Glossary & Abbreviations List

Find below a (handy?) glossary of commonly used terms within medical notes and the like. Please remember that each medical institution usually has its own style of notes. Be careful when using these and try and hunt down the local Abbreviation list. For more information on SOAP notes see this article. If you have an iPod you may be interested to know that the list has been converted to a Notes Application - read more about it here.

# (#ed)

fracture / fractured

+ve

positive

-ve

negative

1/12

once a month

1/14

once a fortnight

1/52

once a year

1/7

once a week

1°

Primary

1ry

primary

2

secondary

2°

Secondary

2ry

secondary

<

less than

>

more than

?

query

@

at

A

Assist

A&E

Accident & Emergency

ER (Emergency room) in USA

A&P

Anterior and Posterior (often used for x-rays)

A.Sp

Ankylosing Spondylitis

A form of chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints are located in the low back where the sacrum (the bone directly above the tailbone) meets the iliac bones (bones on either side of the upper buttocks). Chronic inflammation in these areas causes pain and stiffness in and around the spine. Over time, chronic spinal inflammation (spondylitis) can lead to a complete cementing together (fusion) of the vertebrae, a process called ankylosis. Ankylosis causes total loss of mobility of the spine.

A/A

As Above

A/L

Annual Leave

A/V

Access visit

AA

Attendance Allowance

AAROM

Active Assisted Range of Motion

Abd

Abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body.

Abdo

Abdominal

ABI

Acquired Brain Injury

An accident or trauma that causes injury to the brain. Acquired Brain Injury can also be called a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and it may be caused by penetrating injuries, such as in a car accident, or a Closed Head Injury (CBI) when the brain is damaged but there is no outward sign of trauma.

ABVD

A chemotherapy regimen of Adriamycin (doxorubicin), bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine. ABVD is now one of the most common chemotherapy regimens for treating Hodgkin's Disease. May cause permanent sterility.

Access Visit

When the home of an inpatient is visited by the Occupational Therapist, without the patient to assess their environment

ACM

Arnold - Chiari Malformation (or just Chiari Malformation)

A benign structural problem affecting the cerebellum. Most children with these malformations who do not have spina bifida will have the form known as type I. Essentially there is extra cerebellum crowding the outlet of the brainstem/spinal cord from the skull on its way to the spinal canal. This crowding will commonly lead to headaches, neck pain, funny feelings in the arms and/or legs, stiffness, and less often will cause difficulties with swallowing or gagging. Often the symptoms are made worse with straining. When the diagnosis is suspected the study of choice is an MRI scan. These malformations are very difficult to see on CT scans and impossible to see on plain x-rays. Sometimes these malformations can be made worse by, or can cause hydrocephalus. In addition they can often lead to fluid filled cavities in the spinal cord known as syrinxes

Add

Adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body.

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

ADM

Abductor Digiti Minimi

AF

Atrial Fibrillation

Condition in which the two small upper chambers of the heart, the atria, quiver instead of beating effectively an can feel like the heart is racing. Although atrial fibrillation is not in itself considered life-threatening, people with it are at an increased risk for blood clots and stroke.

AFO

Ankle Foot Orthosis

AHP

Allied Health Professions


e.g. Arts Therapists, Chiropodists, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Orthoptists, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Prosthetists and Orthotists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Radiographers, Speech and Language Therapists.

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AKA

Above Knee Amputation

AKC

Ambrose King Centre

ALL

Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia

ALS

Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disorder that is caused when the motor nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement gradually die resulting in paralysis and potentially death. It progresses at different rates in each individual, with the average time of survival being three years to five years from onset.

AML

Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia

Also known as acute myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of white blood cells. It is the most commonly diagnosed type of adult leukemia, and is rare among children.

AMPS

Assessment of Motor and Process Skills.

The AMPS is an observational assessment based on MOHO that is used to measure the quality of a person's performance of domestic (instrumental) or basic (personal) activities of daily living (ADL). The quality of the person's ADL performance is assessed by rating the effort, efficiency, safety, and independence of 16 ADL motor and 20 ADL process skill items.

See del.icio.us links for the amps websites.

