In response to your requests to have some kind of glossary of terms I have started work on TPD glossary - a blog in its own right. I have only just started this but will add new explanations for terms used in the main blog as time goes on.
It's easy to use, just click on the link I have placed on TPD main page (and here) and then browse or search for a term. I have added links and photo's wherever possible to enhance the information available.
I hope you all find this useful.
Xf
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7 comments:
Hi Xf
Many thanks for glossary very helpful, some i knew (working in a care home we do get visits from you guys), but always wondered what BM stood for!! Keep up with your great work (and blog)
Take care
joan
Thanks XF - i now know which i got right and which I took a wild guess at :-).
Fooyum
Thats really helpful and interesting :) Thanks for doing that.
Rosie xx
Xf,
Thanks very much for this glossary. I've learned something already that I didn't know and had wondered about! Your blog is great; I enjoy reading it, and I'm learning a whole lot at the same time.
Best wishes,
millymollymandy
When you say BM and you're talking about measuring blood glucose, I thought it stood for Boehringer Mannheim (test)...
zdmaster2k
My understanding of Boehringer Mannheim is that it is a company that supplies chemical testing strips; the term is applied mainly to tests using sensitive strips and although BM measuring involves the use of Mannheim strips, the term is global for tests involving HIV detection, kidney disease, etc.
I was taught way back about bedside monitoring and how this term applied to tests carried out at the bed of a patient, including blood glucose measuring.
It is possible the original term was displaced in favour of a less generic one. If anyone knows anything more, let me know and I will look into it further. meanwhile, I have re-cheked my terms and have corrected myself by applying the word 'monitoring' to the term BM too. I don't want to leave too many loose ends!
Hey Xf,
Thanks for your reply. Dead nifty your blog (and now this glossary). I reckon I've learnt just as much here as I have from the BTM. Thanks very much!
zdmaster2k
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