RE: PT>EN: Nephrology / GPO

[Guest guest]

Hi Lilian

I think she made a mistake, writing the name of a test (GPO-PAP) on the

line dedicated to the medication.

Or " PO " means " per os " = oral, but we don't know what " G " corresponds to.

My guess

Le 01/02/2011 20:00, Lilian Ramsey a écrit :

> Dear list members,

>

> I have a Portuguese (Brazil) hand written

> transcription about a patient with

> glomerulonephritis. The document is a Patient's

> Progress Form, in which the nurse writes down all

> the appropriate information about the patient. In

> the space about " Medication in use " , there is

> this acronym " GPO " , and then a simple sentence

> stating the patient was already taking the

> medication at home when he arrived to the

> healthcare unit. The only thing remotely close to

> Medicine I know is that GPO is Glycerol Phosphate

> Oxidase or gastric peroxidase.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> Thank you in advance,

>

> Lilian Jiménez-Ramsey

> Portuguese and Spanish Medical Translator and Interpreter

> Fort Wayne, IN USA

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you, . That's what I thought.

Lilian

At 02:45 PM 2/1/2011, you wrote:

>

>

>Hi Lilian

>

>I think she made a mistake, writing the name of a test (GPO-PAP) on the

>line dedicated to the medication.

>Or " PO " means " per os " = oral, but we don't know what " G " corresponds to.

>My guess

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Lillian and Darin,

Darin, I have to contradict you -- erythropoietin can also be prescribed for

home administration. Giving my father a Procrit shot was one of the more

traumatic things I had to do as a caregiver. He was never on dialysis, although

renal failure was part of his diagnosis. Many people also get epo shots in their

hematologist's office (that's what we did for quite a while, before switching to

home administration).

FYI, my father got a monthly blood test, and a hemoglobin count below 10

triggered the shot. The drug came in small vials of 40,000 units, and the

syringes came separately, so the patient is responsible for filling the syringe.

http://tinyurl.com/4roc9ee

Best regards,

a

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Wilmington, Delaware

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English editing and proofreading

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>

> Hi Lillian,

>

>

>

> I worked in a dialysis unit for several years. One question - does it say

> that the medication was given at home? Typically in the U.S. EPO is

> administered in the dialysis unit while receiving treatment.

>

>

>

> Darin

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, a and Darin,

Sorry for taking this long to continue this

discussion. Yes, it was a home administration.

Thank you so much for your contribution to this point.

Kind regards,

Lilian

At 10:26 AM 2/4/2011, a wrote:

>

>

>Hi, Lillian and Darin,

>Darin, I have to contradict you --

>erythropoietin can also be prescribed for home

>administration. Giving my father a Procrit shot

>was one of the more traumatic things I had to do

>as a caregiver. He was never on dialysis,

>although renal failure was part of his

>diagnosis. Many people also get epo shots in

>their hematologist's office (that's what we did

>for quite a while, before switching to home administration).

>

>FYI, my father got a monthly blood test, and a

>hemoglobin count below 10 triggered the shot.

>The drug came in small vials of 40,000 units,

>and the syringes came separately, so the patient

>is responsible for filling the syringe.

><http://tinyurl.com/4roc9ee>http://tinyurl.com/4roc9ee

>

>Best regards,

>a

>

>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

>a Gordon

>Wilmington, Delaware

>Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian > English translation

>English editing and proofreading

><http://www.dbaPlanB.com>http://www.dbaPlanB.com

>http://www.jordanapublishing.com

><http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulagordontranslator/>http://www.linkedin.com/in/p\

aulagordontranslator/

>

>

> >

> > Hi Lillian,

> >

> >

> >

> > I worked in a dialysis unit for several years. One question - does it say

> > that the medication was given at home? Typically in the U.S. EPO is

> > administered in the dialysis unit while receiving treatment.

> >

> >

> >

> > Darin

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi, a and Darin,

Sorry for taking this long to continue this

discussion. Yes, it was a home administration.

Thank you so much for your contribution to this point.

Kind regards,

Lilian

At 10:26 AM 2/4/2011, a wrote:

>

>

>Hi, Lillian and Darin,

>Darin, I have to contradict you --

>erythropoietin can also be prescribed for home

>administration. Giving my father a Procrit shot

>was one of the more traumatic things I had to do

>as a caregiver. He was never on dialysis,

>although renal failure was part of his

>diagnosis. Many people also get epo shots in

>their hematologist's office (that's what we did

>for quite a while, before switching to home administration).

>

>FYI, my father got a monthly blood test, and a

>hemoglobin count below 10 triggered the shot.

>The drug came in small vials of 40,000 units,

>and the syringes came separately, so the patient

>is responsible for filling the syringe.

><http://tinyurl.com/4roc9ee>http://tinyurl.com/4roc9ee

>

>Best regards,

>a

>

>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

>a Gordon

>Wilmington, Delaware

>Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian > English translation

>English editing and proofreading

><http://www.dbaPlanB.com>http://www.dbaPlanB.com

>http://www.jordanapublishing.com

><http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulagordontranslator/>http://www.linkedin.com/in/p\

aulagordontranslator/

>

>

> >

> > Hi Lillian,

> >

> >

> >

> > I worked in a dialysis unit for several years. One question - does it say

> > that the medication was given at home? Typically in the U.S. EPO is

> > administered in the dialysis unit while receiving treatment.

> >

> >

> >

> > Darin

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Lilian,

I suggest to check how the nurse writes the " E " and the " G " .

EPO is commonly used for chronic renal failure in case of anemia related to

the lack of erythropoietin synthesis. I have no idea if there are some

conditions EPO could be indicated for human glomerulonephritis.

BR,

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Objet : PT>EN: Nephrology / GPO

Dear list members,

I have a Portuguese (Brazil) hand written

transcription about a patient with

glomerulonephritis. The document is a Patient's

Progress Form, in which the nurse writes down all

the appropriate information about the patient. In

the space about " Medication in use " , there is

this acronym " GPO " , and then a simple sentence

stating the patient was already taking the

medication at home when he arrived to the

healthcare unit. The only thing remotely close to

Medicine I know is that GPO is Glycerol Phosphate

Oxidase or gastric peroxidase.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance,

Lilian Jiménez-Ramsey

Portuguese and Spanish Medical Translator and Interpreter

Fort Wayne, IN USA