http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalDentalEnglish/Forum7.htmBrand New <a href="http://medicalenglish.coursekey.com/" target="_blank">Medical English Online course</a>. Questions on medical and dental English.<br><a href="http://www.englishmed.com" target="_blank">Improve your medical English</a>, <a href="http://www.elanguest.com/pages/courses/medical.html" target="_blank">Specialist course in medical English</a>enXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoctorTitles/lggjq/post.htmThu, 22 Oct 2009 20:42:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:950112Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoctorTitles/lggjq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-950112.xmlWhat kind of doctor has the title of OD instead of MD?http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnGroundThoseAbbreviationsCreated/vvwx/post.htmSat, 07 Mar 2009 23:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:20958yokota13http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnGroundThoseAbbreviationsCreated/vvwx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-20958.xmlWe commonly use abbreviations such as Dx for diagnosis, Fx for fracture, Hx for history, Sx for symptoms, Tx for treatment or transplant and so forth. It is quite convenient to use those abbreviations in writing a medical chart. What I really don't understand is the reason why were those abbreviations such as Dx, Fx, Hx, Sx, Tx created by using "x"? I mean why an alphabet such as "D" followed by "x" means an abbreviation for diagnosis. Why does "x" mean an abbreviation? I can imagine that perhaps "x" means something special. But why should it be "x", not "y"? Do you agree that this "x" might be somewhat related to the old symbol "Rx" referring to prescription? I would appreciate it if you would provide me with some more...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IeltsMedical/lrrjh/post.htmSun, 27 Sep 2009 11:11:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:918891Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/IeltsMedical/lrrjh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-918891.xmlHi! I am a Bulgarian doctor. I would like to improve my medical English - on line by listening, reading and writing! I prefer tests and lessons for free. Please help me ! Kind regards! Dr. Tomova;Bulgaria,Varnahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/LinkMedicalEnglishOnline-Resources/bk/post.htmTue, 07 Apr 2009 22:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27hitchhiker4http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinkMedicalEnglishOnline-Resources/bk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-27.xmlEnglish Medical online resourceshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TeachingEnglishForNursing/lclgd/post.htmWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:11:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:931841Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TeachingEnglishForNursing/lclgd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-931841.xmlIneed material for teaching english for nursing . Ineed reading texts speaking excercises and grammar exerciceshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MultipleRibFracture/lbpkm/post.htmSun, 04 Oct 2009 17:26:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:928161Winpoj1http://www.englishforums.com/English/MultipleRibFracture/lbpkm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-928161.xmlHello, Is this a fracture of several ribs or a fracture of one rib at several places?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Question/lrdck/post.htmMon, 28 Sep 2009 02:15:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:919642Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Question/lrdck/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-919642.xmlwhat does Fx means in medical diagnosis?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishDentistryTuitionAvailableLine/hkdvx/post.htmThu, 08 Jan 2009 10:19:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:634726leem7210http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishDentistryTuitionAvailableLine/hkdvx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-634726.xmlHello, I am a Dental Hygienist with over 20 years experience in the Dental Industry. I work in private practice and also provide tutoring to International dentists preparing for the OET in Dentistry and planning on working in Australia. I am available for speaking practice via Skype ( live one to one tuition) and also can set writing practice tasks. Please contact me on email (see Personal info in my profile) for further details or questions. Thanks, Leem72 (Lee)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoctorGoodProfession/vcgdb/post.htmWed, 07 Jan 2009 23:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:345696Kekes18http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoctorGoodProfession/vcgdb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-345696.xmldo you think doctor is a good profession? I have known that many people want to be a doctor in hospital. they think that it will bing them a lot of money. but actually income of doctors is not much. I am a medical student. I don't like medicine. because I think working in hospital does not pay me well. especally when you graduate and begin to work, your income is much lower than people in other professions in several years. and more to work in hospital is very hard. as a young man, I want to earn enough money to pay my comfortable life. but It is impossible for a young doctor. being a doctor, you can have a lot of money when you are old enough . but is it still attractive , when i'm old? many people around me have the same opinion with...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishForNurses/krlwr/post.htmWed, 29 Jul 2009 09:56:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:838525Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishForNurses/krlwr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-838525.xmlhello, i have a difficulty in teaching english for nurses. i dont know what to teach, and i dont know how to prepare the syllabus. please help me, what should i do?http://www.englishforums.com/English/OfficialUbeltPracticeTests/ghhjh/post.htmSat, 07 Feb 2009 23:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537700Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/OfficialUbeltPracticeTests/ghhjh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-537700.xmlUBELT have now supplied &quot;Official UBELT Practice Tests&quot;. You can order tests directly from UBELT web site. I got two versions, they are fantastic especially the listening which includes a full transcript (but difficult). If you are learning medical English this is a must. Javierhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalTerminology/kkznh/post.htmFri, 04 Sep 2009 04:49:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:886013Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalTerminology/kkznh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-886013.xmlwhat is the correct spelling for the plural of cc as in cubic centimeters?