ANLL

Acute Non Lymphatic Leukaemia

AP

Adductor Pollicis

APB

Abductor Pollicis Brevis

APL

Abductor Pollicis Longus

Approx

Approximately

Appt

Appointment

apraxia

Loss of the ability to sequence, coordinate, and execute certain purposeful movements and gestures in the absence of motor weakness, paralysis, or sensory impairments. Apraxia is thought to result from damage to the cerebral cortex, such as due to stroke, brain tumors, head injury, or infection. It may also occur as a result of impaired development of the cortex as in certain neurodevelopmental disorders, including Rett syndrome. Apraxia may affect almost any voluntary movements, including those required for proper eye gaze, walking, speaking, or writing.

AROM

Active Range of Movement

ARV

Antiretrovirals

ASAP

as soon as possible

ASW

Approved Social Worker

ataxia

An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement, so that smooth movements occur. Most often due to disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk.

ATLL

Adult T-Cell Leukaemia-lymphoma

ATSP

Asked to see patient

AVM

Arteriovenous Malformation

Defects of the circulatory system that are generally believed to arise during embryonic or fetal development or soon after birth. They are comprised of snarled tangles of arteries and veins. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body’s cells; veins return oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs and heart. The presence of an AVM disrupts this vital cyclical process. Although AVMs can develop in many different sites, those located in the brain or spinal cord—the two parts of the central nervous system—can have especially widespread effects on the body.

Ax

Assessment

AXR

Abdominal X-ray

â„ž

Treatment

∆

Diagnosis

∴

therefore

∵

Because

≈

approximately

â’¶

Active, or Assistance / Assisted / Assist

â“…

Passive

♀

female / woman

♂

male / man

±

approximately

º

nil / none

BAL

Blood Alcohol Level. The concentration of alcohol (ethanol) present in blood. It is usually expressed as mass per unit volume, but different countries may express it differently or use different units; examples include milligrams per 100 millilitres (mg/100 ml or, incorrectly, mg percent), milligrams per litre (mg/1), grams per 100 millilitres (g/100 ml), grams percent, and millimoles per litre. A concentration of 8 parts per thousand would be expressed in legal terminology in USA as .08%%, in Scandinavia as 0.8 promille, and in Canada and elsewhere as 80 mg/100 ml.

BAOT

British Association of Occupational Therapists

http://www.cot.org.uk/

BB, b/b

bathboard

BCPT

Breast Cancer Prevention Trial

BD

Twice Daily (bis in die)

BG

Basic Grade

BI

Brain Injury

BIBA

Brought in by ambulance

BIL

Brother in Law

Bilat

Bilateral

BKA

Below Knee Amputation

BM

Bone Marrow

BMT

Bone Marrow Transplantation

BO

Bowels Open

BP

Blood Pressure

BPA

Bangladeshi Parent Advisor

Bangladeshi children with disabilities are usually allocated a ‘parent advisor’ from their own culture to help their parents with the difficulties of coping with a child with disabilities and to support the families in their dealings with professionals.

Initiated in Tower Hamlets PCT

BPL

Brachial Plexus Lesion

BS, b/s

bathseat

BSF

Breast Self Examination

BSHC

Barts Sexual Health Centre

BSII, BSIII

Bodley Scott II, Bodley Scott III Wards

BTS

Beatrice Tate School

Bx

Biopsy

c

With

C of E

Care of Elderly or Church of England

c/c

Care coordinator

C/N, CN

Charge Nurse, Community Nurse

C/O

Complained Of

Ca

Cancer

CABG

Carotid Artery Bypass Graft

Heart bypass surgery creating a detour or "bypass" around the blocked part of a coronary artery to restore the blood supply to the heart muscle. Pronounced "cabbage"

CAPD

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

With CAPD, dialysis continues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Patients are not attached to a machine. Dialysis happens inside the body, using the peritoneal membrane as a filter.

CAW

Christopher Andrewes Ward

CC

Case Conference

CCF

Congestive Cardiac Failure

CD4

"Cluster of differentiation 4" - Surrogate marker for assessing the immune system (used widely in HIV)

CDH

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip

CDT

Community Drugs Team, or Child Development Team

Cellulitis

An acute inflammation of the connective tissue of the skin, caused by infection with staphylococcus, streptococcus or other bacteria (see also cellulitis - streptococcal).

CES

Community Equipment Store

CHD

Coronary Heart Disease

Caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries that feed the heart by cholesterol and fat deposits- a process called atherosclerosis.

