Guest guest Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 ACAT: Aged Care Assessment Team LTC: Long Term Care AD: Alzheimer's Disease MAOI: MonoAmine Oxidase Inhibitor ADL: Activities of Daily Living MD: Medical Doctor or land AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome MIA: Missing In Action ALF: Assisted Living Facility MID: Multi Infarct Dementia ALZ: Alzheimer's MIL: Mother In Law AOL: America On Line MMSE: Mini-Mental State Exam AZ: Alzheimer's Disease MO: Missouri BID: Twice a Day MO: Modus Operandi <Method of Operation> BIL: Brother In Law MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging BILFH: Brother In Law From Hell NH: Nursing Home or New Hampshire (we had one person wondering why everyone was so sad when their LO was moved to NH, until the person figured out it was a Nursing Home everyone was talking about instead of New Hampshire BNLT: Basic-Nice-Lady-Type NIA: National Institute on Aging BP: Blood Pressure NIH: National Institute of Health BRB: Be Right Back NOS: Not Otherwise Specified BTW: By The Way o.d. daily (omni dei) CD: Caregiver's Dementia OK: OK CHF: Chronic Heart Failure OD: Ocular Dexter or right eye, CG: Caregiver OS: Ocular Sinister or left eye (Above two abbreviations are frequently used to indicate a particular eye in regards to treatments of eye ailments, such as eyedrops CICO: Coffee In Coffee Out 2gtts QD OD = 2 drops daily in the right eye.) CRBF: Commuity Based Residential Facility OU: Ocular Universalis, or both eyes CT: (or CAT) - Computerized Tomography or Computerized Axial Tomography PCP: Primary Care Provider DL: Driver's License PIA: (See PIB and sub for the B <different name for same part of anatomy>) EOAD: Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease PIB: Pain In the Butt ER: Emergency Room POA: Power of Attorney ERT: Estrogen Replacement Therapy PRN: Pro Re Nata, " as needed " or " as necessary " , Patient Reeking - NOW, Pee Reaches the Nose, Patient Really Nasty FDA: Food & Drug Administration QD: once a day FIL: Father In Law QID: four times a day. FLD: Frontal Lobe Dementia QOD: every other day FND: Fools Never Differ ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Repair (Note: Another 6 letter F word may be substituted) ROFLMAO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A** Off FWIW: For What It's Worth SASE: Self Addressed Stamped Envelope GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike SIL: Sister In Law GOMER: Get Out of My Emergency Room! SNAFU: Situation Normal All Fouled Up HHA: Home Health Aide SOB: Probably not what you're thinking. Here it could mean Shortness of Breath. (Could mean the other thing too.) HMO: Health Managment Organization SU: Spousal Unit - Hubby or Wife or ?? HTH!: Hope This Helps! TIA: Transient Ischaemic Attack " TIA: Transient (back to normal in 24 hrs) Ischaemic (not enough blood) Attack (ouch!) " ICQ: I Seek You - a communications program on the Web TID: Three Times a Day ID: Identification Card TPFIC: Tongue Planted Firmly In Cheek IIRC: If I Remember Correctly TTFN: Ta TA For Now IM: Intramuscular (as in injection) TTYL: Type To You Later IM: Instant Message <AOL Feature> UCLA: University of California at Los Angeles IMHO: In My Humble Opinion UTI: Urinary Tract Infection IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion VBG: Very Big Grin ISP: Internet Service Provider VNA: Visiting Nurse Association ITTTC: It's The Thought That Counts VW: Volkswagen LBD: Lewy Body Disease WA: Wedding Anniversary LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse WA: Washington (State, DC, 1st President, depending on use) LO: Loved One WA: Western Australia LOL: Laughing Out Loud WTG: Way To Go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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