Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-29

TO take up her business or help
ing the nurses to copy charts.
The Lady in Yellow and I had
shared the same bedroom (for
% years. and she and I had
Just shared breakfast.
The Lady In Yellow Is beg
ging to be a stan assistant.
What" said the Lady In Yell
low, "does n capital HI. sur
rounded by n circle, meant"
81 do not KNOW" replied.
what" asked the Lady in
Yellow. "does q small a, period,
small C, period, meant"
That I could answer.
cit means before meals. Small
p, period, small Q, period, means
after meals.
Some drugs should be given
on an empty stomach 10 that
they will be absorbed; some
should he given after meals 20
~ to stop tho conflict thereby
created"
what does small p, period,
small r. period, small n, period,
meant"
AS necessary
TT MUST indeed be a little diff
Il ficult TO get on to all the alb
breviations doctors use to write
down orders before the nurses
copy them on the chart.
what" asked the Lady in
Yellow, "does capital r, period,
capitallA, period, mean:"
"Pernicious anemia," I an
swered.
"And then" said, "OPA
means ocular perception absent;
and NRA means now red cells
mt rest; and R.O.P. means right
occiput p0sterior; and ANA.
means American Medical As
sociatiOn; and CIO means con-
vergent insufficiency Of; and
BM means basal metabolism;
and ODB means oil demanded
for breakfast; and A.F.L- means
asthma, fairly labOred; and WPB
means working point battered;
and CT. means gastro-intestinal;
and CCC means cathOdal closure
contraction; and OWL means
omniscience without Inspirations
and POLY means polymorphon-
uclear neutrophile leucocyte; and
L.O.A. means left occiput an
terror; and KMBC means can't
make better connections; and
RCF means rigid faulty cerebel-
llfm; and SOS. il service Of
supply; and X. q. Is respiratory
quotient; and CDCPBP is car
bon dioxide combining form of
the blood plasma; and TINT. Is
trinitrotoluene and"
"That's not n medical term"
said the Lady in Yellow, indig~
nantly.
GIFTS IN the medical diction-
l. ary." I answered.
"And Mob Is nitrogen, carbon
and bromide; and NPN Is nom
protein nitrogen; and EXC ID
eIectrocardiograph: and IVA Is
tables vessel anterior; and RIO
In rejects to find cents; and
DNB and AP and BVD-what
Is BVD?"
Buttons very desirable" said
the Lady in Yellow.
my, it's wonderful to have
an education like yours. 1t GER
tainly Is an alphabetical age"
When we reached the hospital.
I rushed up to my friend, the
resident inferno.
what does capital III. sur
rounded by n circle mean?" I
asked.
"HypodermIc," was his reply.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
r. Y: 1-Will an X-ray show
a duodenal ulcer? 2-Is there
a cure for this condition? B.
Is there any special diet?
Answer: The X-ray will
reveal a duodenal ulcer in about
so to 90 per cent of cases.
2-Duodenal ulcer, in most
cases, tends to complete re-
covery.
3-The diet should be one
which is nutritious, easily d.
gested and should contain a
minimum Of roughage and foods
which are irritating.
The ideal article OF diet Is
the breast of a broiled spring
chicken-in other words, pro-
TEN. lean and tender.
Other articles which are COM
forting are eggs, milk and cream,
butter, mashed potatoes, ice
cream, pureed vegetables.
The patient with duodenal
ulcer should avoid sweet, sour
and spiced foods.
The use of this diet for six
months or a year allows the
ulcer to heal, which II will do
in most instances.
Ms there anv reason