I think I have the main ones but my brain is mushy so please add any I’ve forgotton.
Dx Diagnosis
DMDs Disease Modifying Drugs
TN Trigeminal Neuralgia
RRMS Relapsing Remitting MS
PPMS Primary Progressive MS
SPMS Secondary progressive
HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
ESA Employment Support Allowance
WRAG Work Related Activity Group (of ESA)
SG Support Group (of ESA)
IB Incapacity Benefit (Discontinued for new claimants)
DLA Disability Living Allowance (discontinued for new claimants)
PIP Personal Independence Payment
DLC Daily living Component (of PIP)
MC Mobility Component (of PIP)
IS Income Support
JSA Job Seekers Allowance
CTB Council Tax Benefit
HB Housing Benefit
LHA Local Housing Allowance
CB Child Benefit
WTC Working Tax Credits
SDA Severe Disability Allowance (discontinued for new claimants)
CA Carer’s Allowance
ON - Optic Neuritis
Don’t know anymore (bar what you’re added already), but good idea!
OT - Occupational Therapy
SALT - Speech and Language Therapy
MRI - Magentic Resonance Imaging
CNS - Central Nervous System
NICE - National Insititute for Health and Care Excellence
LP - lumbar puncture CSF - cerebral spinal fluid
Just a few more which get used often;
m-i-l mother in law
f-i-l father in law
b-i-l brother in law
s-i-l sister in law
btw by the way
lol laugh out loud
tmi too much information
The list will probably go on and on and on …
pollx
Poll, what’s your SPC. I was going to add that but couldn’t remember exactly what it stood for x
TIM - Transverse Inflammatory Myelitis (often the precursor to MS)
Geoff
It`s suprapubic catheter.
pollxx
CIS - clinically isolated syndrome. One incidence of demylineation. Or, as one of my friends puts it, singular sclerosis! You may or may not have further symptoms leading to a diagnosis of MS and are told to ‘go away and not worry about it’…
Tracey x
BNF - The British National Formulary (otherwise, the prescribing Bible for the medical profession).
Geoff
Far too many TLAs…Three Letter Abbreviations
Wb
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Sticky please Moderators (ooh, and also in New and Before DX forum too!)
VEP - Visual Evoked Potential SEP - Sensory Evoked Potential LP - Lumbar Puncture
BOBO – Burnt Out But Opulent
ESR - stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate CRP - stands for c reactive protein LFT - liver function test FBC - full blood count
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JC virus- John Cunningham virus
PML- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy