S/P WA with left paresis

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

I have mostly seen it used to mean "while awake", but it could also mean "with assistance" although the letter "c" with a line over it is usually used to mean the word "with".

In the title to this thread you have "WA with left paresis" which doesn't make sense to me. What does make sense, however, is "s/p CVA with left paresis". CVA means "cerebrovascular accident", or more commonly, a stroke. And, a person having a stroke would get a left paresis. Is it possible that if you look at the handwritting of this phrase that it might be "CVA" and not "WA", that the letters "CV" kind of look like a "W"?

And, yes, s/p, or S/P, means "status post". Do you undertand what status post means?

[cindib]

Not really. I'm assuming it means her state after having CVA. Is that correct?

Thanks for you help. I did find CVA as well.

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

I'm assuming it means her state after having CVA. Is that correct?

Yes, you are correct.