CHSW

Community Health Support Worker

CI

Cardiac Insufficiency

Inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris

CICT

Community Intermediate Care Team

CLDS

Community Learning Disability Service

Clin

Clinical psychology , clinical psychologist

CLL

Chronic Lymphatic Leukaemia

cm

centimetres

CM

Care Manager

CMCJ

Carpometacarpal Joint

CMHT

Community Mental Health Team

CML

Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia

CMOP

Canadian Model of Occupational Performance

CMV

Cytomegalovirus

A very common virus that can cause serious disease in people with low resistance to infection. It lies dormant in many persons' bodies and frequently causes infection post-transplant. Patients who have been exposed to and still carry the virus are CMV-positive.

CMV is a genus of Herpes viruses; in humans the species is known as Human herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5). It belongs to the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of Herpesviridae. The name means "cell very big virus".

CNS

Central Nervous System, or Clinical Nurse Specialist

Co-op

Cooperative

COAD

Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease * note do not use

COE, COTE

Care Of The Elderly

Cog

Cognition

Comm

Community

Cont

Continued

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPM

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

The Standardised Assesment tool based on CMOP

COT

College of OT

COTE, COE

Care Of The Elderly

COTNAB

Chessington Neurological Perceptual Assessment Battery

CP

Cerebral Palsy, Care Programme

CPA

Care Programme Approach

CPAP

Continuous Positive Airways PRessure

CPM

Care Programme Manager

CPN

Community Psychiatric Nurse

CS, CSIII

Clinical Specialist (III)

CSF

Cerebro Spinal Fluid

CT, CAT

Computerised (Axial) Tomography

CTS

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

CUP

Cancer Unknown Primary

CVA

Cerebro Vascular Accident

CVID

Common Variable Immune Deficiency

CVS

Cardiovascular System

CXR

Chest X-ray

D

Dependent

D

Daughter

D/C

Discharged

D/ch

Discharged

D/W

Discussed with

DADL

Domestic Activities of Daily Living

DDU

Drug Dependency Unit

De QuTSV

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Inflammation of the tendon on the side of the wrist at the base of the thumb - the extensor pollicus longus tendon. De QuTSV is usually associated with pain when the thumb is folded across the palm and the fingers are flexed over the thumb as the hand is pulled away from the involved wrist area. (This is referred to as the Finklestein maneuver.)

Dept

Department

DFG

Disabled Facilities Grant

DH

Day Hospital

DHL

Diffuse Histocytic Lymphoma

DHS

Dynamic Hip Screw

DHx

Drug History

DIL

Daughter in Law

DIPJ

Distal Interphalangeal Joint

Discharge Visit

When a patient is taken home by an Occupational Therapist at the time of discharge from the hospital in place of normal transport arrangements for discharge.

DKA

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

A condition that occurs due to insufficient insulin in the body. Extremely high blood glucose levels, along with a severe lack of insulin, result in the breakdown of body fat for energy and an accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine. This can be due to illness, incorrect doses of insulin, or omitting insulin injections. The acidic state that follows causes fruity smelling breath, deep and rapid breathing, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and sleepiness. DKA can lead to coma and death if not treated promptly.

DLA

Disability Living Allowance

DN

District Nurse

DNA

Did Not Attend

DOA

Date of Admission

DOB

Date of Birth

DOT

Disability Options Team

DP

Day Patient, Discharge Planning

Dr

Doctor

DU

Duodenal Ulcer

DVI

Domestic Violence Incident

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Dx

Diagnosis

Dysphagia

Difficulty in swallowing. Due to problems in nerve or muscle control. It is common, for example, after a stroke. Dysphagia compromises nutrition and hydration and may lead to aspiration pneumonia and dehydration

Dysphasia

Speech disorder where there are difficulties in expression by speech or comprehension of speech. Strictly, a lesser impairment than APHASIA (qv), but otherwise the same description applies. Word has Greek background: dys- means difficult and phasis means speech.

EBM

Evidence Based Medicine

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ECRB

Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis

ECRL

Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

ECT

Energy Conservation Techniques or Electro Convulsive Therapy

ECU

Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

EDC

Extensor Digitorum Communis

EDM

Extensor Digitorium Minimi

EEG

Electroencephalogram

A technique for recording electrical activity in the brain.

Eg

Example

ELR

Exceptional Leave to Remain

EMF

Electro Magnetic Fields

EPB

Extensor Pollicus Brevis

EPL

Extensor Pollicus Longus

Equipt

Equipment

ETOH

Ethanol

Alcohol. An intoxicated person may be described as being ETOH or as having "ETOH on board".

Actually stands for Ethyl alcohol, also known as ethanol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless chemical compound, one of the alcohols that is most often found in alcoholic beverages. In common parlance, it is often referred to simply as alcohol. Its chemical formula is C2H5OH.

