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IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I dont know why GWS is used , but there are a bunch of the medical abbreviations that are not intuitive to me.

PRN = As Needed
ASA = aspirin
BRP = Bathroom Priviledges (this one is intuitive)
PT = Bloodtest
bid = Twice a Day
BS can = Breath Sounds or Bowl Sounds
C with a “-“ on top of it means “with”
M = so many things.

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ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
PRN is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase "pro re nata".

ASA is acetylsalicylic acid which is the chemical name for aspirin

PT is a specific type of blood test that measures how long it takes for blood to clot called "prothrombin time"

BID comes from another Latin phrase "bis in die". TID is 3 times and QID is 4 times a day

BS can also mean blood sugar

c̅ is basically equivelant to w/ meaning with but it comes from the Latin "cum"
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weariedfae@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I thought pt meant patient?

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- Apytele@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Or physical therapy.
  
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- IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Probably does
  
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