The Basics
AAROM
Active Assisted Range of Motion
SOTA
Student Occupational Therapy Association
Cardiologist
They’re experts on the heart and blood vessels. You might see them for heart failure, a heart attack, high blood pressure, or an irregular heartbeat.
Brady
Slow
PRN
As Needed
PMHx
Past Medical History
POTA
Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
Nephrologist
They treat kidney diseases as well as high blood pressure and fluid and mineral imbalances linked to kidney disease.
Paresis
Weakness
PAMS
Physical Agent Modalities
WFL
Within Functional Limits
NBCOT
National Board for Continuing Education of Occupational Therapy
Neurologist
These are specialists in the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. They treat strokes, brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
Plesia
Paralysis
HEP
Home Exercise Program
Prone
Face Down
AOTA
American Occupational Therapy Association
Oncologist
These internists are cancer specialists. They do chemotherapy treatments and often work with radiation oncologists and surgeons to care for someone with cancer.
Phasia
Speech Communication
Occupational Therapy
Define
DME
Durable Medical Equipment
ACOTE
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
Rheumatologist
They specialize in arthritis and other diseases in your joints, muscles, bones, and tendons. You might see them for your osteoporosis (weak bones), back pain, gout, tendinitis from sports or repetitive injuries, and fibromyalgia.
Plasty
Surgical Repair
The difference between OT and PT
Answer will Vary