Exac

Exacerbation

Ext

Extension

Ext Rot

External Rotation

FA

Fibrosing alveolitis

FAW

Frederick Andrewes Ward

FBC

Full Blood Count

FCB

Flexor Carpi Brevis

FDP

Flexor Digitorum Profundus

FDS

Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

FFD

Fixed Flexion Deformity

FHx

Family History

FIL

Father in Law

FIM

Functional Independence Measure

Flex

Flexion

Movement about a joint in which the bones on either side of the joint are brought closer together, decreasing the angle of the bones forming a joint. Flexion is the opposite of extension.

FM

Fibromyalgia

An increasingly recognized chronic pain illness which is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, soft tissue tenderness, general fatigue and sleep disturbances. The most common sites of pain include the neck, back, shoulders, pelvic girdle and hands, but any body part can be involved. Fibromyalgia patients experience a range of symptoms of varying intensities that wax and wane over time.

Follow up visit

When an inpatient is visited by an Occupational Therapist or Therapy assistant following discharge from hospital.See also: Post Discharge home visit

FPB

Flexor Pollicus Brevis

FPL

Flexor Pollicus Longus

FROM

Full Range of Motion

FRT

Fast Response Team

Or Rapid Discharge Team

FSTF

Free Standing Toilet Frame

FU, F/up

Follow up

FV

Femoral Vein

FWB

Full Weight Bearing

GA

General Anaesthetic

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

The GCS is scored between 3 and 15, 3 being the worst, and 15 the best. It is composed of three parameters : Best Eye Response, Best Verbal Response & Best Motor Response

GF

Ground Floor

GHF

Gordon Hamilton Fairly Ward

GHjt

Gleno-humeral joint

GHU

Graham Hayton Unit

GI

Gastrointestinal

GIT

Gastrointestinal Tract

GP

General Practitioner

GU

Genito Urinary

GUM

Genito-Urinary Medicine

H

Husband

H/V

Home Visit, Health Visitor

H/W

Housewife

HA

Housing Association

HAART

Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy

Hax

Home Assessment

Hb

Haemoglobin

HC

Home Care

HCA

Health Care Assistant

HCL

Hairy Cell Leukaemia

HD

Hodgkins Disease

HDU

High Dependency Unit

HES

Home Equipment Store

HH

Home Help

HI

Head Injury

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HO

House Officer

Home assessment

When a patient is taken home by an Occupational Therapist during their inpatient stay and returned to the hospital as part of an assessment.

Home visit

When the home of a patient is visited by an Occupational Therapist who in the normal course of their work would see people in their own home e.g. community services.

HONK

A life-threatening condition in which the blood glucose level rises to very high levels but acidosis does not develop. Severe dehydration can result.

Hosp

Hospital

HPC

History of Presenting Condition / complaint

HR

Heart rate

HRBI

HIV related brain injury

Hx

History

I or I

Independent

I, II, III, IV, V

Numbering system for fingers and thumb (do not use RF, MF etc)

IA

Initial Assessment

ICP

Intercranial Pressure

ICR

Internal Carotid Artery

ICT

Intermediate Care Team

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

IDDM

Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus

ie

That is

IF

Index Finger

IHD

Ischaemic Heart Disease

II

Initial Interview

ILR

Indefinite Leave to Remain

IM

Intramuscular

Indep

Independent

InPt

In Patient

Int Rot

Internal Rotation

IORT

Intra Operative Radiation Therapy

IP

Inpatient, or interphalangeal

IS

Income Support

ISA

Internal Service Agreement

ISQ

No change (in status quo)

ITU

Intensive Treatment Unit

ITU

Intensive Care Unit

IV

Intravenous


The administration of a drug or fluid directly into a vein.

IVDU

Intravenous drug user. Included within IDU, injecting drug user

IVP

Intravenous Pylography (kidney function)



male



Male



increase; ed



decrease / reduce; ed

ψ

Psychology

 ∆

Diagnosis

A

Assessment/Analysis (SOAP notes)

