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Common Spinal Cord Injury Related Abbrevations Jul 10, 2014 1:15:03 GMT -8

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Post by Europedude on Jul 10, 2014 1:15:03 GMT -8

I was thinking of opening a thread mostly for all the newcomers and members from non english countries. I too sometimes struggle with some abbreviations, have to google them,.... It reminds me of my pre-injury work at an American multinational company with millions of abbreviations (heck, even its name is an abbreviation:)) We had a sw (software haha) where you typed in an abb., and it showed you full words.

So here are some abbreviations I see being used on the forum. Of course yours are welcome as well, as I'm sure I'll forget some:

SCI - spinal cord injury
AB - able bodied
CES - cauda equina syndrome
MS - multiple sclerosis
UTI - urinary tract infection
ED - erectile disfunction
BM - bowel management
B&B - bladder and bowel
cath = catheter, or to catheterise
para - paraplegic
quad - quadriplegic
WC, or W/C - wheelchair
AD - autonomic disreflexia
PVS - penile vibratory stimulation
etc. - et cetera

That's all I can think of right now... So help me out

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Common Spinal Cord Injury Related Abbrevations Jul 10, 2014 1:29:11 GMT -8

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Post by Lαrα on Jul 10, 2014 1:29:11 GMT -8

Great Post Europedude

Indeed we would benefit from our own glossary of terms..I think we could also add 'Urban Dictionary' type of abbreviations and alternatives..

In the meantime here is a link for a full alphabetical list for related abbreviations as issued by the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSIA)

click here for Medical Abbreviation (NSCIA)

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Common Spinal Cord Injury Related Abbrevations Jul 11, 2014 1:58:35 GMT -8

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Jul 10, 2014 3:54:06 GMT -8 Europedude said:

Great link Lαrα, wish I had seen it when I came here

Anyway you still can add some, that are used often here, and I forgot to mention.

BP- Blood Pressure
CNS - Central Nervous System
AFO - Ankle Foot Orthosis
PT -Physical Therapist
OT - Occupational Therapy

ill add some more and then we can maybe put them in order on a thread

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Common Spinal Cord Injury Related Abbrevations Jul 11, 2014 11:50:06 GMT -8

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Post by DJ on Jul 11, 2014 11:50:06 GMT -8

Jul 11, 2014 3:42:09 GMT -8 Lαrα said:

Jul 11, 2014 3:32:08 GMT -8 DJ said:

Lαrα I think the BP is normally reserved for just blood pressure. BR should be used for bowel routine IMO.

Your right yes...sorry, im a bit of a banana brain today

No problem!

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Common Spinal Cord Injury Related Abbrevations Jul 16, 2014 17:43:37 GMT -8

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Post by Knight on Jul 16, 2014 17:43:37 GMT -8

Jul 11, 2014 11:50:06 GMT -8 DJ said:

Jul 11, 2014 3:42:09 GMT -8 Lαrα said:

Your right yes...sorry, im a bit of a banana brain today

No problem!

I use BM for bowel movement. It covers any kind of program, routine, or movement at all. Very wide term. I also thought of a couple that I use sometimes. Not sure if some of them are used very often by others, but hey, just sharing right?

IBS = Irritable Bowel Syndrome
V/C = Valsalva and/or Crède (techniques used for emptying bladder without the use of a catheter)

(P.S. I edited because I realized the pink color font I chose was hard to read)

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Post by Europedude on Jul 10, 2014 1:15:03 GMT -8

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