Prefixes
a/ an
What is without, or in absence of
ACL
What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament?
The part of an assessment where a provider tests via touch
What is palpation?
Shorthand for Patient
What is Pt?
The skin in relation to the muscles
What is superficial?
Poly
What is "multi?"
TKE
What is Total Knee Extension?
Another term for "knock kneed"
What is Valgus?
Syx
What is shorthand for Symptoms?
The action a baseball pitcher's shoulder is in in the "coking phase" of the pitch
What is External Rotation?
Prefix for "above"
What is Supra?
What SOAP stands for
What is Subjective, objective, assessment, plan?
An electrical outlet with built-in safety feature to reduce harmful surges
What is a Ground Fault Interrupter?
Term for laying on your back
What is Supine?
The knee in relation to the hip
What is distal?
Trans
What is "across or through?"
EMR
What are Electronic Medical Records?
The yearly maintenance of modality equiptment
What is calibration?
Prefix for "extra" or "more"
What is Hyper?
the term for moving your arm in a lateral motion
What is abduction?
Surrounding
What is "Peri?"
FERPA
What is the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act?
Cultural Competency
What is the ability to interact professionally and effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds or gender identity
HIPAA
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Toward the head
What is cephalic or cephalad?