Does anyone know what the acronym ORB means?
Posted By: Curious on 2009-04-17
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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.
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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.
Better ask your QA. Some "verbatim" means "not really verbatim," some means "strictl
Subject: Better ask your QA. Some "verbatim" means "not really verbatim," some means "strictly verbatim." nm
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Para means near. Parathoracic means near the thoracic muscles. nm
Subject: Para means near. Parathoracic means near the thoracic muscles. nm
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Just try to remember it is actually an acronym
Subject: Just try to remember it is actually an acronym
ACE - angiotensin converting enzyme.
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.
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
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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.
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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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Subject: SVN is an acronym for small-volume nebulizer. =) nm.
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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!!!
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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 !
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.
Do you know what this means?
Subject: Do you know what this means?
Any idea what this means?
Yes, believe that's what he means! ESL? nm
Subject: Yes, believe that's what he means! ESL? nm
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yes, means not sure
Subject: yes, means not sure
you should get a regular dictionary too
Does anyone know what DAC means?
Subject: Does anyone know what DAC means?
I'm sure it is what he means, but (sm)
Subject: I'm sure it is what he means, but (sm)
He says it so weird. I was wondering if anyone ever heard of heparnotic or something similar--I can't find it anywhere. He has said it before and says it the same way each time. I'm stumped.
That means nothing!!
Subject: That means nothing!!
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You do know what that means?? sm
Subject: You do know what that means?? sm
Means YOU ARE ONE OF US!!!! We are just plain old puzzle solvers who try to decipher the clues!!!
Glad to help. Keep going. !!! Good luck!!
If this is a UTI, I think it means this. sm
Subject: If this is a UTI, I think it means this. sm
The patient went ahead and took something for the UTI, causing partial clearing of the urine, so the results of the UA are skewed.
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Not sure what she means . . .
Subject: Not sure what she means . . .
Patient in the ER with urosepsis. . .
"They did a cadaver and laminectomy from L2-L4." That's the sentence. I don't know if she's just spacing a little with the cadaver part or am I missing something???
maybe it means less than 2:40
Subject: maybe it means less than 2:40
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It means...
Subject: It means...
exploratory laparotomy
unless he means sm
Subject: unless he means sm
co as in co-morbid, the person already had this problem.
(NtBNP), and N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide ...... be certain whether co-morbid
I think that is what he means but not said clearly!
Subject: I think that is what he means but not said clearly!
probably what she means
Subject: probably what she means
but not what she says... we can't send to editing unless it has more than 3 blanks... going to send a note to supervisor .
yes thanks I do think that's what he means
Subject: yes thanks I do think that's what he means
he did not pronounce the n but I'm sure that's it... new medication. Thank you
Since neo- means new, that would
Subject: Since neo- means new, that would
make sense. He is making a new palate. BTW, I think Coblator is a brand name.
Can you tell me what it means?
Subject: Can you tell me what it means?
REally? I can't find Craco anywhere. Do you know what it means?
that must be what he means...thanks : )
Subject: that must be what he means...thanks : )
Maybe what he really means is
Subject: Maybe what he really means is
problematic
Probably what he means. TY. nm
Subject: Probably what he means. TY. nm
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nil means Ŕ" so
Subject: nil means Ŕ" so
1. A 2.0 incision.
2. #10 JP drain is fine.
not sure what self suture is but usually suture is 2-0, 3-0, etc. with the number "0" not letter "O". Hope that helps.
That just means
Subject: That just means
that the borders of the lesion were clearly delineated visually, not neccesarily the excised margins.
LKS likely - BJE means ...sm
Subject: LKS likely - BJE means ...sm
LKS maybe?
LKS = Liver, kidneys, spleen.
BJE = Bones, joints, extremities.
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