BRONSON
Medical Abbreviations
Weight? vs Wait?
Fall (ouch!) or Fall (pretty leaves!)
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Bronson System Director of Rehab Services

Who is Carl Fried

100

DOE

What is Dyspnea on Exertion

100

The weight rating of the set of practice stairs in E-151 gym

What is 350 pounds

100

It's almost Apple season! Over 2500 varieties of apples are grown in the U.S. -- this popular variety took researchers from the University of Minnesota over 30 years to develop

What is the Honeycrisp apple

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Bronson Methodist's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Who is Dr. Kimberly Hatchel

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The first "S" in MSSA

What is Susceptible

200

Per protocol, therapy is to wait this amount of time prior to initiating therapy evaluations following a pt admission for non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

What is (at least) 24 hours

200

Name of the scale used to assess a patient's likelihood of falling, utilizing 6 questions including history of falls, diagnosis, use of ambulatory aid, presence of an IV/Hep Lock, gait/transfer ability, and mental status.

What is the Morse Fall Scale

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The Four Pillars of the Bronson Management System 

What are People, Growth & Financial Health, Access & Experience, and Quality. 

300

Abbreviation for the class of drug Ibuprofen is a part of

What is NSAID

300

Sara Plus

What is 420 pounds
300

Nickname of the full moon that occurs nearest to the autumnal equinox. Known for providing light to farmers late into the night...

What is the "Harvest Moon"

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Bronson Healthcare's MISSION

What is Together, We Advance the Health of Our Communities

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A patient is going to be receiving an infusion three times per day -- This would be abbreviated in the chart by writing ____

What is TID

400

E-151 Airdyne Stationary Bike

What is 300 pounds

400

___ out of 10 falls result in an injury that causes an older adult to seek attention from a healthcare system.

What is 1/10

500

Bronson Medical Group's Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Who is Dr. Ash Goel

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PRN indicates "as needed" -- the letters PRN specifically stand for _____

Pro re nata  

(Latin - "under present circumstances")

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Each year, nearly 319,000 elderly patients are hospitalized as a result of this type of injury following a fall.

What is a Hip Fracture

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