JPT

Joint Protection Techniques

JSA

Job Seeker's Allowance

Jt

Job Seeker's Allowance

Kg

Kilograms

L or L

Left

LA

Local Anaesthetic, Local Authority

LAS

Level Access Shower

LBP

Lower Back Pain

Lbs

Pounds

LF

Little Finger

LFT

Liver Function Test

Lge

Large

LH

Long Handled

LHR

Long Handled Reacher

LHS

Long Handled Sponge or Left Hand Side

LHSH

Long Handled Shoe Horn

LHTW

Long handled Toe Washer

LL

Lower limb, or Lower lobe

LOC

Loss of Consciousness

LP

Lumbar Puncture

LT

Long Term

LTM

Long Term Memory

LVF

Left Ventricular Failure

m

metres

Man

Tomorrow

MAOI

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

Max

Maximum

MCA

Middle Cerebal Artery

MCPJ

Metacarpophalangeal Joint

MD

Muscular Dystrophy

MDCP

Multiple Disabilities Care Programme

MDI

Medtered Dose Inhaler (i.e. "puffer")

MDM

Multidiscplinary Meeting

MDR-TB

Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis

MDT

Multidisciplinary Team

MEAMS

The Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State

Med

Medium

Melaena

Bloody Stools

It is often caused by hemorrhage in the stomach or duodenum (upper gastrointestinal tract), for example by a peptic ulcer. The black color is caused by the iron in hemoglobin that is oxidized during its passage through the ileum.

MEN

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Mets

Metastasis

MF

Middle Finger

MH

Mental Health

MHCP

Mental Health Care Programme

MI

Myocardial Infarction

MID

Multi-Infarct Dementia

MIL

Mother in Law

Min

Minimum

mm

Millimetres

MMSE

Mini Mental State Examination

MND

Motor Neurone Disease

Mod

Moderate

MOH

Medical Officer of Health

MOHO

Model of Human Occupation

MOW

Meals on Wheels

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (type of scan)

MRSA

Multi Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

MSU

Mid Stream Urine

Mtg

Meeting

MUA

Maninpulation Under Anaesthetic

Mvt

Movement

Mx

Management

N/A

Not Applicable

N/R

no reply

NAD

Nothing Abnormal Discovered

NB

Note

NBM

Nil by Mouth

Neuro

Neurological

NFA

No further action

NFI

Fo further infromation

NG

Nasogastric

NH

Nursing Home

NHD

Non Hodgkins Disease

NHL

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

NIDDM

Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Also known as type II diabetes - a mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin.

No.

Number

Nocte

At Night

NOF

Neck of Femur

NOK

Next of Kin

NRS

Night Resting Splint

NSAID

Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (often called NSAID's)

Have analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects: they reduce pain, fever and inflammation. They act by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase enzyme in the formation of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid. They do not contain corticosteroids. Aspirin and ibuprofen are two types of NSAIDs.

NSCLC

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Nsg

Nursing

NVD

Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea

NWB

Non Weight Bearing

NYD

Not Yet Diagnosed

O

Objective

O/A

On Admission

O2

oxygen

OA

Osteoarthritis

OBS, O/B shower

overbath shower

OD

Once Daily / Once a Day, Overdose

ODM

Opponens Digiti Minimi

OE

On Examination

OGD

Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy

OI

Opportunistic Infection

OP

Out Patient

OPD

Out Patient Department

Oppn

Opposition

ORIF

Open Reduction Internal Fixation

OT

Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist

OTA

Occupational Therapy Assistant

OTF

Over Toilet Frame

OTS

Occupational Therapy Student

OTTS

Occupational Therapy Technical Support

Out of Area

A patient’s home that is not in the Service's area of work (Borough, District, County).

Outpt

Out Patient

P

Plan

P+N

Pins and Needles

P/C

Phone Call

PA

Pernicious Anaemia

PAC

Preadmission Clinic

PADL

Personal Activities of Daily Living

Palpn

Palpation

PAM

Profession Allied to Medicine

PB

Palmaris brevis

PC

Personal Care

PCP

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

PD

Parkinson's Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Paget's Disease

PE

Pulmonary Embolism

PEG

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

PET

Positron Emission Tomography

PG

Pressure Garment

PHCP

Primary Health Care Programme

PI

Palmar Interossi

PID

Primary Immune Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PIPJ

Proximal Intephalangeal Joint

PL

Palmaris Longus

PMHx

Past Medical History

PML

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

PMR

Polymyaigia Rheumatica

PNF

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Feedback

PNS

Peripheral Nercouse System

POC

Package of Care

POMR

Problem Orientated Medical Records

POP

Plaster of Paris

Post Discharge home visit

See also: Follow up visit

PPAM Aid

Pneumatic Post Amputation Mobility Aid

PR

Per Rectum, peri-rectal

Prefab

Prefabricated

PRN

Pro re nata (as required)

