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Physiotherapy Assessment/Glossary
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Glossary of terms
ADLActivities of Daily Living
APMActive Physiological Movement
BiPAPBi-level Positive Airway Pressure
CABG (pronounced cabbage) – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CF Cystic fibrosis
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPR Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
CVACerebro-vascular accident
FHFamily History
ICU/ITUIntensive care unit
OTOccupational Therapist/Therapy
PAMPassive Accessory Movement
PEPPositive Expiratory Pressure
PMHPast medical history
PPMPassive Physiological Movement
PSHPast surgical history
PTPhysiotherapist/Physiotherapy/Physical therapist
RARheumatoid arthritis
SHSocial history
TIATransient Ischaemic Attack