Just try to remember it is actually an acronym
Posted By: sm on 2007-08-19
In Reply to: ACE or Ace - anonymous mt
Subject: Just try to remember it is actually an acronym
ACE - angiotensin converting enzyme.
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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 !
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.
Dictator says (sounds like) BTRA (?) with endometrial ablation. I can't find that or anything similar to it and can't figure what it could be. TIA for help!
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.
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.
nm
acronym for prosthetic eye
Subject: acronym for prosthetic eye
Is it P eye, PI or something else. Sounds like PI. Thanks.
Does anyone know what the acronym ORB means?
acronym help and a funny!
Subject: acronym help and a funny!
 I am trying to find out what exactly CHAD (as in the score for predicting stroke risk) stands for-anyone know??
Funny thing-l was checking Medilexicon for it and it also stands for "Chinese Hamsters with Spontaneous Diabetes" and "Chinese Hamsters of the Asahikawa Colony" although these do not match the letters in the acronym. My son and I were just laughing it up over this one and wondering if some country funded a study somewhere to study hamsters in China who spontaneously develop Diabetes!
FABER: it's an acronym... nm
Subject: FABER: it's an acronym... nm
nm
Meant acronym...
Subject: Meant acronym...
ST segment - what does ST stand for? is it an acronym? ....
Subject: ST segment - what does ST stand for? is it an acronym? ....
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.
Ace (brand name as opposed to acronym)
Subject: Ace (brand name as opposed to acronym)
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is Ambu is not an acronym, then it should be Ambued
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
but pretty much used now as is - cannot tell you what it stands for because I would be censored - military in origin.
Never heard a doc say anything but the acronym form
Subject: Never heard a doc say anything but the acronym form
I've worked for a lot of orthopods as both an MT and an editor over the years and I don't think I've ever heard one of them define what CAM actually stood for.
It's not even very easy to find out what those letters mean via any source.
I've made a note of "controlled ankle motion" just for my own personal information, but if any of my docs dictate "CAM" then I would give them exactly that: CAM
Acronym, sounds like "PEEN"
Subject: Acronym, sounds like "PEEN"
Patient with nausea, vomiting, peripheral edema, essential thrombocytosis.
Had lower extremity coldness followed by 'PEEN" or "PEIN"
Any idea?
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" ??
also, I haven't used "t.i.d., b.i.d.," etc. for a wihle now, but what about "p.o." - is that considered unacceptable these days?? (I need to order the new BOS, but haven't yet)
SVN is an acronym for small-volume nebulizer. =) nm.
Subject: SVN is an acronym for small-volume nebulizer. =) nm.
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abbrev. acronym help - 2 questions - psychiatric
Subject: abbrev. acronym help - 2 questions - psychiatric
I cannot restart a Depakote due to increased LSTs. I will recheck ACPK in a.m. -- Is this LST or LSP or other? ACPK or ACBK or other? Thanks!!!
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.
I was under the impression that VAC is an acronym for vacuum-assisted closure.
Subject: I was under the impression that VAC is an acronym for vacuum-assisted closure.
Both Stedmans acronyms and Tessier surgical have it as VAC.
Way to remember this:
Subject: Way to remember this:
melenic is adjective of noun melena (blood in stool)
melanotic is adjective of noun melanoma (skin cancer)
It's as easy as that. Dictators rarely dictate it correctly.
this is how I remember it sm
Subject: this is how I remember it sm
use callus when it's connected to another word i.e. "callus formation". Use callous when it's alone i.e. "the foot has a callous". Hope this helps.
The way I remember them is....
Subject: The way I remember them is....
If you "abduct" somebody, you take them away. So "abduction" is movement of a limb AWAY from the center of the body. "Adduction" is movement TOWARD the center of the body.
thanks....so much to remember now and I seem to keep
Subject: thanks....so much to remember now and I seem to keep
having these brain poofs! Thanks again.
Remember that in each
Subject: Remember that in each
forearm and each lower leg, there are 2 bones supporting us. It is possible to break one or both bones in the forearm (or the lower leg). So instead of naming both bones, they say both-bone forearm (or lower leg) fracture.
Unfortunately can't remember...
Subject: Unfortunately can't remember...
unfortunately can't remember that... it's just something I never heard back from QA on but would love to know in case it comes up again. Why PCOS?
I can't remember...sm
Subject: I can't remember...sm
I can't remember how long it took me to be able to type at a 1:2 ratio since I have been doing this for about 15 years. However, I do know that it took me longer than 3 to 4 months, especially since I was looking everything up in reference books to double check my spelling as I didn't go to school for medical transcription. Maybe someone else has a better idea. I DO remember being frustrated that it was taking me so long to finish a tape (back when I did tapes, LOL!).
