Medical abbreviations BP, OE, JVP, CNS NAD

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

What do the underlined abbreviations stand for? I also wrote how some of them are pronounced but I am not sure I am right. ''Pulse 100/min.'' Pulse one/a hundred beats per minute. ''BP:100/70mm/Hg'' is pronounced as blood pressure a /one hundred seventy millimeters of mercury. I coudn't find the rest of them.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I don't know what all of them stand for, but I'm sure you can Google them—for example: BP def. You pronounce the letters just the way the letters are pronounced.

We would usually say "a hundred beats per minute" or "a hundred beats a minute" and "a hundred over seventy" or "one hundred over seventy."

 

[Raymott]

JVP - "jugular venous pressure".
O/E - "On examination". Prior this you'll find the history - what the patient tells you. O/E tells what you find by looking, feeling, etc.
CNS - NAD. - "Central Nervous system - No abnormalities detected".

Pulse rate - 100 beats per minute. "/" is unpronounceable and means various things.
BP - one hundred on (or over) seventy. No one says "millimeters of mercury", but that's what it means.

 

[Rachel Adams]

JVP - "jugular venous pressure".
O/E - "On examination". Prior this you'll find the history - what the patient tells you. O/E tells what you find by looking, feeling, etc.
CNS - NAD. - "Central Nervous system - No abnormalities detected".

Pulse rate - 100 beats per minute. "/" is unpronounceable and means various things. Is it pronouncable here too?
BP - one hundred on (or over) seventy. No one says "millimeters of mercury", but that's what it means.

Thank you very much. I didn't underline CVS NAD. NAD- No abnormalities detected" but what are CVS?

 

[Rachel Adams]

I don't know what all of them stand for, but I'm sure you can Google them—for example: BP def. You pronounce the letters just the way the letters are pronounced.

We would usually say "a hundred beats per minute" or "a hundred beats a minute" and "a hundred over seventy" or "one hundred over seventy."

I recently asked a question about abbreviations and found out that they are not pronounced as lettes of the alphabet. So medical abbreviations are an exeption or do I misunderstand? Would you say ''bi pi one hundred on seventy?'' Or ''Blood pressure one hundred on seventy'' in BP:100/70 min/Hg

 

[Skrej]

I imagine that would depend on context, and audience. I would guess that medical professionals talking to each other would be more likely pronounce it as letters, since they'd know what it referred to.

I'm almost certain I've heard nurses refer to my blood pressure both as 'BP' and "blood pressure'.

The 'on' versus 'over' for the numbers must be a regional difference. In AmE you can only read the numbers as X over Y - 100 over 70.
FYI, the top number is technically called the systolic number, while the bottom is the diastolic number.

CVS likely stands for cardiovascular system.

CVS also happens to be the name of a pharmacy chain in the US, but that's just a coincidence. The store name is an acronym of Consumer Value Store.

 

[GoesStation]

I recently asked a question about abbreviations and found out that they are not pronounced as lettes of the alphabet.

You asked about abbreviations of units of measure used after numbers. Other abbreviations are usually pronounced by naming the letters.

 

[Rachel Adams]

You asked about abbreviations of units of measure used after numbers. Other abbreviations are usually pronounced by naming the letters.

That's why I said ''maybe I misunderstand.'' Pronunciation. For example, 98.8°F (37.1°C) Ninety-eight point eight [FONT=&quot]ˈfærənhaɪt[/FONT]. Thirty-seven point one [FONT=&quot]/ˈselsiəs/.[/FONT]

 

[SoothingDave]

In most situations there is not ambiguity about the unit of measure used for temperatures. I don't say it's 48 Fahrenheit outside. I would just say "it's 48 degrees out." Maybe even just "it's 48 out."

Likewise, in a medical context, if I said I had a fever of 101 (one-oh-one), it would be understood that it was in degrees F.

I assume it is the same with countries that use Celsuis. They don't say a person has a temperature of 37 Celsius. They would just say "degrees" or maybe even say nothing except the number.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Those are 'ninety-eight point four degrees Fahrenheit' and 'thirty-seven point one degrees Celsius'. Don't try to transfer what you have been told about one specific abbreviation to another.

I forgot to mention that I was talking about fever.

 

[Rachel Adams]

The temperatures you mentioned are normal body temperatures not those associated with a fever. However, can we leave everything else and stick to the abbreviations mentioned in you first post.