Prob

Problem

PROM

Passive Range of Movement/Motion

Pron

Pronation

PSA

Prostate Specific Antigen

Pt

Patient

PT

Physiotherapy or Physiotherapist

PTA

Physiotherapy Assistant

PU

Passed Urine

PVD

Peripheral Vascular Disease

PWB

Partial Weight Bearing

QDS

Four Times Daily (Quarter in die Sumendium)

R or R

Right

R/V

Review

RA

Rheumatoid Arthritis

RD

Radial Deviation

Re

Regarding

Rehab

Rehabilitation

RF

Rollator Frame

RF

Ring Finger

RH

Residential Home

Rh

Rheumatology

RIP

Rest in Peace

RMN, RMHN

Registered Mental Health Nurse

RNIB

Royal National Institute for the Blind

ROM

Range Of Movement

RPAB

Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery

RR

Respiratory Rate

RT

Radiation Therapy

RTA

Road Traffic Accident

RTS

Raised Toilet Seat

RTW

Return to work

RVF

Right Ventricular Failure

Rx

Treatment

S

Subjective or son or supervision

S/B

Seen by

S/L

Sick Leave

S/N

Staff Nurse

SA

Sock Aid

SALT

Speech and Language Therapist

SBH

St. Bartholomew's Hospital

SC, subcut

subcutaneous

SCC

Spinal Cord Compression

SCI

Spinal Cord Injury

SCLC

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Scler

Scleraderma

Sen

Senior

Sen

Sensation

SENIT

Special Educational Needs Information Technology

SFOP&R

Services For Older People and Rehabilitation

SHO

Senior House Officer

This lasts from between two and seven years depending on the specialty chosen. The doctor is now officially registered and must complete the time in a clinical position in a hospital.

SHx

Social History

SI

Spinal Injury

SIL

Sister in Law

SLE

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

SLT

Speech Language Therapist

Sm

Small

SOAP

Method to document patient's progress and AHP's input.


Each entry will consist of 4 elements: Subjective, Objective, Assesment & Planning.

SOB

Short of Breath

SOBE, SOBOE

Short of Breath on Exertion

SOL

Space Occupying Lesion

SpR

Specialist Registrar

SROT

State Registered Occupational Therapist

SS

Social Services

SSOT

Social Services Occupational Therapy

SSP

Statutory Sick Pay

ST

Short Term

Std

Standard

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease (*outdated term - use STI instead)

Sth

Strength

STI

Sexually Transmitted Infection

STM

Short Term Memory

Sup

Supination

SW

Social Worker

T

Thumb

T/C

Telephone Call

T/F

Transfer

TAH

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

Removal of the uterus and cervix through the abdominal cavity. This definition does not refer to the removal of the ovaries and should not be confused with the term occasionally used; a complete hysterectomy

TB

Tuberculosus

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TCB

To Come Back

TCI

To Come In

TDS

Three Times Daily

TER

Total Elbow Replacement

TH

Tower Hamlets

THPCT

Tower Hamlets NHS Primary Care Trust

THR

Total Hip Replacement

THT

Terrance Higgins Trust

TIA

Transient Ischaemic Attack

TID

Three tiems daily (ter in die Sumendium)

TIL

Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocyte

TKA

Through Knee Amputation

TKR

Total Knee Replacement

TOE

Transeosophageal Echography

TPN

Total Parenteral Nutrition

TSR

Total Shoulder Replacement

TTA

To Take Away (usually used in reference to take - home medications)

TURP

Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate

TWOC

Trial Without Catheter

Tx

Transfer

UD

Ulna Deviation

UGT

Uro- Genital Tract

UL

Upper Limb

URT

Upper Respiratory Tract

USS

Ultrasound Scan

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

VDU

Visual Display Unit

VL

Viral Load

VQ Scan

Venous Quartz Scan

Ventilation-perfusion scanning is a radiological procedure which is often used to confirm or exclude the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. It may also be used to monitor treatment.

W

Wife

W/Ch

Wheelchair

w/l

waiting list

WBC

William Brinson Centre

WBR

White British

wd, / w/d

Ward

WEST

Weinstien Enhanced Sensory Test

WF

Walking Frame

WFL

Within Functional Limits

WFOT

World Federation of Occupational Therapists

WNL

Within Normal Limits

x1, x2, x3 etc

Used to denote multiples of something, "times one", "times two" "times three" etc.

Xlge

Extra Large

Xsm

Extra Small

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