Thanks again for your help. I will remember that one. nm
Subject: Thanks again for your help. I will remember that one. nm
Yes -- I remember now. Thanks!
Subject: Yes -- I remember now. Thanks!
Remember, it is an ESL, could really
Subject: Remember, it is an ESL, could really
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I know this but cannot remember ..sm
Subject: I know this but cannot remember ..sm
s/l Beret maneuver, or Baray.
you're very welcome and remember this..sm
Subject: you're very welcome and remember this..sm
the only dumb or stupid question is the one that isn't asked.....
Like I said below, I remember how terrifying this is sm
Subject: Like I said below, I remember how terrifying this is sm
when new at it. You new MTs are at a disadvantage for not having someone physically standing over your shoulders mentoring you. We did back in the old days, even if we had to grab a doc for help. Help was always there.
Help is now HERE! Any newbie requesting my help is going to get the best advice I can give. If MT Stars doesn't like this help I'm offering, I'm sure they will let me know, and maybe I can start a blog or something somewhere else.
"Trauma hospital?" Where'd that come from, anyway? Sigh.
I think if I remember correctly it's....nm
Subject: I think if I remember correctly it's....nm
Not really hard to remember when you think...
Subject: Not really hard to remember when you think...
ACE inhibitor stands for Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
and
Ace is the name of a bandage.
An easy way to remember...
Subject: An easy way to remember...
If you can put an "a" in front of it, it is one word.
She a vascular followup.
She is here for followup.
2-words
She will follow up in one week.
She can follow up with me tomorrow.
I cannot remember the name, my friend has this....
Subject: I cannot remember the name, my friend has this....
I've been wracking my brain all morning since you asked this - my friend, not accessible at the moment, has this type of cancer...it is something I had never heard of before which is WHY I cannot currently remember.....sounds like cerrocellular or something like that - it's a definite C she told me and not serocellular.....but I'm not spelling it right. So sorry, wish I could have helped.
I'm going to see her later - will get back on this...but it's too late for your MT work, I am sure :(
Cannot remember this drug but
Subject: Cannot remember this drug but
it is a drug used for a person to regain their appetite, used in people with wasting syndrome as in AIDS and also cancer patients. It starts with an M... the reason why I am trying to find out is a friend's husband has esophageal cancer, lost a lot of weight and if and when he can resume any kind of appetite, would like to have her ask his physician about this. I have had 2 people ask their physician for this in the past, my stepmom for 1 who was unable to eat. Thanks if anyone able to help me on this.
I vaguely remember..
Subject: I vaguely remember..
Something like Cluster II traits and personality disorder, but it seemed like only a couple docs worded it that way. The most common way was B. It's been forever since I did psych though.
What is a good way to remember
Subject: What is a good way to remember
between affect and effect?
I'll remember that, thanks.
Subject: I'll remember that, thanks.
nm
No. I have heard it before just cannot remember.
Subject: No. I have heard it before just cannot remember.
I think it is spelled something like choache but can't remember. Aaarrrggghh. thanks though.
Ugh, I remember those days!
Subject: Ugh, I remember those days!
Tip of the day, invest in Tessier's Surgical Word book, it will save your life!
I don't remember where I learned it, but...
Subject: I don't remember where I learned it, but...
I like using the first two letters of each word in word pairs, like refa = respiratory failure. If I have other word pairs that have the same letters, I add the last letter twice (or more), like refaa = renal failure. If there was a third word pair, it would be refaaa. This would not work for some people, but it's very fast for me. I also double the last letter when the shortcut would be a real word otherwise, like poree (instead of pore) for posterior region. With this system (and looking at your cheat window at the bottom), you can keep adding on other phrases. If I use acfr for acute fracture, I might use acfrd for acute fracture or dislocation.
That's my main trick, but there are lots others I use. I do add individual words to my expander (especially long words) with no shortcuts so I can start to type and find the word in my screen to just plop the rest in automatically (sorta like how AutoText works).
A lot of what makes sense to you will not make sense to someone else. You just need to find what works for you. Keep trying things out because it can't hurt to keep adding or changing. Not even one day goes by without me adding lots of new entries. The key is to always be looking for ways to type fewer strokes.
The way I remember is that dilation is the act of being...sm
Subject: The way I remember is that dilation is the act of being...sm
dilated, dilation and curettage, dilation of the bladder, dilation of the cervical os, etc. Dilatation is the state of being dilated after dilation takes place. I see that they are used interchangeably these days, but this is how I learned to differentiate between the 2 many years ago. An example of the proper way to use dilatation would be, the small bowel obstruction resulted in dilatation of the proximal small bowel. Most times, dilation is what you are looking for.
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