English Constants Descriptions

Overview

This page will be used to track special constants (especially ones containing comments) and provide a further description of constants that translators have found confusing. Please feel free to place confusing constants here.

Constants with comments

Email Text, Usable Tag: ***NAME*** , i.e. Dear ***NAME***{{Do Not translate the ***NAME*** elements of this constant.}}

• The ***NAME*** token in this constant should not be translated.

to{{range}} or To{{range}}

• Use when describing range (ie. June to July)

to{{salutation}} or To{{salutation}}

• Use when addressing someone (ie. To Brady)

Unclear Constants

a.c.

• ante coenam = before meals

A related IPPF code is required!

• a code with relevance for International Planned Parenthood is required! (Google for relevant code and myAdminPHP and use CSV/SQL or other script to include them in OEMR)

A/F Level Right:

AB

• Abbreviation for Address Book in the interface/main/main_navigation.php script (note this script is only used in the traditional layout which is not really used anymore)

ABN1

AM

Billing Attn

Bpd

• Bloodpressure Diastolic (?)

Bps

• Bloodpressure Systolic (?)

ChampUS

• Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. Formerly the medical insurance company for US military dependents. Replaced by TRICARE

CMS ID

D&C

D&E

DISC

• Discovery Credit Card (Like VISA and AMEX Card)

DOS

• Date Of Service = Date the doctor saw the patient

Except

• For an exception. Example-> Everybody came except George.

F/H Blood Problems

FECA

Female G

Female LC

Female P

FMS

Format incorrect for NDC

HAI Status

HPI:

IM

• Intra Muscular = Place to inject medications

IN

IPPF SRH Data for

• International Planned Parenthood Federation SRH Data for(???????????????)

IPV 1

• Inactivated Papiloma Virus 1st inoculation or could be First Injection Papiloma Virus

IUD

• Intra Uterine Device = Contraception Method

IV

*Intra Venous = in the vein

LLL:

LMP

• Last Menstrual Period = Calculation date for pregnancies

MA Category

• Member Association Category

MC

• Master Card = Like VISA and Discovery

NO

No Bills Found to Include in OFX Export

• OFX is a way for electronic tranport of bills to be paid (?)

Non-electronic

• Context can be found in OpenEMR->Reports->Automated Measures. The entry goes Number labs: (Non-electronic) meaning the labs are not done via computer orders and not recorded in computer as discrete values (instead done the old-fashioned way of paper orders and lab results on a piece of paper). It's part of a feature that tracks how much a clinic is using electronic labs.

Normal BL

NPI

• National Personal Medical Identification Number:O.A.F.V.

OD

• Oculus Dextra = right eye

Or upload ERA file:

OS

• Oculus Sinistra = left eye

OU

• Oculus Uterque = both eyes (from Wikipedia)

OUT

p.c.

• post coenam = after meal(s)

PND

SQ

• Sub cutaneous = under the skin

S.S.

• Abbreviation for Social Security number

SS

• Abbreviation for Social Security number

Td

• Tetanus Toxoid (?)

T.V.

There is no COA entry for AR account

TMs/EAMs/EE, ext nose

TO

UTIs

• Urinary Tract Infection(s)

Miscellaneous Issues

'to' issues (note this is currently being fixed with by using comments in the constants)

• From this "date" to "that date" can be translated into Dutch as tot
• But sending this message to Dr. S. O. Andsoo should be translated in Dutch with aan to use the word "tot" in this situation is very unusual.