Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Implants

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Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Implants

By Betsy Ertel, AHDI-F

Below is a listing of example shortcuts based on words taken from Inquiring Minds Want to Know article on Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Implants by Audrey Kirchner, CHDS, AHDI-F.

Review each description and rename its keyword by writing down the customized keyword that pops into your own head. As you complete this task, you will see a thought pattern that conveys your ingenuity of creating shortcuts. There is no wrong answer;
only what your eyes see and your mind remembers. Have fun with this exercise.

KEYWORD: adl

DESCRIPTION: activities of daily living

KEYWORD: artdev

DESCRIPTION: artificial device

KEYWORD: artdevs

DESCRIPTION: artificial devices

KEYWORD: artl

DESCRIPTION: artificial limb

KEYWORD: bec

DESCRIPTION: because

KEYWORD: bodp

DESCRIPTION: body part

KEYWORD: catx

DESCRIPTION: cataract extraction

KEYWORD: dentpro

DESCRIPTION: dental procedures

KEYWORD: dme

DESCRIPTION: durable medical equipment

KEYWORD: dnn

DESCRIPTION: do not need

KEYWORD: eoa

DESCRIPTION: external orthotic appliance

KEYWORD: imp

DESCRIPTION: implant

KEYWORD: impdev

DESCRIPTION: implantable device

KEYWORD: imps

DESCRIPTION: implants

KEYWORD: invprods

DESCRIPTION: innovative products

KEYWORD: iol

DESCRIPTION: intraocular lens

KEYWORD: kosm

DESCRIPTION: cosmesis

KEYWORD: mrsa

DESCRIPTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

KEYWORD: mrsa

DESCRIPTION: MRSA

KEYWORD: orth

DESCRIPTION: orthotic

KEYWORD: orths

DESCRIPTION: orthotics

KEYWORD: poi

DESCRIPTION: prosthetics, orthotics, and implants

KEYWORD: pros

DESCRIPTION: prosthetic

KEYWORD: prosdev

DESCRIPTION: prosthetic devices

KEYWORD: pt

DESCRIPTION: patient

KEYWORD: thr

DESCRIPTION: total hip replacement