COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
(Medical and non-medical)

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH = Painful
Abx = Antibiotics
AD = Anti-depressant
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AKA = Also Known As
ANA = Antinuclear Antibody
AS = Ankylosing Sponylitis
anti-d's = Anti-Depressants
BID (as in prescriptions) = Twice Daily
BIL = Brother-In-Law
BION = Believe It Or Not
BP = Blood Pressure
BPD = Bad Pain Day
BRB = Be Right Back
BT = Break-thru meds (a pain med you take in addition to long acting pain meds)
BTW = By the way
CFIDS = Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
CFS = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CMP = Chronic Myofascial Pain
CNS = Central Nervous System
CP = Chronic Pain
CPMP = Chronic Pain Management Program
CPS = Chronic Pain Syndrome
CSF = Cerebro-Spinal Fluid
CTS = Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
DD = Dear Daughter, Darling Daughter
DDD = Degenerative Disc Disease
DH = Darling husband
DS = Dear Son, Darling Son
Dx = Diagnosis
Dx'd = Diagnosed
ECG = Electrocardiogram
FIL = Father-In-Law
EMG = Electromylogram.
FPS = Faces Pain Scale
FM/FMS/Fibro = Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Syndrome
FWIW = For What It's Worth
GERD = Gastroesophogeal reflux disease.
GI = Gastro-Intestinal
GP = General Practitioner = UK version of PCP
Hep C = Hepatitis C
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy
HTH = Hope This Helps!
Hx = History (as in medical history)
HYDRO = Hydrotherapy
IAIYH = It's All In Your Head
IB = Irritable Bladder
IBS = Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ICU = Intensive Care Unit
IM = Medication By Muscle Injection
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IV =  Medication In The Vein
LA = Long Acting, referring to extended release opiates
LBP = Low Back Pain
LOL = Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Love
LPD = Low Pain Day
MED = Medicine, Medication
MPS =  Myofascial Pain Syndrome
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MIL = Mother-In-Law
MT = Massage Therapist
Neuro = Neurologist
NCPR = (usually in thread title): Not Chronic Pain Related
NP = Nurse Practioner
NS = Neurosurgeon
NSAIDs = Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
NSR = (usually in a thread title): Not Spine Related
OA = Osteoarthritis
OMT = Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy
OSA = Obstructive Sleep Apnea
OSS = Orthopedic Spinal Surgeon
OT = Occupational Therapy
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PA = Physicians Assistant
PCA = Patient-Controlled Analgesia
PCP = Primary Care Physician
PM = Pain Management/Pain Monster/Private Message
PMP = Pain Management Physician
PN = Peripheral Neuropathy
PO = Medication By Mouth (Oral)
PR = Pulse Rate
PRN = As  Needed (Medication)
PT/pt = Physical Therapy, Physical Therapist
PTSD/S = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Syndrome
PWC = People With CFS
PWFM = People With FM
QID - 4 Times A Day
RA = Rheumatiod Arthritis
RF = Rheumatoid Factor
RHEUMY = Rheumatologist
RICE = Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
RLS . . . Restless leg syndrome
ROFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A** Off
ROM = Range Of Motion
RR = Respiratory Rate
RSD . . . Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
RSI . . . Repetitive stress/strain injury
Rx = Medication/Prescription
Rx'd = Prescribed
SA = Short acting, referring to instant release opiates and fixed combo opiates
SCI = Spinal-Cord Injury
SF = Spinal Fracture
SMP = Sympathetically Mediated Pain
SO = Significant Other/spouse/Housemate
SOB = Shortness of Breath
SBO =  Spina Bifida Occulta
SIL = Sister-In-Law
SSD,  SSDI, SSI, = (all versions of social security disability)
Sx = Symptoms
TCS =  Tethered Cord Syndrome
TENS = Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIA = Transient Ischemic Attack ("little stroke")
TID (as in prescriptions) = Three Times Daily
TMJ = Temperomandibular joint dysfunction
TOS = Thorasic Outlet Syndrome
TOS = Terms of Service
TPs = Tender Points (of fibromyalgia syndrome)
TrPs = Trigger Points (of myofascial pain syndrome)
TTT = Tilt Table Test
Tx = Treatment
W/ = With
WBC = White Blood Cell or White Blood Count
WDWN = Well Developed, Well Nourished
WNL = Within Normal Limits
W/O = Without
 
ac (ante cibum) = "before meals"
bid (bis in die) = "twice a day"
gt (gutta) = "drop"
hs (hora somni) = "at bedtime"
od (oculus dexter) = "right eye"
os (oculus sinister) = "left eye"
po (per os) = "by mouth"
pc (post cibum) = "after meals"
prn (pro re nata) = "as needed"
q 3 h (quaque 3 hora) = "every 3 hours"
qd (quaque die) = "every day"
qid (quater in die) = "4 times a day"
Sig (signa) = "write"
tid (ter in die) = "3 times a day"