We can of course. I came across the other two abbeviations. I will probably have to start a new thread. They are also medical abbreviations. NHS number and GP's name. The meaning is clear but I am not again 100% sure they are also pronounced as letters.

 

[GoesStation]

NHS number and GP's name. The meaning is clear but I am not again 100% sure they are also pronounced as letters.

They're abbreviations. Like most abbreviations that don't follow numbers and represent units of measure, they're read by pronouncing the names of the letters.

 

[Skrej]

We can of course. I came across the other two abbeviations. I will probably have to start a new thread. They are also medical abbreviations. NHS number and GP's name. The meaning is clear but I am not again 100% sure they are also pronounced as letters.

I'm fairly sure these aren't abbreviations, but acronyms. With acronyms, we usually pronounce the letters.

I would make a semi-educated guess (based on watching 8 seasons of Doc Martin) that GP stands for General Practitioner and NHS for National Health System.

Perhaps some of our members from the UK can confirm, but I believe your GP is the local doctor you normally visit first who then refers you on to specialists if needed.

I don't know if the NHS number is a kind of individual patient ID number, or a number representing a particular medical facility, or what. Again, hopefully one of our UK members can elaborate, since this example seems to be based on the UK healthcare system.

My sole source of information about healthcare in the UK comes from Doc Martin, so I'm notably under-informed about the subject.
Side note: I just today found a source for season 9, so here's to binge-watching while self-quarantining!

. Unfortunately, UK TV shows seem to have relatively few episodes per season, so that only give me a mere eight more episodes to enjoy.

 

[emsr2d2]

NHS - National Health Service

Every British citizen born in the UK has an NHS number. It is (I believe) allocated at birth and stays with you for life. It can be found on your medical notes, prescriptions etc. I assume that people with permanent residency or some other long-term legal basis for being here are also allocated one in order to access NHS care.

Yes, in the NHS system, you visit your GP first if you feel unwell. Your GP then decides whether to refer you somewhere else for further investigation. You can only go direct to a hospital in the UK if it's an emergency.

It's a different situation with private healthcare - I don't know the ins and outs of it because I've never had private healthcare.

 

[SoothingDave]

Do you also have a number for tax or government benefits/pension, like we have Social Security numbers? Or does the NHS number work for everything?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Those are 'ninety-eight point four degrees Fahrenheit' and 'thirty-seven point one degrees Celsius'. Don't try to transfer what you have been told about one specific abbreviation to another.

You used Fahrenheit and Celsius. It is because in BrE when a person has a temperature you use these words to talk about fever. Right? Why am I asking it? As I have been told they can be omitted but obviously not innBre?

 

[Rachel Adams]

I'm fairly sure these aren't abbreviations, but acronyms. With acronyms, we usually pronounce the letters.

I would make a semi-educated guess (based on watching 8 seasons of Doc Martin) that GP stands for General Practitioner and NHS for National Health System.

Perhaps some of our members from the UK can confirm, but I believe your GP is the local doctor you normally visit first who then refers you on to specialists if needed.

I don't know if the NHS number is a kind of individual patient ID number, or a number representing a particular medical facility, or what. Again, hopefully one of our UK members can elaborate, since this example seems to be based on the UK healthcare system.

My sole source of information about healthcare in the UK comes from Doc Martin, so I'm notably under-informed about the subject.
Side note: I just today found a source for season 9, so here's to binge-watching while self-quarantining!

. Unfortunately, UK TV shows seem to have relatively few episodes per season, so that only give me a mere eight more episodes to enjoy.

This discussion has been super helpful!!!! Unfortunately, I coudn't find CPS and Pr. The book doesn't give them. View attachment 3397 Blood pressure one hundred and thiry-eight over eighty-two. And IV is read as (the) fourth beta-blockers, I guess.

 

[GoesStation]

And IV is read as (the) fourth beta-blockers, I guess.

Sorry, no. It stands for "intravenous" and follows the general rule: you pronounce the letter names.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Sorry, no. It stands for "intravenous" and follows the general rule: you pronounce the letter names.

Thank you. Was my post removed? Did I break the rules of this forum? There are 2 abbreviations which I cannot find.Will have to keep searching....
CRS cardiorenal syndrome
pR ?
gwe?
He hepatic encelophathy

 

[GoesStation]

Was my post removed? Did I break the rules of this forum?

Are you asking about the attachment? I don't think it was removed intentionally. It may have been a glitch of some kind. Try putting it up again.