Medical Abbreviations

SLP-Related

100

The title of the person who works to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing

What is an SLP?

200

a special x-ray that allows the Radiologist (who specializes in using x-rays) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to identify why you are having trouble swallowing.

What is an MBSS?

300

by mouth, orally.

What is PO?

400

A tube inserted through the wall of the abdomen directly into the stomach.

What is a PEG tube?

500

One of twelve pairs of nerves that pass from the brain, through openings in the skull, to different areas of the head, neck, chest, and abdomen

What is CN?

Chart Review

100

A record of information about a person's health.

What is PMH?

200

abnormalities that can indicate a potential medical condition

What is s/s?

300

What is communicated by a patient, specifically related to pain or disorder.

What is c/o?

400

When a patient gets out of bed, typically after prolonged time bed-bound.

What is OOB?

500

an abbreviation for 'with.'

What is c̅?

Diagnoses

100

a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves.

What is PD?

200

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium with antibiotic resistance.

What is MRSA?

300

a disease affecting motor neurons of the spinal cord, which causes progressive weakness and atrophy of muscles.

What is ALS

400

a brain attack or an interruption in the flow of blood to cells in the brain.

What is a CVA?

500

a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine.

What is DM?

PT/OT/ Nursing/ RT

100

The tasks of everyday life.

What are ADLs?

200

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   the pressure of the blood in the circulatory system, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls.

   
   

What is BP?

300

the extent or limit to which a part of the body can be moved around a joint or a fixed point

ROM

400

a measure of how much hemoglobin is currently bound to oxygen compared to how much hemoglobin remains unbound.

What is O2?

500

Refers a certain period of time following injury or surgery you are NOT allowed to put any weight through the operated or injured limb to allow it to heal

What is NWB?

RANDOM!

100

When a person's ability is outside of the normal range, but it is sufficient for activities of daily living

What is WFL?

200

an event where two or more vehicles collide, or a motorist crashes into a pedestrian or object

What is an MVA?

300

a chair fitted with wheels for use as a means of transport by a person who is unable to walk as a result of illness, injury, or disability.

What is a WC?

400

clinical measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions.

What is VS?

500

Dyspnea; when a patient is not getting enough oxygen.

What is SOB?