Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

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Hi,

I thought it would be fun to play a little game and learn at the same time. I know there are alot of Student Nurses & Graduate Nurses so I hope ya'll participate.

So here are the rules: You have to either provide a definition to a term or give the correct name of the abbreviation (whichever the poster above you posts). Then when you answser (only if you know correctly)...then give a term or abbr. for the next person to solve (bolded if you can to make it stand out).

P.S. If there is more than one definition or name, give both.

P.S.S. Don't even think about googling it. The only resource you can use is your brain :D

Here is Mine:

Alopecia

Good luck & have fun! :D

Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

total gravid alive, total gravid ?

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Specializes in nursery, L and D.
Ota

Ftp

Uds

Iugr

frp=failure to progress

uds=urine drug screen

iugr=interuterine growth retardation

ota=?

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ota= open to air

did someone answer hitt? Heparin induced thrombotic (?) thrombocytopenia

here's something I wrote today "OOB ad lib; AMB I c min A to BR; voiding CYU QS" I know that's a lot of abbrs--sorry for not following the rules. I'm just showing off my new writing style. I'm an NLN.

When I was a student early on, I'd take copious notes from patient charts (privacy protected of course) and I'd write down tons of these abbreviations. The funny thing is, I thought if I googled them with quotation marks I could find out what they meant. Little did I know how ineffective this technique would be. :banghead:

This thread is hilarious!

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Specializes in DIALYSIS, ICU/CCU, ONCOLOGY, CORRECTIONS.
lvedp

one echo too many !

left ventricular end diasolic pressure

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Oh, anyone heard of HIVAN? That's an interesting one.

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Specializes in DIALYSIS, ICU/CCU, ONCOLOGY, CORRECTIONS.
sem

zsb

wpw

ZSB and XIP still out there

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.
Either, as already stated, tetralogy of fallot. On our unit, it's also "train-of-four" ... testing for over/undersedating our paralyzed kiddos.

No one has yet gotten TGA/TGV correct ... I'm waiting here!

Transposition of the Great Arteries (I think I know this one)

Transposition of the Great Veins? (maybe?)

In the same thought;

TAPVR

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Either, as already stated, tetralogy of fallot. On our unit, it's also "train-of-four" ... testing for over/undersedating our paralyzed kiddos.

No one has yet gotten TGA/TGV correct ... I'm waiting here!

Something to do with Arteries/Veins?

I have no idea. I'm very curious though.

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Transposition of the Great Arteries (I think I know this one)

Transposition of the Great Veins? (maybe?)

Good one!

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Specializes in DIALYSIS, ICU/CCU, ONCOLOGY, CORRECTIONS.
Oh, anyone heard of HIVAN? That's an interesting one.

HIV and AIDS Network

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HIV and AIDS Network

It may mean that too, but I'm referring to a specific condition. I will hint: it's often associated with ESRD

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Specializes in DIALYSIS, ICU/CCU, ONCOLOGY, CORRECTIONS.
Oh, anyone heard of HIVAN? That's an interesting one.

HIV associated nephropaty?

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