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)

Constants that might need extra attention or explanation

a.c.

• ante cibum = 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

After migration from the old password mechanisms where passwords are stored in the users table without salt is complete, this flag should be set to false so that only authentication by the new method is possible

• This is in software developer talk (ie. meant for developers and users that are configuring OpenEMR). There has been a question on the "users table without salt" part. Figured best to give a little backgrround to help the translators. A user's password is stored in the database as a hash, which is derived by a function that converts a password to this. The salt thing is a way to make the hash more secure. So, when the hash is created a salt(which is a string) is combined with the password to make the hash. Here's a quick article on this: http://crackstation.net/hashing-security.htm
• If still at a loss as to what I am talking about, then just remove the "where passwords are stored in the users table without salt is complete" from your translation :)

AM

Billing Attn

• Billing attention (to) (Guarantor)

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

• Clearinghouse Payor ID number for insurance company

D&C

• Dilatation & Curretage

D&E

• Dilatation & Excision

DISC

• Discovery Credit Card (Like VISA and AMEX Card)

DOS

• Date Of Service = Date the doctor saw the patient

Except

• Short for exception. Example -> Everybody came except George.

F/H Blood Problems

FECA

Female G

• Female Genital

Female LC

• Female Last Conception (?)

Female P

• Female Pelvic (?)

FMS

Format incorrect for NDC

• Format incorrect for NDC (wrong National Drug Code number)

HAI Status

HPI: History of Present Illness

IM

• Intra Muscular = Place to inject medications
• Internal Medicine

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: Left Lower Lobe or Left Lower Lid

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: normal baseline?

NPI

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

OD

• Oculus Dexter = right eye

Or upload ERA file: Electronic Remittance Advice (text file from insurers after claim submission)

OS

• Oculus Sinister = left eye

OU

• Oculus Uterque = each eye (connoting both eyes)

OUT

p.c.

• post coenam = after meal(s)

PND

Report - Automated Measure Calculations (AMC)

• This is a report that can be found in OpenEMR at Reports->Clinic->Automated Measures

SQ

• Sub cutaneous = under the skin

S.S.

• Abbreviation for Social Security number

SS

• Abbreviation for Social Security number

Td

• Tetanus Diptheria (Vaccine for adults(

T.V.

There is no COA entry for AR account

TMs/EAMs/EE, ext nose

• Tympanic Membranes/External Auditory Meatus (Nominative, plural)/External Ear/External 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.