Medical Abbreviations

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alarkra
alarkra Member Posts: 213
edited 13. Jun 2018, 05:37 in Living with Arthritis archive
Editing this thread so it's easy to see the abbreviations you need to define!
Mod YEH

RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis
OT = Occupational Therapist
MTX = Methotrexate
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  • minky67
    minky67 Member Posts: 2,328
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    THR Total Hip Replacement
    TKR Total Knee replacement
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Script - prescription
    Coco - Cocodamol
    Diclo - Diclofenac
    TWR - Total Wrist Replacement
    Metho - Methotrexate
    JIA - Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    PsA - psoriatic arthritis
    Gastro - Gastroentrologist
    Rheumi/Rheumy - Rheumatologist


    Elna x
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    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    DF118's = Dihydrocodiene
    Lanz = Lanzoprozole
    Nab = Nabumetone

    All above are meds..

    Tony
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    Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,417
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    meds: medication :lol:

    dx: diagnosis
    co-cos cocodamol

    love

    Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    OH = other half or occupational health - context makes it apparent which is being referred to.
    TNF = tumour necrosing factor, so anti TNF = anti that. TNF is found in the bloodstream of RAers etc and getting rid of it seems to ease symptoms.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    MRI Magnetic imaging scan (super xray)

    Love Sue
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    OA - osteoarthritis

    physio - physiotherapy

    ortho - orthopedic consultant/surgeon

    hydro - hydrotherapy

    and not forgetting, my favourite, (NOT!)
    TEDS - anti embolism stockings

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • cthornley
    cthornley Member Posts: 627
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    CT = computerised tomography :? , but in layman's terms its a type of x ray scanner, that you lie in and it takes cross sectional pictures

    Chrissie
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Not a medical term but MIL was used a few times that got me confused stands for MOTHER IN LAW

    juliepf x
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    SWMBO - she who must be obeyed.

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    In addition to SWMBO there is HWMBI - he who must be ignored.
    DD (dreamdaisy)
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • saggyoldbagpuss
    saggyoldbagpuss Member Posts: 55
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Blood Tests

    ANA - Antinuclear antibodies

    ENA - Extractable Nuclear Antibody

    RF - Rheumatoid Factor

    CCP - cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody

    Xxx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Ortho...orthopaedic surgeon

    The obviouse one LOL arthur or arther.....arthritis

    Hileena
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    ESA is Employment and Support Allowance..
    DLA is Disability Living Allowance..

    Tony
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    n035.gifRa-1996 -2013 RIP...
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    Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    what an excellent idea for a thread!

    AB / ABs = antibiotics

    AD / ADs = anti-depressants

    CBT = cognitive behavioural therapy

    blood tests I often have are:

    FBC = full blood count

    Profile = biochemical profile

    ESR = erythrocite sedimentation rate (I think!)

    PV = plasma viscosity (my area now does this instead of the ESR test)

    CRP = c-reactive protein


    phew!!
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    LFT = Liver Function Test

    Tony
    e050.gifMe-Tony
    n035.gifRa-1996 -2013 RIP...
    k040.gif
    Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP
  • alarkra
    alarkra Member Posts: 213
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Of the meds we all have, what type of thing they do? On this thread so far I think we have definitions for many of them, but I personally am not sure as to what they do to help our poorly bodies. :wink:

    Sulfa - Sulfasalazine
    Hydox - Hydroxychloroquine
    Meloxicam

    All anti-inflammatory meds (I have them for my RA).
  • Rainbow77
    Rainbow77 Member Posts: 275
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    ReA - Reactive Arthritis
    DMARDS - disease modifying drugs
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    DDA is either the Disabilities Discrimination Act..... or I know it better as the Dangerous Dog Act... now that really did used to confuse me :wink: Couldn't work out why arthritis was connected to the DDA I knew :lol::lol: Cris x
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Infliximab (Remicade)

    Rituximab (MabThera)

    Humira (Adalimumab)

    Enbrel (Etanercept)

    Tocilizumab (RoActemra)

    Certolizumab (Cimzia)


    types of Anti-Tnf's!

    (Anti-TNFs are a type of biologic drug that work by blocking the action of a chemical called tumour necrosis factor (TNF). TNF is thought to play an important role in driving the inflammation and tissue damage in certain kinds of inflammatory arthritis.)
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    GA = general anaesthetic. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • lalla
    lalla Member Posts: 138
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Great list you must have read my thoughts about it
    OT occupational therapist
    OCC Health Occupational health


    Linda
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,710
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    PMR - Polymyalgia Rheumatica
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • scribbler
    scribbler Member Posts: 54
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    I remember getting very worried about the term NAD that kept appearing on my notes when I was expecting my first child. It was a long time before I found it meant "nothing abnormal discovered" !! :mrgreen:
  • maria09
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    DNA Did not attend
    NOK next if kin
    NWB none weight bearing
    PWB partial weight bearing
    IVI intra venous infusion
    IM intra muscular
    TER total elbow replacement
    Got many more but they are not exciting
    Maria
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