copied from a post by wittesea
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Common Abbreviations
Just thought I would put this up here to make our new forum seem more like home
PM - pain management or pain monster or private message
Medical abbreviations -
Dx - diagnosis
Hx - history
Rx - prescription
Sx - symptoms
Abx - antibiotics
Bx - biopsy
h/o - history of
BP - blood pressure (can also mean bipolar)
LP - lumpar puncture (also known as a spinal tap)
pt - patient
PT - physical therapy
pre-op - before an operation
post-op - after an operation
Medi/Medi - person has both Medicare and Medicaid
Doctor/specialist abbreviations-
GP - general practioner
NS - neurosurgoen
Neuro - neurologist
OS - orthopedic surgeon
Ortho - orthopedic
PM - pain management doctor
PCP - primary care physician
Rheumy - rheumatologist
Illness abbreviations -
ACM - arnold chiari malformation
AS - aspergers syndrome
BP - bipolar (can also mean blood pressure)
CFS - chronic fatigue syndrome
CMP - chronic myofascial pain
CTD - connective tissue disease
CRPS - complex regional pain syndrome
DDD - degenerative disc disease
FMS - fibromyalgia
GS - gluten sensitivity
IBS - irritable bowel syndrome
MS - multiple sclerosis
OA- osteoarthritis
PN - peripheral neuropathy
RA - rheumatoid arthritis
RSI - repetative strain injury
RSD - reflex sympathetic dystrophy
SLE - lupus
TMJ - temporomandibular joint disorder
TOS - thoracic outlet syndrome (can also mean Terms of Service)
UTI - urinary tract infection
URI - upper respiratory infection
Medication abbreviations-
BID - twice a day
TID - three times a day
QID - four times a day
PRN - as needed
q4h - every 4 hours (and q6h means every 6 hours, etc...)
a.c. - before a meal
p.c. - after a meal (also sometimes abbreviated PP)
h.s. - at bedtime
p.o. - orally
AD - antidepressant
AED - antiepileptic drug
LA - long acting
SA - short acting
BT - breakthrough medication
ER - extended release
CR - controled release
SR - sustained release
IR - immediate release
APAP - acetaminophen/tylenol (known as paracetamol in other parts of the world)
OTC - over the counter (no prescription from a doctor needed)
Computer and online and NeuroTalk abbreviations-
NT - neurotalk
PM - Private message
Doc - DocJohn (our administrator)
KD - KimmyDawn (our other administrator)
CST - Community Support Team (the moderators)
CG - Community Guidelines
TOU - terms of use (also known as terms of service)
TOS - terms of service (TOS can also stand for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome)
CFF - community and forum feedback (a forum on neurotalk)
HNH - health news headlines (a forum here at Neurotalk)
GH/RD - general health and rare disorders (a forum here at neurotalk)
OT - off topic
NPR - not pain related
LOL - laugh out loud
LMAO - laughing my *** off (rear-end)
PIMP - peeing in my pants
MIL - mother in law
FIL - father in law
BIL - brother in law
SIL - sister in law (or son in law)
DD - dear daughter
DS - dear son
DH - dear husband (or darned husband)
DW - dear wife (or darned wife)
SO - significant other
IM - instant message
Other abbreviations-
WC - workmans comp
SSDI or SSI - 2 different types of social security disability
L&I - forget what it stands for, but it's Washington states version of the workmans comp system
Please feel free to add any that I forgot.
Liz
Last edited by Wittesea : 01-20-2007 at 10:43 AM. ]
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http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=255