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Universal Abbreviation
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Posted about 1 year ago Can you give any abbreviation and word meaning, medically or not that is universally accepted. I will start with CPR-Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation |
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| Posted about 1 year ago RN-Registered Nurse |
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| Posted about 1 year ago NSAID-Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs |
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| Posted about 1 year ago OD-once a day or everyday |
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| Posted about 1 year ago BID-two times a day |
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| Posted about 1 year ago TID-three times a day |
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| Posted about 1 year ago RPSGT = Registered Ploysomnographic Technician |
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| Posted about 1 year ago BGA-Blood Gas Analysis |
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| Posted about 1 year ago AnnGem says ...
If I recall correctly, OD also stands for right eye. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago sewnew says ...
I believe that once a day is QD, this is why a lot of institutitions are requiring that orders be written out with the full spelling of the words, not appreviations, to prevent confusion. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago OD has never been an accepted abbreviation for once a day, it has always been QD Because of the confusion, at least on the west coast, accepted abbreviations is now a very short list. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago QD is actually 4x a day... OD is for right eye and o.d. is for once a day. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago OS- left eye, OU- both eyes |
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| Posted about 1 year ago TFT thyroid function test Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans ~ John Lennon Scott |
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| Posted about 1 year ago HHH Enema (High, Hot, Hell of a lot Enema) a very old abbreviation! Redneck I is...but bigot I taint! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago prettykitty64 says ...
that's really funny!!! Was there really such abbreviation?! lol. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago jane_0126 says ...
Yes Jane_0126 It is true and some Doctors even wrote orders for HHH enemas! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago That's really funny! Do they still use that one??? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago jane_0126 says ...
I don't know where you were trained but QD means every day (Quoque Die)not 4 x a day. QID is four times a day (quater in die) |
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| Posted about 1 year ago MI- stands for myocardial infarction "happiness depends upon ourselves" |
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| Posted about 1 year ago dmazment says ...
Thanks for that Deb... I forgot about the I in QID... But our once a day is really o.d. I guess not all abbreviations are the same. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago 0.h.----every hour |
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| Posted about 1 year ago jane_0126 says ...
I was talking about universally accepted abbreviations. I've never worked in a facility that used o.d for every day and I've worked in hospitals across the country in 25 states. This is the biggest problem with using abbreviations now, when back 30 years ago, only universally accepted abbreviations were allowed to be used. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I'm from the Philippines Deb... So, I don't think it's even applicable what your explanation is because it's applicable here in the U.S. I believe every country has differences in abbreviations. Because we still use those abbreviations and write it in paper for nurses notes. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago aq. or H2O - water |
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| Posted about 1 year ago q.h.----every hour |
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| Posted about 1 year ago PRN as needed. Stat = immediately ? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago ung.----ointment |
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| Posted about 1 year ago ADA ...American Diabetes Association |
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| Posted about 1 year ago BMI----Body Mass Index |
