Abbreviations in physiotherapy

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Description
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Abbreviations assist healthcare professionals to make effective use of their time. These abbreviations should be recognised and agreed upon in order to ensure best practice.


The following Abbreviations are taken from the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) Code of Practice for Healthcare Records Management Version 2.

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A[edit | edit source]

add text here relating to the clinical presentation of the condition

B[edit | edit source]

add text here relating to diagnostic tests for the condition

C[edit | edit source]

add text here relating to the pre-operative advice

D[edit | edit source]

add text here relating to post-operative rehabilitation

E
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F[edit | edit source]

add appropriate resources here

G[edit | edit source]

H[edit | edit source]

I[edit | edit source]

J[edit | edit source]

K[edit | edit source]

L[edit | edit source]

M[edit | edit source]

N[edit | edit source]

O[edit | edit source]

P[edit | edit source]

Q[edit | edit source]

R[edit | edit source]

S[edit | edit source]

T[edit | edit source]

U[edit | edit source]

V[edit | edit source]

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X[edit | edit source]

Y[edit | edit source]

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