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. [1] and from wikipedia [2].
Abbreviations:[edit | edit source]
Units:[edit | edit source]
| Centimeter | cm |
| Gram | g |
| Kilocalorie | kcal |
| Kilogram | Kg |
| Litre | L |
| Milligram | mg |
| Millilitre | mL |
| Millimetre | mm |
| Millimole | Mmol |
Frequency and time:[edit | edit source]
| b.d./b.i.d. | Twice daily | ||
| Mane | In the morning | ||
| Nocte | At night | ||
| p.r.n. | When required | ||
| q.d.s./q.i.d. | Four times daily | ||
| STAT | Immediately | ||
| Tarde | In the evening | ||
| t.d.s./t.i.d. | Three times daily | ||
| h | Hour | ||
| Mins. | Minute | ||
| s | Second | x/52 | x weeks |
| x/12 | x Months |
Routes of Administration[edit | edit source]
| IV | Intravenously |
| IM | Intramuscularly |
| NG | Nasogastric |
| PEG | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy |
| PO | Per Oral (oral by mouth) |
| PV | Per vaginal |
| SC | Subcutaneously |
| PR | Per Rectum |
| SL | Sublingually |
Never abbreviate[edit | edit source]
| Patient's resuscitation status | |
| Drug names | |
| Right OR Left | Except when used as part of an approved abbreviation |
| +++, >, < | Avoided unless used as part of an official grading system |
| +ve, -ve | Can use Pos. and Neg. instead |
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Patient/Service users name |
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| No abbreviations on a consent form | |
| No abbreviations on an incident report |
#[edit | edit source]
| 5Ds | Dizziness, diplopia, drop attacks, dysorthria, dysphagia |
| 9HPT | Nine Hole |
A[edit | edit source]
| ABBREVIATION | DEFINITION |
| A&A | Aids and Appliances |
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
B[edit | edit source]
C[edit | edit source]
D[edit | edit source]
E
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F[edit | edit source]
G[edit | edit source]
H[edit | edit source]
I[edit | edit source]
J[edit | edit source]
K[edit | edit source]
L[edit | edit source]
| LCL | Lateral Collateral Ligament |
M[edit | edit source]
| MCL | Medial Collateral Ligament |
N[edit | edit source]
| NBM | Nil By Mouth |
O[edit | edit source]
P[edit | edit source]
Q[edit | edit source]
R[edit | edit source]
| ROM | Range Of Movement |
S[edit | edit source]
| SA Node | Sinoatrial Node |
T[edit | edit source]
U[edit | edit source]
V[edit | edit source]
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |
W[edit | edit source]
| WZF | Wheeled Zimmer Frame |
X[edit | edit source]
Y[edit | edit source]
Z[edit | edit source]
| ZF | Zimmer Frame |
References[edit | edit source]
