Glossary with Chat & Medical Abbreviations, Medical Terms, Etc.
Abbreviations:
Most Common Medical Abbreviations Used In Chat:
dx - diagnosis
sx - symptoms
s/e - side effects
mets - metastatic (cancer spread elsewhere besides primary tumor locations)
neph - nephrectomy (kidney removed)
rad - radical
BID - twice a day
TID - three times a day
QID - four times a day
qam - every am
qhs - every night at bedtime
qpm - every evening
prn - as needed
po - by mouth
iv - intravenous
subq - subqutaneous
im - intramuscular
Chat Abbreviations/Text Msg
ttyl talk to you later
brb be right back
gn goodnight
lol laughing out loud; lots of love; living on love
idk I don't know
(((( )))) cyber hug
Glossary:
radical nephrectomy vs partial nephrectomy - sometimes it is possible to take part of the kidney instead of all of the kidney. When taking all the kidney, it is called radical or full; when taking part of the kidney, it is called partial.
open vs laproscopically - with the new technology, it is sometimes possible to remove the kidney via a laproscopic procedure rather than making a large incision on abdomen or in back (open) to remove the kidney.
Stage - determines how far the cancer has spread ~ Stage I to Stage IV (with Stage IV being the worst)
Furman - determines how aggressive the cancer cell (Furman I to Furman IV with Furman IV being the most aggressive)
