Physiotherapy Assessment/Glossary
- ADL
- Activities of Daily Living
- APM
- Active Physiological Movement
- BiPAP
- Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure
- CABG
- (pronounced cabbage) – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- CF
- Cystic fibrosis
- CPAP
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- CPR
- Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
- CVA
- Cerebro-vascular accident
- FH
- Family History
- ICU/ITU
- Intensive care unit
- OT
- Occupational Therapist/Therapy
- PAM
- Passive Accessory Movement
- PEP
- Positive Expiratory Pressure
- PMH
- Past medical history
- PPM
- Passive Physiological Movement
- PSH
- Past surgical history
- PT
- Physiotherapist/Physiotherapy/Physical therapist
- RA
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- SH
- Social history
- TIA
- Transient Ischaemic Attack
