Thursday, November 3, 2011

Acronyms

I'm doing an online research survey on epilepsy patients, and it refers to Partial-Onset Seizures as "POS."

So one question says: "How many POS patients do you see each month?"
Posted by Grumpy, M.D. at 2:54 PM

14 comments:

SSS said...

It amuses me that your posts seem to line up with my exam material. Seizures/epilepsy was on the exam this morning. I won't comment how I did on that section, though. I did much better on Huntington and Parkinson's.

I see many POS patients, but of the other POS variety.

November 3, 2011 at 5:05 PM
a.generic doc said...

Based on the blog, the answer is "an S load of them"... but that's not the POS abbreviation they seem to want.

November 3, 2011 at 5:29 PM
Old MD Girl said...

Huh... I immediately assumed that POS meant "point of service." I can't even remember where I used that abbreviation in the past. Perhaps the industrial supply company from hell?

November 3, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Liz said...

Too freakin' many! Haha :)

November 3, 2011 at 6:16 PM
Mike Looney said...

Point of Sale? Well, in theory, all of them are that.

November 3, 2011 at 7:55 PM
Anonymous said...

I Googled "POS patient" & saw many different results. Call me Asperger's for being too literal, but educate me about this joke?

November 4, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Elli said...

I have a POS insurance plan, and it is.

November 4, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Mike Looney said...

Piece of Sh*t

November 4, 2011 at 2:11 PM
Dies Irae said...

When you see a POS patient, be sure to note in their chart "f/u as needed"

November 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM
Loren Pechtel said...

POS?

The first thing that comes to mind (I work in IT) is Point of Sale. Cash registers and the like.

The second is Passenger of Size. The politically correct term for the fat guy who is spilling over into your seat on the airplane.

November 4, 2011 at 5:14 PM
lbparker said...

For some aircraft and military vehicles, POS is point of service.

Just to add to the confusion! :-)

November 4, 2011 at 8:13 PM
C said...

ha ha... "all of them" OK, too mean, but I cannot resist.

November 4, 2011 at 9:30 PM
Technically Insane said...

I had a pt at the pharmacy and we were talking about his PCP and I thought he said, Dyck. But he said Cooke. My ears are congested. So I said, just go ahead and put Dr. Dyck as your PCP and he gives me the craziest look and goes, if thats what you call him??? I asked him again who he and he said Cooke and I screeched, EEEK! I am so sorry! I thought you said Dyck, I am not calling him one....

November 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM
Anonymous said...

I'd just refer them to your blog

November 6, 2011 at 1:34 PM

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