FSA abreviations final

S

Subjective (SOAP note)

SAH

subarachnoid hemorrhage

SAQ

Short arc quad

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

SB

Sidebend

SCI

Spinal cord injury

SCD

Sequential Compression device

SDH

Subdural hematoma

Sec

Second

SGA

Small for gestational age

She or SocHx

Social history

SI

Sacroiliac

SICU

Surgical intensive care unit

SIDS

Sudden Infant death syndrome

SIO

Sacroiliac orthosis

SLE

Systemic lupus erythematosus

SLP

Speech language pathologist

SLR

Straight leg raise

SNF

Skilled nursing facility

SOB

Short of breath

SOC

Start of care

S/p

Status post

ssd

Silver sulfadiazine

Staph

Staphylococcus

Stat

Immediately

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

STG

Short term goal

STI

Soft tissue injury

Strep

Streptococcus

STSG

Split thickness skin graft

SubQ

Subcutaneous

Sup

Superior

SVD

Spontaneous vaginal delivery

SW

Social worker

Sx

Symptom

Sz

Seizure

T1, T2, etc.

Thoracic vertebrae

Tachy

Tachycardia

TB

Tuberculosis

TBI

Traumatic brain injury

TBSA

Total body surface area

TEDS

Anti-thrombo embolotic device

TENS

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

T or temp

Temperature

TFA

Transfemoral amputation

THA

Total hip arthroplasty or transhumeral amputation

TherEx

Therapeutic exercise

THKAFO

Thorax, hip, knee, ankle, foot, orthosis

THR

Total hip replacement

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

Tib

Tibia

TID

3 times a day

TIW

3 times a week

TKA

Total knee arthroplasty

TKR

Total knee replacement

TLSO

Thoracolumbosacral orthosis

Tmax

Maximum temperature in the past 24 hours

TMJ

Temporal mandibular joint

TO

Telephone order

Tol

Tolerated

TPN

Total parenteral nutrition

TRA

Transradial amputation

TTA

Transtibial amputation

TTWB

Toe touch weight bearing

Tx

Treatment or traction

UE

Upper extremity

Unk

Unknown

Ung

Ointment

URI

Upper respiratory infection

US

Ultrasound

UTI

Urinary tract infection

UV

Ultraviolet

VC

Verbal cue

VD

Venereal disease or vaginal delivery

Vent

Ventilator

V-fib

Ventricular fibrillation

VO

Verbal order

VS

Vital signs

VSS

Vital signs stable

VDRO

Varus derotation osteotomy

V tach

Ventricular tachycardia

WB

Weight bearing

WBAT

Weight bearing as tolerated

WBC

White blood count

w/c

Wheelchair

W?C

Workman’s compensation

W/cm²

Watts per centimeter squared

WF

White female

WFL

Within functional limits

WM

White male

WNL

Within normal limits

WP

Whirlpool

X

Times or of

Yo or y/o

Years old

Yr

Year

Ytd

Year to date