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Ace (brand name as opposed to acronym)

Posted By: sml on 2006-10-10
In Reply to: ACE bandage or Ace bandage? - Amanda Hines

Subject: Ace (brand name as opposed to acronym)

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well opposed nm
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Sure as opposed to nodular.
Subject: Sure as opposed to nodular.


As opposed to hypoxic...
Subject: As opposed to hypoxic...

Normal not low. I can see that. :-)
Wound is well opposed or well posed? nm
Subject: Wound is well opposed or well posed? nm


See inside for apposed and opposed.
Subject: See inside for apposed and opposed.

Main Entry: ap·pose
Pronunciation: a-'pOz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ap·posed; ap·pos·ing
Etymology: Middle French aposer, from Old French, from a- + poser to put -- more at POSE
1 archaic : to put before : apply (one thing) to another
2 : to place in juxtaposition or proximity


Main Entry: op·pose
Pronunciation: &-'pOz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): op·posed; op·pos·ing
Etymology: French opposer, from Latin opponere (perfect indicative opposui), from ob- against + ponere to place -- more at OB-, POSITION
1 : to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast
2 : to place opposite or against something
3 : to offer resistance to


maybe "purely" therapeutic, as opposed to
Subject: maybe "purely" therapeutic, as opposed to


Yes, as opposed to a Urine screen for the same thing. nm
Subject: Yes, as opposed to a Urine screen for the same thing. nm

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Might be rigid as opposed to a flexible scope. nm
Subject: Might be rigid as opposed to a flexible scope. nm

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He sounds like he's saying "plastic" as opposed to "blastic" so not sure.
Subject: He sounds like he's saying "plastic" as opposed to "blastic" so not sure.


Could it be individual as opposed to a huge single lesion? nm
Subject: Could it be individual as opposed to a huge single lesion? nm

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Guessing that it's short for a medicated nebulizer treatment as opposed to one that's just war
Subject: Guessing that it's short for a medicated nebulizer treatment as opposed to one that's just warm

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Probably BUS, it is an acronym, look and see.
Subject: Probably BUS, it is an acronym, look and see.

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Help with acronym.
Subject: Help with acronym.

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acronym
Subject: acronym

Patient had recent prostatectomy.  Dr. says s/l ISC or IFC or IC is improving and to continue Kegels.  I'm sure she's referring to stress incontinence, but I can't figure out what the acronym should be. 


TIA!


acronym help
Subject: acronym help

Under assessment, doctor dictates:

"FEN". Patient noted to have low potassium and magnesium and was given supplementation. Recheck levels today. Told to take clear fluids and avoid fatty foods.

I dunno what FEN stands for. TIA!
help with acronym please...
Subject: help with acronym please...

If the persons diagnosis is

OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE DISTAL RADIAL ULNAR JOINT OF THE LEFT WRIST.
And the doctor states for the x-rays taken today of the left wrist indicate a positive Terry Thomas sign indicating scapholunate gap. There is also degenerative joint disease noted of the DRUJ is this correct...(distal radioulnar joint) or distal radial ulnar joint?? I am lost at the moment finding it both ways. tia.


but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... n
Subject: but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... nm

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Just try to remember it is actually an acronym
Subject: Just try to remember it is actually an acronym

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It's an acronym. Go to OneLook.com
Subject: It's an acronym. Go to OneLook.com

Type in v* syndrome. It's #61.
if it were COAGs, it would need to be an acronym.
Subject: if it were COAGs, it would need to be an acronym.

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acronym for prosthetic eye
Subject: acronym for prosthetic eye

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acronym help and a funny!
Subject: acronym help and a funny!

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FABER: it's an acronym... nm
Subject: FABER: it's an acronym... nm

nm
Meant acronym...
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This is in the area of cardiology test. TIA.
not an acronym.....cardiac exam...sm
Subject: not an acronym.....cardiac exam...sm

In an EKG you have QRS duration, ST-T changes.....these are not acronyms as I know it. 


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Subject: is Ambu is not an acronym, then it should be Ambued

nm
Sorry Charlie, all I could think of is maybe it is an acronym for something i.e. RPGO? unfortunately
Subject: Sorry Charlie, all I could think of is maybe it is an acronym for something i.e. RPGO? unfortunately I cannot find anything.


snafu - it is an acronym originally
Subject: snafu - it is an acronym originally

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Subject: Never heard a doc say anything but the acronym form

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Acronym, sounds like "PEEN"
Subject: Acronym, sounds like "PEEN"

Patient with nausea, vomiting, peripheral edema, essential thrombocytosis.


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abbrev/acronym questions
Subject: abbrev/acronym questions

I've been confused over this lately - if, for example,"4 mg of Zofran" given, would it be "4 milligrams of Zofran" ??


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"Conventional breast radiation therapy employs two opposed tangential photon beams, followed by a
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SVN is an acronym for small-volume nebulizer. =) nm.
Subject: SVN is an acronym for small-volume nebulizer. =) nm.

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Subject: abbrev. acronym help - 2 questions - psychiatric

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fabere? sign (acronym for the maneuvers
Subject: fabere? sign (acronym for the maneuvers

of Patrick test for hip-joint disease. (flexion, abduction, external rotation, extension). This was found in Vera Pyle's Current Medical Terminology Book,10th Edition.
Thanks to all - I always need to remember it could always be an acronym that sounds like a word, so
Subject: Thanks to all - I always need to remember it could always be an acronym that sounds like a word, so

I started typing letters w/o any vowels, and that's how it came up !
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Subject: I was under the impression that VAC is an acronym for vacuum-assisted closure.

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Subject: maybe cloth tape as opposed to paper tape ?


tri-est (not brand name) SM
Subject: tri-est (not brand name) SM

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DBX is a brand name for sm
Subject: DBX is a brand name for sm

demineralized bone matrix.
OK, thanks much--I think its a brand name, too.
Subject: OK, thanks much--I think its a brand name, too.

Appreciate the help!
Yes, it is a brand name (nm)
Subject: Yes, it is a brand name (nm)

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It should be, but is there maybe a brand
Subject: It should be, but is there maybe a brand

name like Affobiddy?

Why can't ESLs stick to the usual terminology??
Looks like your way is a particular brand name, but
Subject: Looks like your way is a particular brand name, but

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I don't think it is a brand name . . .
Subject: I don't think it is a brand name . . .

but a type of insulin syringe, a dial-up syringe.
Actually it is the brand name for a
Subject: Actually it is the brand name for a

product made by Allergan.  It is Lap-Band, a registered trademark.  Here is a link to the web site. 


http://www.lapband.com/get_informed/about_lapband/how_it_works/details/?cid=gglsrch_1236


Lap band could also be a doctor shortening the phrase laparoscopic banding.  It depends on the context whether you should expand it or not. 


 


It is a brand, see link
Subject: It is a brand, see link

http://www.conmed.com/products_endotech_hemostasi.php