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English translation: po = orally/ hs = every night


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Spanish term or phrase:pohs
English translation:po = orally/ hs = every night
Entered by: Elsa Mann
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22:32 Dec 7, 2011
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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Spanish term or phrase: pohs
"(Proson 2mg, pohs)"
A letter from a doctor to a lawyer describing the treatment of a patient.
Elsa Mann
United States
Local time: 03:55
po = orally/ hs = every night
Explanation:
hope this helps

The resident was seen in the hospital by the neurologist on 5/22/2010 and was discharged back to the nursing home on 5/23/2010 with diagnoses: Altered Mental Status, Hypoxic Episode, and Seizure. The neurologist recommended " start dilantin 50 mg PO (orally) Q (every) AM (morning) and 100 mg PO (orally) Q (every) HS (evening) ...
http://nursinghomes.nyhealth.gov/nursing_homes/deficiency/47...
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lorenab23
United States
Local time: 00:55
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4 +3po = orally/ hs = every nightlorenab23
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medical abbreviationsMPGS

  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
po = orally/ hs = every night


Explanation:
hope this helps

The resident was seen in the hospital by the neurologist on 5/22/2010 and was discharged back to the nursing home on 5/23/2010 with diagnoses: Altered Mental Status, Hypoxic Episode, and Seizure. The neurologist recommended " start dilantin 50 mg PO (orally) Q (every) AM (morning) and 100 mg PO (orally) Q (every) HS (evening) ...
http://nursinghomes.nyhealth.gov/nursing_homes/deficiency/47...

lorenab23
United States
Local time: 00:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Goldsmith
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Emma, saludos!

agree  David Brown: yes HS is a Latin abbreviation for hora somni (sleep hours)
9 hrs
  -> Thank you David :-)

agree  MPGS: :)
10 hrs
  -> Thank you ;)
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10 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: medical abbreviations

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abbreviations_used_in_m...

:)

MPGS
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  neilmac: Useful list. Worst case scenario is when medics just make up their own abbreviations and don't tell us!
55 mins
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