|
Abbreviation/Acronym |
Meaning |
| A.C. |
Before meals or food |
|
AC |
Aging Care |
|
ACM |
Aging Care Moderator (Admin) |
|
AD |
Alzheimer’s Disease |
|
ADC |
Adult Day Care |
|
ADLs |
Activities of Daily Living |
|
AL |
Assisted Living |
|
ALF |
Assisted Living Facility |
|
Alz |
Alzheimer’s Disease |
|
APS |
Adult Protective Services |
|
BF |
Boyfriend |
|
BID |
Twice Per Day |
|
BIL |
Brother-in-Law |
|
BM |
Bowel Movement |
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
BPD |
Borderline Personality Disorder |
|
BTW |
By the Way |
| C |
With |
| CAP |
Capsule |
|
CC |
Cubic Centimeter |
|
CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
|
CELA |
Certified Elder Law Attorney |
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
|
CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
CS |
Community Spouse |
|
DD |
Dear/Darling Daughter |
|
DH |
Dear/Darling Husband |
|
DHS |
Department of Human Services |
|
DIL |
Daughter-in-Law |
|
DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
|
DS |
Dear/Darling Son |
|
DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
|
DON |
Director of Nursing |
|
DPOA |
Durable Power of Attorney |
| DR |
Z Drachm or Dram |
|
DVT |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
|
DW |
Dear/Darling Wife |
|
Dx |
Diagnosis |
|
ECG or EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
| ELIX |
ELIXIR |
|
EOAD |
Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease |
|
EOL |
End of Life |
|
ESRD |
End-Stage Renal Disease |
|
FAST |
Functional Assessment Staging Test |
|
FIL |
Father-in-Law |
|
FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
|
FOG |
Fear, Obligation, Guilt |
|
FTD |
Frontotemporal Dementia |
| G |
Gram |
|
GF |
Girlfriend or Grandfather |
|
GM |
Grandmother |
| Gr |
Grain |
| GTT |
Drop |
|
HHA |
Home Health Aide, Home Health Agency |
|
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HS |
At bedtime |
|
HTH |
Hope This Helps |
|
IADLs |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
|
IBS |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
|
IL |
Independent Living |
| I.M. |
Intramuscular |
|
IMHO |
In My Humble/Honest Opinion |
|
IMO |
In My Opinion |
| I.V. |
Intravenous |
|
JTWROS |
Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship |
| l |
Litre |
|
LBD |
Lewy Body Dementia |
|
LO |
Loved One |
|
LOL |
Laugh Out Loud |
|
LPN |
Licensed Practical Nurse |
|
LTC |
Long-Term Care |
|
LTCI |
Long-Term Care Insurance |
|
LTCO |
Long-Term Care Ombudsman |
| M | Minim |
|
MC |
Memory Care |
|
MCI |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| MCG |
Microgram |
|
MERP |
Medicaid Estate Recovery Program |
| MG |
Milligram |
|
MIL |
Mother-in-Law |
| ML |
Milliliter |
|
MMSE |
Mini-Mental State Exam |
|
MSA |
Medical Savings Accounts |
|
NM |
Narcissistic Mother |
|
NH |
Nursing Home |
|
NPD |
Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
|
NPH |
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
|
NPO |
Nothing by Mouth |
|
OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| O.D. |
In the right eye |
|
OP |
Original Poster |
| OS |
In the left eye |
|
OT |
Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy |
|
OT |
Off Topic |
|
OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
| OU |
In each eye |
| OZ |
Ounce |
|
PACE |
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PC |
After meals |
|
PCP |
Primary Care Physician |
|
PD |
Personality Disorder |
|
PD |
Parkinson’s Disease |
|
PEG |
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube |
| Per os or p.o. |
Orally, by mouth |
|
PICC |
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter |
|
PNA |
Personal Needs Allowance |
|
POA |
Power of Attorney |
|
POD |
Payable on Death |
|
POLST |
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment |
| POV | Point of View |
| p.r.n. or PRN | As required |
| PT | Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy |
| QD | Every Day |
| QID | Four times a day |
| QH | Every hour |
| QOL | Quality of Life |
| Q2H | Every 2 hours |
| QS | Sufficient quantity |
| RCF | Residential Care Facility |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| S | Without |
| S.C. | Subcutaneous |
| SIB | Sibling |
| SIL | Sister-in-Law or Son-in-Law |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| STAT | At once |
| SUPP | Suppository |
| SUSP | Suspension |
| SW | Social Worker |
| TAB | Tablet |
| TBH | To Be Honest |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Tbsp. | Tablespoon |
| TIA | Thanks in Advance |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TMI | Too Much Information |
| TOD | Transfer on Death |
| Tsp | Teaspoon |
| TY | Thank You |
| TYIA | Thank You in Advance |
| UNG | Ointment |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| VA | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VD | Vascular Dementia |
| (( )) | Hugs |
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