injury
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            CSF
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        Cerebral Spinal Fluid
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            CP
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        Cerebral Palsy
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            MG
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        Myasthenia Gravis
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            ALS
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        Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig's Disease)
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            FAROM
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        Functional Active Range of Motion
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            PROM
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        Passive Range of Motion
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            AROM
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        Active Range of Motion
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            ABD
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        Abduction
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            ADD
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        Adduction
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            ER
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        External Rotation
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            IR
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        Internal Rotation
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            dev
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        Deviate
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            BM
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        Bowel Movement
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            CAD
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        Coronary Artery Disease
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            BUE
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        Both Upper Extremities
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            CHF
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        Congestive Heart Failure
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            COPD
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        Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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            CTS
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        Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
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            DIP
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        Distal Interphalangeal
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            PIP
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        Proximal Interphalangeal
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            MDS
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        Minimal Data Set
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            MI
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        Myocardial Infarction (aka heart attack)
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            NWB
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        Non-Weight Bearing
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            OA
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        Osteoarthritis
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            RA
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        Rheumatoid Arthritis
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            OSHA
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        Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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            PTA
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        Physical Therapy Assistant
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            PTSD
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        Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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            PWB
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        Partial Weight Bearing
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            Rx
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        Prescription
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            SNF
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        Skilled Nursing Facility
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            SOB
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        Shortness of Breath
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            TIA
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        Transient Ischemic Attack (aka mini stroke)
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            UE
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        Upper Extremity
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            LE
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        Lower Extremity
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            WC
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        Wheelchair
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            PAM
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        Physical Agent Modality
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            Ther Ex
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        Therapeutic Exercise
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            Sx
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        Symptoms
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            JRA
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        Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
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            BSC
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        Bedside Commode
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            SPT
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        Stand Pivot Transfer
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            Mod (A)
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        Moderate Assistance
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            Min (A)
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        Minimal Assistance
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            Max (A)
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        Maximum Assistance
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            (I)
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        Independent
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            Dep; (D)
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        Dependent
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            Mod (I)
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        Moderate Independence
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            SPV
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        Supervision
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            SU
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        Set Up
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            CG
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        Contact Guard
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            FWW
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        Front Wheel Walker
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            4WW
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        Four Wheel Walker
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            TTB
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        Tub Transfer Bench
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            VC
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        Verbal Cue
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            (A)
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        Assist
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            EOM
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        Edge of Mat
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            EOB
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        Edge of Bed
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            (B)
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        Both
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            SBT
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        Sliding Board Transfer
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            CDC
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        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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            HOB
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        Head of Bed
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            FOB
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        Foot of Bed
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            MSDS
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        Materials Safety Data Sheets
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            AFO
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        Ankle Foot Orthosis
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            KAFO
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        Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis
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            SPC
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        Single Point Cane
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            CABG
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        Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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            WBAT
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        Weight Bearing as Tolerated
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            TKA
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        Total Knee Arthroplasty
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            THA
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        Total Hip Arthroplasty
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            ORIF
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        Open Reduction Internal Fixation (aka hardware)
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            LTG
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        Long Term Goal
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            STG
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        Short Term Goal
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            MOHO
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        Model of Human Occupation
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            OTPF
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        Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
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            DJD
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        Degenerative Joint Disease
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            PWOD
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        People Without Disabilities
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            PWD
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        People With Disabilities
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            SBA
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        Stand By Assist
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            ADL
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        Activities of Daily Living
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            IADL
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        Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
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            AIDS
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        Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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            HIV
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        Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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            BLT
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        Bending Lifting Twisting
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            CARF
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        Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
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            CMS
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        Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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            CPM
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        Continuous Passive Motion
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            CNS
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        Central Nervous System
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            EHR
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        Electronic Health Record
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            HIPPA
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        Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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            HBV
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        Hepatitis B Virus
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            ICF
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        International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health
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            JCAHO
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        Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization
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            MAE
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        Mobility Assistive Equipment
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            MRADL
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        Mobility Related Activities of Daily Living
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            PHI
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        Protected Health Information
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            POMR
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        Problem Oriented Medical Record
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            Pt
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        Patient
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            PPE
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        Personal Protective Equipment
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            QI
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        Quality Improvement
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            RTS
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        Rehabilitation Technology Supplier
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            SOAP
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        Subjective Objective Assessment Plan
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            tx
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        Treatment
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            TKR
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        Total Knee Replacement
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            THR
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        Total Hip Replacement
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            WHO
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        World Health Organization
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            WS
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        Work Simplification
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            EC
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        Energy Conservation
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            JP
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        Joint Protection
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            FOR
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        Frame Of Reference
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            TLSO
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        Thoracolumbar Sacral Orthosis
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            1°
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        Primary
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            2°
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        Secondary
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            x1
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        Of 1 person
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            MTP
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        Metatarsophalangeal
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            BRP
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        Bathroom precautions
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            TBSA
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        Total body surface area
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            HO
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        Heterotopic Ossification
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            DM
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        Diabeted Mellitus
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            PVD
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        Peripheral vascular disease
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            AAA
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        Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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            PPS
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        Prospective Payment System
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            ITP
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        Individualized Treatment Plan
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            IEP
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        Individualized Education Plan
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            RAI
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        Resident Assessment Instrumnet
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            MDS
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        Minimum Data Set
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            POC
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        Plan of Care
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            OASIS
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        Outcome and Assessment Information Set
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            D.A.P.
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        Data, Assessment, Plan
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            B.I.R.P.
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        Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan
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            P.I.R.P.
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        Problem/Purpose, Intervention, Response, Plan
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            S.I.R.P.
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        Situation, Intervention, Response, Plan