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceBetweenIncidence-MortalityMorbidityFatality/qpmw/post.htmThu, 07 May 2009 22:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:83155sumspeople38http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceBetweenIncidence-MortalityMorbidityFatality/qpmw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-83155.xmlWHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “incidence”,mortality,morbidity,fatality?http://www.englishforums.com/English/MicrobiologyPhamacy/khjmw/post.htmSun, 23 Aug 2009 09:08:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:872414ecopsy0http://www.englishforums.com/English/MicrobiologyPhamacy/khjmw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-872414.xmlWhat does this sentence mean? You can refer me to somewhere else if it&#39;s too long to explain. Thanks in advance. &#39;These MICs were stable after more than 30passages of the isolates on drug-free agar. For all isolates, the MBCs of the fluoroquinolones were within one dilution of the corresponding MICs(data not shown).&#39;http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishExamCertificates/ghmpr/post.htmWed, 07 Jan 2009 23:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:539240linguaprof3http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishExamCertificates/ghmpr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-539240.xmlHi! Does anone know if there are any Medical English certificates/exams in Europe? Tks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClinicalPictureClinical-Presentation/vlxrw/post.htmTue, 07 Apr 2009 22:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:392181Dominik3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClinicalPictureClinical-Presentation/vlxrw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-392181.xmlWhat is the difference between clinical picture and clinical presentation THANKS IN ADVANCEhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishMatureTeacher/kvng/post.htmSat, 07 Mar 2009 23:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:50513liz_zerro115http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishMatureTeacher/kvng/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-50513.xmlI'm interested in the possibility of teaching English for medical purposes. I've been doing volunteer English teaching to Asian immigrants here in New Zealand and really enjoy it; I'm in my mid 50's, a UK qualified radiographer (UK passport holder) with overseas experience and more than ready to leave day-to-day hospital work. I'm contemplating taking a CELTA course in the next few months, continuing with the voluntary teaching for a year or two, then going back to Europe or maybe to Asia to do a few years EFL teaching. I keep reading that medical English is in increasing demand, and think I would be ideally placed as far as prior experience goes. What are the prospects for an older person? My radiography qualification was not a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhysicianTitle/krmbj/post.htmWed, 29 Jul 2009 12:52:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:838704Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhysicianTitle/krmbj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-838704.xmlWhen typing for a resident physician, do you write &quot;John Brown, MD&quot; or would you type, &quot;John Brown, MD(R)&quot; since the physician is just a resident? I know you put MD on a regular established physician but did not know if we are supposed to put the (R) after MD for a resident physician. Thanks!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/IStudyMedicineEngland/vkdbv/post.htmThu, 07 May 2009 22:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:384102Donsaeid5http://www.englishforums.com/English/IStudyMedicineEngland/vkdbv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-384102.xmlhello friends! im a student from norway who wants to study medicine in England! doesnt matter where! i'v heard that there is a CAT exam or something like that! where can i take it? have you any information about that? any websites?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhysiotherapyPrescription/jnllb/post.htmTue, 14 Jul 2009 05:18:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:818925Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhysiotherapyPrescription/jnllb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-818925.xmlWhat doe a downward arrow symbol mean in a physiotherapy evaluation. Also stripes over the picture of bodyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishCourses/wvmkm/post.htmFri, 27 Mar 2009 03:56:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:691470Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishCourses/wvmkm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-691470.xmlHi ,, im stuying now a pre-medicine year in Saudi Arabia ,, and im planinig to spend the summer doing something useful ! my English is good so i thought there isn't any use of studying a general English course " espicially in UK , these courses become really messy in the summer , and full of Saudis !! " Anyway, i want to study in a Medical English course in the UK for about 6-8weeks . Please help me to find a good course. http://medicalenglish.coursekey.com/ Regards, Ibrahimhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalJargon/jbppv/post.htmTue, 02 Jun 2009 03:25:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:761196Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalJargon/jbppv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-761196.xmlI&#39;d like to know more about Medical Jargon. Can you help me?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpeechAndLanguageTherapy/cklnw/post.htmTue, 07 Apr 2009 22:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:219580Anonymous41http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpeechAndLanguageTherapy/cklnw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-219580.xmlHello my name is Naïma and I study speech and language therapy in France. Do you know if there are books or websites about SLT to help me improve my english ? thank you Naïmahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishForPharmacists/wlmmq/post.htmMon, 11 May 2009 20:56:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:725899pamn653503http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishForPharmacists/wlmmq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-725899.xmlHi! i am currently teaching English to pharmacists and would really like some ideas about how to teach giving advice about orthopedics ( particulary expressions, vocab around the subject of medical supports and braces) and also advice about and understanding herbalism ( a French-English glossary would be very useful). Hope there&#39;s someone out there who could help! Cheers Pamhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Vaccination/djnnb/post.htmSat, 07 Feb 2009 23:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:298759Chariot7http://www.englishforums.com/English/Vaccination/djnnb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments7-298759.xmlI am looking for English translation to the following meaning: this person is not allowed to have a flu vaccination if he has a chronicle illness and at the time of having a flu vaccination he is suffering from the symptons. this person is allowed to have a flu vaccination if he has a chronicle illness and at the time of having a flu vaccination he has no symptons. a lowering of the platelet count as a reaction to a flu shot. The lowering is temporary, the platelet count will go up to the normal level in a short period of time. Thanks.