Question 1

what do ong, sno and pfc stand for in medical terminology?

Accepted Answer

For surgery?: Possibly, if this is a surgical procure for ovarian cancer, 
ONG might mean Ovarian Neoplastic Granuloma, SNO: Salpingo-oophoerectomy, PFC: peritoneal fluid cultures.
If this does not fit, ask your question again.

Question 2

medical uses for alum?

Accepted Answer

Multiple Purposes: Alum is regularly employed as an astringent to shrink tissues and reduce the discharge of bodily fluids, as a styptic to contract organic tissues and stop or reduce hemorrhage and bleeding, and as an emetic agent to induce vomiting when someone has ingested poison. It is also often used to enhance certain vaccines and to prevent or treat infections.

Question 3

how is amd diagnosed medically?

Accepted Answer

Eye exam: Age-related macular degeneration[amd] is usually picked up on a thorough, dilated eye examination.

Question 4

how to become a medical dosimetrist?

Accepted Answer

Look here: For training, here's the national association website:
http://bit.ly/2xOnNZL

For jobs, it helps to connect with the radiation oncology doctors and clinics in your area as well as online. It's not a very big subspecialty in healthcare compared to specialities like internal medicine and is one of those areas where it can really help to network.

Question 5

what are medical errors? who makes them?

Accepted Answer

Anyone in a hospital: Any one can make mistakes nurses, doctors other health care personnel.

Question 6

is it a medical condition to not feel remorse?

Accepted Answer

Kinda: Not feeling remorse manifests in several physical conditions.  For example, people that have no remorse will maintain a normal heart rate and not perspire as much in certain situations.  In psychiatry, conduct disorder in kids and antisocial personality disorder in adults carry lack of remorse as a hallmark.

Question 7

what is the medical definition of contraindications?

Accepted Answer

Contraindication: A contraindication may be a symptom or medical issue that  renders a specific treatment/  procedure  inadvisable.    The concept of "First do no harm" may be why  a particular treatment approach would be contraindicated.

Question 8

what is medical negligence and how is it determined?

Accepted Answer

Many things: The true definition is medical negligence is failure to maintain the standard of care for a given region.   In most cases it requires a less than optimum outcome.  The reality is that negligence is whatever an attorney can convince a jury that whatever happened should not have happened.  The whole medical malpractice arena is a combination of sadness and drama.  Lawyers are the only ones profiting.

Question 9

what is the meaning of the medical abbrevaition i & o?

Accepted Answer

Input & Output: At least in hospital setting, especially for patients who come in w. Dehydration or possibly heart issues, nurses are requested by doctors to keep track of the amount of fluids going in - both orally and by intravenously, and the amount that comes out of our patients by urine, feces +-diarrhea, and vomitting to be able to make sure of good or desired fluid balance.

Question 10

sir medical officer and colourblind is their any difficulty?

Accepted Answer

Please resubmit: your question with more specificity.  Are you completely colorblind or just red-green color deficient?  What kind of work do you do or intend on qualifying to do?  How was your color blindness diagnosed? Do you have problems in your life due to color blindness?  We'll be waiting for more info from you.  Dr. Anne

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Doctor answers about:

What does bca stand for in medical charts

A member asked:

What do ong, sno and pfc stand for in medical terminology?

A member asked:

Medical uses for alum?

A member asked:

How is amd diagnosed medically?

A member asked:

How to become a medical dosimetrist?

A member asked:

What are medical errors? who makes them?

A member asked:

Is it a medical condition to not feel remorse?

A member asked:

What is the medical definition of contraindications?

A member asked:

What is medical negligence and how is it determined?

A member asked:

What is the meaning of the medical abbrevaition i & o?

A member asked:

Sir medical officer and colourblind is their any difficulty?

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?