What are the common acronyms used on the Alzheimer List?
ACAT: Aged Care Assessment Team |
LTC: Long Term Care |
AD: Alzheimer's Disease |
MAOI: MonoAmine Oxidase Inhibitor |
ADL: Activities of Daily Living |
MD: Medical Doctor or Maryland |
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
MIA: Missing In Action |
ALF: Assisted Living Facility |
MID: Multi Infarct Dementia |
ALZ: Alzheimer's |
MIL: Mother In Law |
AOL: America On Line |
MMSE: Mini-Mental State Exam |
AZ: Alzheimer's Disease |
MO: Missouri |
BID: Twice a Day |
MO: Modus Operandi <Method of Operation> |
BIL: Brother In Law |
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
BILFH: Brother In Law From Hell |
NH: Nursing Home or New Hampshire (we had one person wondering why everyone was so sad when their LO was moved to NH, until the person figured out it was a Nursing Home everyone was talking about instead of New Hampshire |
BNLT: Basic-Nice-Lady-Type |
NIA: National Institute on Aging |
BP: Blood Pressure |
NIH: National Institute of Health |
BRB: Be Right Back |
NOS: Not Otherwise Specified |
BTW: By The Way |
o.d. daily (omni dei) |
CD: Caregiver's Dementia |
OK: OK |
CHF: Chronic Heart Failure |
OD: Ocular Dexter or right eye, |
CG: Caregiver |
OS: Ocular Sinister or left eye (Above two abbreviations are frequently used to indicate a particular eye in regards to treatments of eye ailments, such as eyedrops |
CICO: Coffee In Coffee Out |
2gtts QD OD = 2 drops daily in the right eye.) |
CRBF: Commuity Based Residential Facility |
OU: Ocular Universalis, or both eyes |
CT: (or CAT) - Computerized Tomography or Computerized Axial Tomography |
PCP: Primary Care Provider |
DL: Driver's License |
PIA: (See PIB and sub for the B <different name for same part of anatomy>) |
EOAD: Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease |
PIB: Pain In the Butt |
ER: Emergency Room |
POA: Power of Attorney |
ERT: Estrogen Replacement Therapy |
PRN: Pro Re Nata, "as needed" or "as necessary", Patient Reeking - NOW, Pee Reaches the Nose, Patient Really Nasty |
FDA: Food & Drug Administration |
QD: once a day |
FIL: Father In Law |
QID: four times a day. |
FLD: Frontal Lobe Dementia |
QOD: every other day |
FND: Fools Never Differ |
ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Repair (Note: Another 6 letter F word may be substituted) |
ROFLMAO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A** Off |
FWIW: For What It's Worth |
SASE: Self Addressed Stamped Envelope |
GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike |
SIL: Sister In Law |
GOMER: Get Out of My Emergency Room! |
SNAFU: Situation Normal All Fouled Up |
HHA: Home Health Aide |
SOB: Probably not what you're thinking. Here it could mean Shortness of Breath. (Could mean the other thing too.) |
HMO: Health Managment Organization |
SU: Spousal Unit - Hubby or Wife or ?? |
HTH!: Hope This Helps! |
TIA: Transient Ischaemic Attack" |
ICQ: I Seek You - a communications program on the Web |
TID: Three Times a Day |
ID: Identification Card |
TPFIC: Tongue Planted Firmly In Cheek |
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly |
TTFN: Ta TA For Now |
IM: Intramuscular (as in injection) |
TTYL: Type To You Later |
IM: Instant Message <AOL Feature> |
UCLA: University of California at Los Angeles |
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion |
UTI: Urinary Tract Infection |
IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion |
VBG: Very Big Grin |
ISP: Internet Service Provider |
VNA: Visiting Nurse Association |
ITTTC: It's The Thought That Counts |
VW: Volkswagen |
LBD: Lewy Body Disease |
WA: Wedding Anniversary |
LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse |
WA: Washington (State, DC, 1st President, depending on use) |
LO: Loved One |
WA: Western Australia |
LOL: Laughing Out Loud |
WTG: Way To Go |
