Medical abbreviations
Tx
The correct medical abbreviation for "treatment"
What is disease?
When the body fails to function normally
What is the first step in diagnosing a condition?
the term for an initial diagnosis bases on symptoms and an examination by a healthcare provider?
What is the upper half of the body?
What is "Superior"
True or false: flexion at the knee moves the leg in an anterior direction
What is false
STM
The correct medical abbreviation for "Soft tissue mobilization"
What are two terms relating to disease?
Etiology & Epidemiology
What imagining technique uses X-rays to create detailed body images for diagnosing fractures and tumors?
The process of ruling out or confirming possible diagnoses when multiple options exist?
What is "inferior"
These joints have no joint cavity and exhibit little or no movement:
What is fibrous
TKR
The correct abbreviation for "total knee replacement"
Pathophysiology is the study of...
Abnormal body function
What blood test measures glucose concentration over time and is used to diagnose diabetes?
Medical history and physical exam?
What is the posterior?
What is the back of the body
The joint found in between the intervertebral discs are:
What is symphysis
T-band
The correct medical abbreviation for "theraband"
What are the communicable diseases?
Potential to be spread from person to person
What is a clinical diagnosis?
X- ray imaging
What is the anterior
what is the front of the body
The ulnar collateral and radial collateral ligament are found in this joint:
What is elbow
TENS
The correct medical abbreviation for "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator"
Which of the following diseases cannot be determined?
idiopathic disease
What is a differential diagnosis?
The hemoglobin A1c test for diabetes'
what is the midline of the body?
What is a line straight down the middle of the body
This muscle produces the major movement made during quiet breathing:
What is diaphragm