| up and go test |
A timed test of lower-extremity mobility. It measures the time required to rise from a chair, walk 10 ft, turn, and return to the sitting position. Performance on this test is affected by abnormal gaits that increase the risk of f
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| upcode |
To assign a higher billing code to a patient visit than is justified by common practice or law.
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| upper airway obstruction |
ABBR: UAO. Any potentially life-threatening abnormality in which the flow of air into and out of the lungs is partially or completely blocked by such conditions as laryngeal swelling, foreign bodies, or angioedema. SEE:
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| upper airway resistance syndrome |
ABBR: UARS. A type of sleep-disordered breathing, caused by increased airflow obstruction, in which a person awakens multiple times and then suffers daytime drowsiness or fatigue.
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| upper GI |
upper gastrointestinal.
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