Acronyms

[Quoideneuf]

Is there some handy post that details the abbreviations that are used here ( CABG / PVST/LAD/STEMI/HCM). I have no idea if posts are relevant to my condition !-

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If you look on the right you should see 'Pinned Posts', click on 'See All', scroll down a little and you'll see 'Abbreviations and acronyms'.

[Quoideneuf in reply to Hidden]

Superb. Thanks 👍

[Mountwood in reply to Hidden]

That doesn't work for me, Gaz chops. I go to Pinned Posts, click on "see all", scroll down through a list of items and reach Archive without any mention of Abbreviations etc. Do you know what I'd doing wrong?

[Hidden in reply to Mountwood]

Hmm not sure why you can't see it!

Try this link, if it works ok you could save it

healthunlocked.com/bhf/post...

[Mountwood in reply to Hidden]

It worked!! Many thanks, I'll print off a list.

[-007-]

I didn’t see CABG on that list (but I’ve just woken up and looking through one eye 🤪). CABG = Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.

In my case I had CABG x5 meaning that I had five grafts.

But to be honest if I read a post with abbreviations that I don’t know then I just bypass that post. It’s just my opinion but if someone can’t be bothered to write what they mean I can’t be bothered to look it up.

Also abbreviations doesn’t make the site new user friendly.

But that’s just my opinion and I know I’m probably in the minority.

I also write “you” in texts and not “u”.

And I write “and “ and not “n”.

So maybe it’s just me.

So as Jimmy Young used to say BFN 👋

-007- Licensed to Pill 💊

[Hidden in reply to -007-]

I think they’re useful to know as Clinicians often use acronyms in letters & also for searching on here as many will use them in post titles.

[Nettekin in reply to -007-]

Hi 007. I'm even worse, I still have to put all the correct punctuation in texts as well.When I write e-mails I revert to the old standards of letter writing (forms of address, paragraphs, punctuation etc).

Don't think at 57 I will change now!

Was only thinking the other day how sad it is that the younger generations may never have the need to write a physical letter.

Hope you are keeping well x

[-007- in reply to Nettekin]

Hi There,hahahah I know what you mean.

I'm 68 and I try to maintain standards but I was never very good at grammar and to make matters worse, I'm slightly dyslexic so thank goodness for my spellchecker lol.

I do try though.

Yes, keeping well thanks, hope you are too.

[Nettekin in reply to -007-]

Good, thanks😁 Thought my stress levels need a challenge, so in the middle of a house sale / purchase. X

[-007- in reply to Nettekin]

Awww moving house is something we swear we’ll never do again…until we do. Best of luck 👍

[mumsastudent in reply to -007-]

I was a mature student & my spelling was/is so bad the spell check frequently had nervous breakdowns - so I use to write my essays with - ahem- a thesaurus (spellchecked) behind the screen as well 😀

[-007- in reply to mumsastudent]

Hahaha yep been there done that. I was doing an open university degree (bachelor of science with hons) and to make matters worse my business was, get ready, website design 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Strangely though, I could write a web page in actual script better than I could type a letter.

My brain is definitely wired up differently.

Good job I’m a, [whispers], secret agent now. All I have to do is drive fast, shoot guns and look cool. I got the driving fast part ok though…

[mumsastudent]

Part of my degree was psychology can you imagine how much fun I had with conditions, drugs ect I practiced spelling of relevant words in a reporters note book - & there was a lot of them 😀

[-007- in reply to mumsastudent]

🙈🤣🤣