abbreviations of specialties

[Nataliemay24]

we all write

gen surg
derm
gas
peds
cards
rads

are these abbreviations for writing, or do people in general speak that way too, as in "i'm on my gen surg rotation?"

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[Drogba]

we all write

gen surg
derm
gas
peds
cards
rads

are these abbreviations for writing, or do people in general speak that way too, as in "i'm on my gen surg rotation?"

I've never heard gen surg myself before but I've heard people use all the others in conversation. Gas is more a nickname than an abbreviation, it seems to me.

 

[civilleader]

I think people refer to neurology as Neuro, no?

 

[Blade28]

Let me try to help a bit.

General Surgery = G Surg, Gen Surg, Surgery, GS
Pediatrics = Peds
Psychiatry = Psych
Internal Medicine = IM, Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology = OB/GYN
Family Practice/Medicine = FP/FM
Emergency Medicine = EM (sometimes called "ER")
Pathology = Path
Anesthesiology = Anesthesia, "Gas" (slang)
Radiology = Rads
Urology = GU
Otolaryngology = ENT
Ophthalmology = Ophtho
Orthopedics = Ortho
Neurosurgery = NSGY
Neurology = Neuro
Radiation Oncology = Rad Onc
Plastic Surgery = Plastics

Some fellowships:

Cardiology = Cards
Nephrology = Nephro, Renal
Pulmonology = Pulm
Infectious Disease = ID
Hematology/Oncology = Heme/Onc
Cardiothoracic Surgery = CT Surg, CT Surgery, Cardiothoracic
Gynecologic Oncology = Gyn Onc
Surgical Oncology = Surg Onc
Medical Oncology = Med Onc
Maternal-Fetal Medicine = MFM
Interventional Radiology = IR
Gastroenterology = GI
Endocrinology = Endocrine, Endo

OK I'm tired. 🙂

 

[TheLesPaul]

Will we be really so tired/overworked that we don't have the time to say the full name? ^_^

 

[armybound]

I've heard people say cards, peds, rads...

 

[Jolie South]

i was thinking gas was gastroenterology.

 

[LizzyM]

i was thinking gas was gastroenterology.

Only in terms of referrals for that chief complaint.



And in terms of pronunciation: peds is pronounced Peeds (long e),

 

[GoldShadow]

For radiology, is it "rads" as in "raids" or "rads" as in, rhymes with "pads"?

 

[smq123]

For radiology, is it "rads" as in "raids" or "rads" as in, rhymes with "pads"?

Rhymes with "pads."

 

[Nataliemay24]

I wasn't thinking about this when i started this thread, but i think that "medicine" as an abbreviation of "internal medicine" is possibly the strangest thing. A conversation with my new housemate-for-the-summer and me, five years ago:

Me: So, what are you doing here?
Her: I'm just starting my internship at the hospital here.
Me: Hey, me too! I'm an intern for Dr. So and So this summer.
Her: No, I mean, this is my first year of my residency. I just got my M.D. last month.
Me: Oh, cool! What field are you doing your residency in?
Her: Medicine.
Me: I understand. But what field?
Her: Medicine.
Me: I get it. I mean, what kind of internship are you doing?
Her: You don't get it. I'm not doing a summer undergrad internship like you are. I'm a doctor, and I'm going into medicine.
Me: Right, I understood that. You're a doctor. I get it. So of course you're doing medicine. But what field?
Her: *walks away*

 

[LikeClockWork]

I wasn't thinking about this when i started this thread, but i think that "medicine" as an abbreviation of "internal medicine" is possibly the strangest thing. A conversation with my new housemate-for-the-summer and me, five years ago:

Me: So, what are you doing here?
Her: I'm just starting my internship at the hospital here.
Me: Hey, me too! I'm an intern for Dr. So and So this summer.
Her: No, I mean, this is my first year of my residency. I just got my M.D. last month.
Me: Oh, cool! What field are you doing your residency in?
Her: Medicine.
Me: I understand. But what field?
Her: Medicine.
Me: I get it. I mean, what kind of internship are you doing?
Her: You don't get it. I'm not doing a summer undergrad internship like you are. I'm a doctor, and I'm going into medicine.
Me: Right, I understood that. You're a doctor. I get it. So of course you're doing medicine. But what field?
Her: *walks away*

Yes, but who's on first?