ABC check Airway, Breathing Circulation
ADAAG ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
AD/HD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL activity of daily living (ADL) (assessing skills of daily living)
A fib Atrial Fibrillation
AHCD Advance Health Care Directives and Living Wills
a.k.a. also known as
ALS
A.M.A
AR AORTIC REGURGITATION
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BANANA
BD
BFF Best Friends Forever
BP Blood Pressure
BMP Basic Metobolic Panel
B.S. Bachelor of Science
BUN kidney function blood test
CASL
CBC Complete Blood Count
CFP
CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CHAOS Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome
CHF Congestive Heart Failure
CIDP
CIS Compromised Immune System
CLU
CMA Comparable Market Analysis used in Real Estate property value assessment
CNA Certified Nursing Assistant
COBRA Continuation of Health Coverage
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPR
CRS
CSF Cerebral Spinal Fluid
CTRS Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
CVA CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT a.k.a. STROKE
CYA
d.b.a. "doing business as" using a registered fictitious name
DES
DLA Daily Living Aids
DME Durable Medical Equipment
DNR do not recessitate
DPOA durable Power of Attorney
DRT Digital Retinal Imaging
DSS Missouri Dept. of Social Services
DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis
EMG
EOB
ESL English as a Second Language
FBS Fasting Blood Sugar
FSBO For Sale by Owner: typically used referring to home-sellers.
FSA
FTD
FYI For Your Information
GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
GERD
GIGO
GOMER Get Out of My Emergency Room
GRI
HAS
HCD Health Care Directive
HDL d High-density lipoprotein "good" CHOLESTEROL
HELOC Home Equity Line Of Credit
%HgA1c
HIV
HPV
HSA
ICE:
IRS
KS Karposi's Sarcoma
LDLC Low-density lipoprotein "bad" CHOLESTEROL
LOL Laugh Out Loud
LPC Licensed Professional Counselor
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
LSW Licensed Social Worker
M.Ed. Masters of Education degree, earned by some Licensed Professional Counselors.
MFL Main Floor Laundry. Highly recommend caregiver install one, if you do not have one.
MI myocardial infarction
MID
MIP Mortgage Insurance Premium
MO modus operandi: manner of working
MPT Masters of Physical Therapy
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
MRSA
MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MSW Masters of Social Work
NIMBY
NCS nerve conduction study
NSAIDS
NT Night Terrors
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OI Opportunistic Infections
OS Operating System for your computer.
OTC Over-the-Counter-medications and supplements
OT Occupational Therapy
PA Physician's Assistant
pdf printable document format. computer term for fliers and forms available for print out.
PE Pulmonary Embolism
PET POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCAN
PCP PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy, earned by some Licensed Professional Counselors.
PITI Principle, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, reference:mortage
PMI Private Mortgage Insurance
PK Preacher's Kid
PPA Partnership for Prescription Assistance
PRN "As the situation arises." used in treatment plan for some medication and therapy
PT Physical Therapist
PTA Physical Therapy Assistant
PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PVA
PVD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS
QOL quality-of-life (QOL)
RFC
RLS
RN Registered Nurse
RICE Rest-Ice-Compress-Elevate Sprains and Strains Treatment
ROTH IRA
RT 1.Respiratory Therapist 2. Recreational Therapist 3. Reminiscence Therapy
RWHFY Are we having FUN yet? Is this the FUN part?
SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
SD SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER SCHIZOPHRENIA
SLE LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
SNF Skilled Nursing Facility a.k.a. nursing home
SPF
SSI supplemental security income through Social Security
STAT Stat, an abbreviation of the Latin statim, a medical term meaning "immediately"
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease
TIA Transient Ischemic Attack
TKO Total Knock Out
TMI Too Much Information
TMJ TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder
TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TYG trust your gut.
UTI
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Binswanger's disease (BD), also called subcortical vascular dementia, is a type of
dementia caused by widespread, microscopic areas of damage to the deep
layers of white matter in the brain. The damage is the result of the thickening and
narrowing (atherosclerosis) of arteries that feed the subcortical areas of the brain.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder characterized
by unpleasant sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable urge to
move them for relief.
Ventricular tachycardia is a rapid heart beat initiated within the ventricles,
characterized by 3 or more consecutive premature ventricular beats.
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Chartered Advisor for Senior Living is a designation earned through The American
College in Bryn Mawr , PA. This is the premier college for insurance and financial
services studies.
Chartered Life Underwriter is a designation earned through The American College
in Bryn Mawr , PA. This is the premier college for insurance and financial services
studies.
Registered Financial Consultant earned through the
International Association of Registered Financial Consultants.
LMT Licensed Massage Therapist - means licensed by the state they reside in and
have completed requirements of education and training.
NCTMB Nationally Certified Therapist of Massage and Bodywork - achievement of additional
education,. training and maintaining a higher level of Nationally approved CEU's
(Continuing Educational Units)
or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), care for the sick, injured, convalescent, and
disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses.Training lasting
about 1 year is available in about 1,200 State-approved programs, mostly in
vocational or technical schools.
