questions from clinical handover.

[comnursesall]

There are several questions from clinical handover.

1. what is "MO degeneration"?

2. what is "D/O adhesions"?

3. how to pronounce the word "Hodgkin" within non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

do anybody help?

thanks.

[gixergirl]

Well, I can help with #3

Hodgkin's= Say it like Haaj-kins. The "Hodg" part should rhyme with Lodge. The rest is up to the nurses out there!

[comnursesall]

please give more ideas about the first 2 questions.

[Woodenpug, BSN]

Context seems to help me when I see something strange written in the hand-off report. Here are my guesses MO degeneration - Macular optical degeneration. duodenal operative adhesions. Not the best guesses because I had to make something up for the second word in each abbreviation.

[comnursesall]

please don't guess in this way, give concrete evidences.

[BluegrassRN]

please don't guess in this way, give concrete evidences.

Well, without context, what do you expect us to do?

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

please don't guess in this way, give concrete evidences.

Then give us something to work with! pts diagnosis, past surgeries, past medical history.

[shaCNS]

D/O adhesions means "division of adhesions".

It's a surgical procedure, whereby adhesions (usually to the bowel) are divided, allowing the bowel to function normally and without pain.

[Cat_RN, ASN, BSN, RN]

Um... you need to just out right ask the nurse handing over to you if you don't understand something.. not expect us to majically read their minds and do the work for you. Why wouldn't you just ask them?

[comnursesall]

excellent answer about "D/O adhesions".

now, how about the first question: what is "MO degeneration"?

please help.

[wooh, BSN, RN]

please don't guess in this way, give concrete evidences.

Or in other words, "Do my homework for me!"

[comnursesall]

please give more ideas about "MO degeneration".

many thanks.