What does ADL mean in medical terms?
There may be more than one meaning of ADL. However, what does the medical abbreviation ADL mean?
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What does ADL medical abbreviation mean?
In science & medicine, the medical term ADL means Activities of Daily Living.
ADL: Activities of Daily Living
Related Medical Abbreviations
| AF | Atrial Fibrillation; Afebrile |
| Anuric | Not producing urine. A person who is anuric is often critical and may require dialysis. |
| BET | Benign Essential Tremor |
| BM | Bone Marrow; also Bowel Movement |
| CD8 | cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| CFS | chronic fatigue syndrome |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| CSP | carotid sinus pressure |
| DOC | deoxycorticosterone; drug of choice |
| DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ER | External Rotation; also Emergency Room |
| ESBL | extended-spectrum beta laminase |
| EWCL | Extended Wear Contact Lens |
| Emb | embryo |
| FCU | flexor carpi ulnaris |
| FENA | Fractional Excretion of Sodium |
| H2 | Histamine 2 |
| HPN | hypertension |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| IFN-g | Interferon-gamma |
| IID | intermittent infusion device (saline lock) |
| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia |
| IUS | intrauterine system |
| KCAL | Kilocalories |
| LET | lidocaine, epinephrine, tetracaine |
| LUA | left upper arm |
| MDA | medical device alert |
| MMFR | maximum mid-expiratory flow rate |
| NSC | national safety council |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PHR | personal health record; public health research |
| PIP | Proximal Inter-Phalangeal |
| PIPOT | persons in positions of trust |
| PR/R | per rectum/rectal |
| PROM | passive range of motion; premature rupture of membranes; patient-reported outcome measure |
| PSIS | posterior-superior iliac spine |
| PSVT | paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |
| R/L | right to left |
| RUE | Right Upper Extremity |
| RVF | right ventricular function; right ventricular failure |
| SAC | short arm cast |
| SNOMED | systematized nomenclature of medicine |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SRI | serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| TOXO | Toxoplasmosis |
| nDNA | native DNA |
| o.n. | every night (omni nocte) |
| p.r.n. | As needed. So that it is not always done, but done only when the situation calls for it (or example, taking a pain medication only when having pain and not without pain). |
| pc | after meals (post cibos) |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
