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Sports Med 1-2
Vocabulary words
Question | Answer |
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AC | ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT |
ACL | ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT |
ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
AIIS | ANTERIOR INFERIOR ILIAC SPINE |
AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
AP | ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR |
AROM | ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION |
ASIS | ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE |
ATC | ATHLETIC TRAINER CERTIFIED |
ATF | ANTERIOR TALO-FIBULAR LIGAMENT |
bid | TWICE A DAY |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
bpm | BEATS PER MINUTE |
CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
CF | CALCANEO-FIBULAR LIGAMENT |
CNS | central nervous system |
c/o | complains of |
CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
CT | computerized tomography |
D/C | discontinued or discharged |
DIP | distal interphalangeal joints |
DTR | deep tendon reflex |
Dx | diagnosis |
ECG/EKG | electrocardiogram |
EENT | Ear-eyes-nose-throat |
EMG | electromyogram |
ER | external rotation |
FH | family history |
FWB | full weight bearing |
Fx | fracture |
GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
HR | HEART RATE |
Hx | HISTORY |
ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
IR | INTERNAL ROTATION |
IV | INTRAVENOUS |
L | LEFT |
LBP | LOW BACK PAIN |
LCL | LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT |
LE | LOWER EXTREMITY |
LLQ | LEFT LOWER QUADRANT |
LOC | LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
LUQ | LEFT UPPER QUADRANT |
Meds | MEDICATION |
MCL | medial collateral ligament |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MMT | manual muscle test |
MCP/MTP | metacarpal/tarsalphalangeal |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
neg. | negative |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
NWB | non weight bearing |
O.R. | operating room |
ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation |
PA | phyician’s assitant |
PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
PEARL | pupils, equal, and reactive to light |
PIP | proximal interphalangeal jt. |
PNF | propriceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
pos. | positive |
post-op | after surgery |
pre-op | before surgery |
PRE | progressive resistive exercise |
PROM | passive range of motion |
prn | whenever necessary |
PSIS | posterior superior iliac spine |
PT | physical therapy,physical therapist |
Pt,pt. | patient |
PTF | posterior talo-fibular lig. |
PWB | partial wieght bearing |
q | every |
q.d. | every day |
q.h. | every hour |
q.i.d. | four times a day |
q.2 h. | every 2 hours |
R | right |
RCL | radial collateral ligament |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
r/o | rule out |
ROM | range of motion |
RROM | resistive range of motion |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
Rx | prescription |
SC | sternoclavicular joint |
SI | sacroliac |
SLR | straight leg raise |
SOAP | subjective, objective,assessment, plan |
stat. | immediately, at once |
Sx | symptoms |
TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
t.i.d. | three times daily |
TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
Tx | treatment |
UCL | ulnar collateral ligament |
UE | upper extremity |
US | ultrasound |
VMO | vastus medialis oblique |
W/cm2 | watts per square centimeter |
WNL | within normal limits |
WP | Whirlpool |
y/o | years old |
-algia | PAIN |
ankyl- | CROOKED |
arthro- | JOINT |
brachy- | SHORT |
chondro- | CARTILAGE |
costo- | RIBS |
diplo- | DOUBLE |
-ectomy | SURGICALLY REMOVED |
-emia | COND. OF BLOOD |
fasci- | BUNDLE, BAND |
histo | TISSUE |
hemo,hemato | BLOOD |
*itis | INFLAMMATION |
myo | MUSCLE |
orchi | TESTIS |
*osis | CONDITION |
*oss,ost | BONE |
*otomy | SURGERY INCISION |
*pathy | DISEASE |
spondyl | VERTEBRAE |
abscess | PUSS FILLED |
adhesion | FUSION OF TISSUES, SCAR TISSUE |
anemia | LOW RBC COUNT, HEMOGLOBIN & IRON |
aneurysm | DILATED PORTION OF ARTERY |
angiitis | INFLAMMATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL |
anorexia | EATING DISORDER, SELF IMPOSED STARVATION |
arthralgia | PAIN IN JT. |
arthritis | INFLAM. OF JOINT |
asthma | RESPIRATORY DISEASE |
atrophy | DEGENERATION OF MUSCLE DUE TO LACK OF ACTIVITY |
Bell’s Palsy | PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE FACE, |
Boil | INFLAMMATION OF A SKIN OR HAIR FOLLICLE |
Bubo | swelling of a lymphatic gland, armpit or groin |
Bursitis | INFLAMMATION OF A BURSA |
Callosity | A CALLOUS CONDITION, HARDENED OR THICKENING OF |
Cellulitis | INFLAMMATION OF THE CELLULOSE/CELLULAR TISSUE |
Charleyhorse | A PAINFUL INVOLUNTARY CRAMP FROM AN EXCESSIVE MUSCLE STRAIN/BLOW |
Caries | TOOTH DECAY |
Chondritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE CARTILAGE |
Chondromalacia | SOFTENING OF THE CARTILAGE |
Contracture | A SHORTENING OF MUSCLULAR OR CONNECTIVE TISSUE CAUSED FROM A SPASM |
Contusion | BRUISE |
Cyanosis | BLUISH SKIN CAUSED FROM POOR OXYGENENTED BLOOD |
Diplopia | DOUBLE VISION |
Dyspnea | DIFFICULTY BREATHING |
Ecchymosis | DISCOLORATION |
Edema | EXCESSIVE FLUID IN CELLS IN TUSSUE SPACES OR BODY CAVITY |
Embolism | THE OBSTRUCTION OF A BLOOD VESSEL CAUSED BY A BLOOD CLOT |
Enteritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE INTESTINES |
Epilepsy | A DISORDER OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM |
Epistaxis | HEMORRHAGE FROM NOSE, NOSEBLEED |
Erythema | REDNESS OF THE SKIN DUE TO CONGESTION |
Exotosis/Exosotosis | EXCESS OF BONE GROWTH |
Fibroma | A FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR |
Fibrosis | ABNORMAL FORMATION OF FIBROUS TISSUE |
Flatulence | EXCESSIVE GAS IN STOMACH AND INTESTINES |
Gastritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH |
Genu valgum | KNOCK KNEES |
Gout | EXCESS OF URIC ACID IN BLOOD FOUND IN FEET AND HANDS |
hemarthritis | BLOOD IN JOINTS CAUSING INFLAMMATION |