Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

[Florence NightinFAIL]

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

Here is Mine:

Alopecia

Good luck & have fun!

[jpetrunis]

SAD = seasonal affective disorder

yes, that's the real meaning of the abbreviation. unfortunately, he uses it for schizoaffective disorder, which is something quite different!

[RogueWolf]

Okay jobema3b

Being an old medic myself let me try

DRT - Dead Right There

FTD - Fixin To Die

GOMER - Get Outta Me E.R.

PPE - ??

MUH - Messed Up Heart

PBS - Pretty Bad Shape

PCL - Pre Code Looking

HIBGIA - Had It Before, Got It Again

CATS - Cut All To S#!^

FDGB - Fall Down Go Boom

ART - Assuming Room Temperature

CTD - Circling Th eDrain

OTD - ??

And can you clarify these phrases:

"glow worms" - Hazmat

"terminal deceleration syndrome" - Fatal Car Crash or Jumper

"pharmaceutically gifted" - Extensive Self Medication

Try this one

MACAWS

[kaeri]

We must speak a different language down this way - although some have got it right.

1)*PAFO*

2) *PONV*

3) *OOHA*

4)*INR.= International normalised ratio

5)* PND*

6) *FITH'S DISEASE* = NOT a spelling error (is F.I.T.H. Syndrome)

7) *CAD*=coronary artey disease

8) *PUIT*

9)*TURP*= trans urethral etc

any more guesses?

btw - i love love LOVE the medics' terminology. so dry and straight to the poimt.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

We must speak a different language down this way - although some have got it right.

1)*PAFO*

2) *PONV*

3) *OOHA*

4)*INR.= International normalised ratio

5)* PND*

6) *FITH'S DISEASE* = NOT a spelling error (is F.I.T.H. Syndrome)

7) *CAD*=coronary artey disease

8) *PUIT*

9)*TURP*= trans urethral etc

any more guesses?

btw - i love love LOVE the medics' terminology. so dry and straight to the poimt.

i admit, i googled...pafo=pissed and fell over;fith syndrom=f#^$ed in the head(no wonder a hard rock band took this as a name,lol);PONV=post op n/v;PND=either paroxismal dyspnia or post natal depression....didnt find anything for puit, thought it appears to be french for "stream" as in brook....

[sanctuary, BSN, MSN, RN]

please tell me it's not "oy"s per minute....

OMG, I'm dying here, I've been sick, and you made me laugh so hard I coughed up a lung!!! This thread is the best.... :rotfl: :rotfl: :roll :smiley_aa

[kaeri]

i admit, i googled...pafo=pissed and fell over;fith syndrom=f#^$ed in the head(no wonder a hard rock band took this as a name,lol);PONV=post op n/v;PND=either paroxismal dyspnia or post natal depression....didnt find anything for puit, thought it appears to be french for "stream" as in brook....

you did so well - google or no google.

what about OOHA and it's brother BIBA? as in "OOHA BIBA"

PUIT = Passed Urine In Toilet

(sounds like an order at the falafel shop) 2 OOHA BIBAs and 1 PUIT please.

here's another: MIL and FIL

One thing which I've noticed is the number of variations in these abbreviations. The potential for error................. ecs when you get bad handwriting or serious accents. seriously - i dont even want to think about it - i want to get some sleep tonight.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

you did so well - google or no google.

what about OOHA and it's brother BIBA? as in "OOHA BIBA"

PUIT = Passed Urine In Toilet

(sounds like an order at the falafel shop) 2 OOHA BIBAs and 1 PUIT please.

here's another: MIL and FIL

One thing which I've noticed is the number of variations in these abbreviations. The potential for error................. ecs when you get bad handwriting or serious accents. seriously - i dont even want to think about it - i want to get some sleep tonight.

i had hoped you wouldnt notice,lol....5 pages of google on ooha=0;2 on biba=0..........

mil and fil....mother and father in-law,lol

[sanctuary, BSN, MSN, RN]

(sounds like an order at the falafel shop) 2 OOHA BIBAs and 1 PUIT please.

.

[bANANA]I'm dying here, honestly. This is the most fun that I've had with my clothes on in a long time.[/bANANA]

[sanctuary, BSN, MSN, RN]

OK, here's one... NO CHEATING.

trichotillomania.

[kaeri]

i had hoped you wouldnt notice,lol....5 pages of google on ooha=0;2 on biba=0..........

mil and fil....mother and father in-law,lol

ooha = out of hospital arrest

biba = bought in by ambulance

puit = pu in toilet.

have been nursing since '78 and heard these for first time in last 6 months

i am sure someone in our critical care units has made them up.

[kaeri]

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OK, here's one... NO CHEATING.

trichotillomania.

"fear of bad hair day?" or "panic re bad hair"

[SK-222]

Before reading through the rest of the thread and/or seeing answers posted, I'm going to take my guesses......

1) PAFO - Peed and fell over?

2) PONV - i'm thinking either "oral" or "post op" nausea & vomiting

3) OOHA - something to do with opthalmic headaches?

4) and this is one I accepted without thinking, until I realised I didnt know what it stood for - INR.

5) PND - Postnasal Discharge/drainage

6) FITH'S DISEASE - some type of virus? (been awhile since I saw/heard this one)

7) CAD - Coronary Artery Disease

8) PUIT - purple urine in tube (I totally don't know this one!)

9)TURP - Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

now to hit reply and continue reading the thread and see how many I got right