Registered nurses (RNs), record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help
to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery,
administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and
rehabilitation.
A bachelor’s of science degree in nursing (BSN), take about 4 years to
complete. ADN programs, take about 2 to 3 years to complete. Diploma
programs, administered in hospitals, last about 3 years. Generally, licensed
graduates of any of the three types of educational programs qualify for entry-
level positions as staff nurses.
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An individual retirement account in which a person can set aside after-tax income
up to a specified amount each year. Earnings on the account are tax-free,
tax-free withdrawals may be made after age 59 1/2 .
Some banks and credit unions offer products were small amounts can be
added like a savings account, after an initial investment is made.
One such product is a ROTH IRA CD.
A Health Savings Account (HSA) allows individuals and/or employers
to contribute pretax dollars to pay for medical expenses including
over-the-counter, prescription, and vision health essentials -
not covered by insurance policies.
Unlike a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), unused funds do not disappear
at year-end. HSA dollars roll-over year-over-year, which means that
account holders build up balances to pay for medical expenses.
Account holders submit expense deductions on Schedule A,
Form 1040 to the IRS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease,
is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that
attacks the nerve cells
"against medical advice" code entered on chart if you refuse medical care, or
leave a medical facility before staff think you are ready. Remember, you have
the right to a.m.a. Do your research. Trust your gut. Sometimes YOU do know
what is best for you and your caregivee. Consider legal and financial
consequences.
Certified Financial Planner is a designation earned through
The College of Financial Planning.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a first-aid technique used to keep victims of
cardiopulmonary arrest alive and to prevent brain damage while more advanced
medical help is on the way. CPR has two goals: keep blood flowing throughout the
body keep air flowing in and out of the lungs.
The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest designation awarded to sales
associates in the residential sales field. The CRS designation recognizes professional
accomplishments in both experience and education
National Association of Realtors earned designation
"cover your anatomy" "COVER YOUR ASSETS" do your research.
Read the fine print when making decisions always consider legal and financial
issues.You are your own best defense. Know your rights. Don't be bullied.
Be prepared.
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
It measures electrical activity of the muscles at rest and when they are used.
Explanation of Benefits. Insurance notice with itemized services,charges, and
deductibles.
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) allows consumers to deduct pre-tax dollars
from their paychecks and deposit those funds in employer-sponsored accounts
to pay for medical expenses - including over-the-counter, prescription, and
vision health essentials. Consumers then submit expense receipts to
healthcare administrators for reimbursement.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) describes a clinical syndrome associated
shrinking of the frontal and temporal anterior lobes of the brain.
Originally known as Pick’s disease,
Holmes-Adie syndrome (HAS) is a neurological disorder affecting the
pupil of the eye and the autonomic nervous system.
HEMOGLOBIN A1C Blood test which monitors sugar metabolism over a two to
three month period.Difficult to "cheat" on THIS test!
Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses
that includes more than 100 different strains or types.
In Case of Emergency Code: label contact people with ICE in your cell phone
for emergency personnel. ex: ICE 1:Nancy/sister ICE 2:Jessica/daughter
Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is a common cause of memory loss in the elderly.
MID is caused by multiple strokes (disruption of blood flow to the brain).
Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs): An irregular heartbeat in which the lower
chambers of the heart (the ventricles) beat before they are supposed to.
GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT GIGO, this is a famous computer axiom meaning that if invalid
data is entered into a system, the resulting output will also be invalid. Although originally applied to
computer software, the axiom holds true for all systems, including, for example, decision-making
systems.
SPF (sun protection factor): measures the length of time a product protects against skin reddening
from UVB, compared to how long the skin takes to redden without protection.
UVA (ultraviolet-A): long- wave solar rays of 320-400 nanometers (billionths of a meter).
Although less likely than UVB to cause sunburn, UVA penetrates the skin more deeply, and
is considered the chief culprit behind wrinkling, leathering, and other aspects of
"photoaging." The latest studies show that UVA not only increases UVB 's cancer-causing
effects, but may directly cause some skin cancers, including melanomas.
UVB (ultraviolet-B): short-wave solar rays of 290-320 nanometers. More potent than UVA in
producing sunburn, these rays are considered the main cause of basal and squamous cell
carcinomas as well as a significant cause of melanoma.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen that was developed to supplement a woman's natural
estrogen production. First prescribed by physicians in 1938 for women who experienced miscarriages or
premature deliveries,
BANANA is an acronym for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything (or Anyone).
The term is most often used to criticize the ongoing opposition of certain interest groups to land development.
are mild to severe infectious diseases in a compromised host. The
infections are caused by microorganisms that normally do not cause serious disease in healthy people.
Archer MSAs were created to help self-employed individuals and employees of certain small employers
meet the medical care costs of the account holder, the account holder's spouse, or the account holder's
dependent(s).
MSA
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