I didn’t know what a lot of the abbreviations meant. I’m glad you asked. Some are medical terms such as DX, RX, TID, BID, these are medical shorthand. I had no idea DH, MIL, etc meant ‘dear’.
I remember when I first came on board I was wondering why so many elders were moving to IL, thinking for months it meant Illinois.... or AL, for Alabama.... or NH, for New Hampshire. I was thinking were those States the go to places to retire???
At least I knew enough that VA meant Veterans Admin instead of Virginia.
Then I noticed when we had the very easy to find old search engine on this website, that I could put in the initials for something I couldn't figure out and up would pop a clue :) The search engine we have now will give the State instead of the "term".... bummer.
dH can be just about anything when referring to one's husband, depending on the mood or in context of the post. Dear is only one. Husband with decline, dementia, disturbed, dumb (now that would not be nice, would it?), and no offense to a poster who named herself "Dorker", dH could be dork husband. When I use dH, those are my hubs new initials, lol.
Or, DH could mean darn husband, damn husband, or dumb husband. By using just the letters you don't have to commit, LOL. [LOL = laughing out loud, that's funny, or Little Ol' Lady, depending on context.]
LO Loved One (usually the person receiving care) CG Caregiver ALF Assisted Living Facility NH Nursing Home MC Memory Care Facility MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment (Sometimes the first stage of dementia)
This comes up periodically, if you do a site search for abbreviations you will come up with a few other threads. This is the longest so I assume it should cover everything 😜 www.agingcare.com/discussions/abbreviations-168663.htm
dh - dear husband dw - dear wife (though I haven't seen that much) dd - dear daughter ds - dear son dgd - dear granddaughter dgs - dear grandson fil - father in law mil - mother in law sil - sister in law or son in law (check the context) bil - brother in law
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At least I knew enough that VA meant Veterans Admin instead of Virginia.
Then I noticed when we had the very easy to find old search engine on this website, that I could put in the initials for something I couldn't figure out and up would pop a clue :) The search engine we have now will give the State instead of the "term".... bummer.
That was an entirely good question!
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Dear is only one.
Husband with decline, dementia, disturbed, dumb (now that would not be nice, would it?), and no offense to a poster who named herself "Dorker", dH could be dork husband.
When I use dH, those are my hubs new initials, lol.
And h x. stands for history.
LO Loved One (usually the person receiving care)
CG Caregiver
ALF Assisted Living Facility
NH Nursing Home
MC Memory Care Facility
MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment (Sometimes the first stage of dementia)
www.agingcare.com/discussions/abbreviations-168663.htm
who could forget so!!!
then there is the ones I need help with. I think these are right
dx - diagnosis
tx - treatment
sx - symptoms ( I think - definitely not s*x lol)
rx - prescription
someone help with others....
dw - dear wife (though I haven't seen that much)
dd - dear daughter
ds - dear son
dgd - dear granddaughter
dgs - dear grandson
fil - father in law
mil - mother in law
sil - sister in law or son in law (check the context)
bil - brother in law
Have I left any out?