Q. What do these abbreviations mean?
abx= antibiotics
ART= Autonomic Response Testing
babs= babesia
bart = bartonella
Bb= Borrelia burgdorferi
BBB= blood brain barrier
bid= twice a day
bpm= beats per minute
CBC= complete blood count
CNS= central nervous system
co’s= co infections
CO= cannabis oil, sometimes coconut oil
duck= quack doctor
dx= diagnosis
EEG= electroencephalogram
ELISA= enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EM= erythema migrans
HBO= Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy
HBOT= Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy
herx= herxheimer reaction
IC= Interstitial Cystitis
ID= infectious disease
IgE= Immunoglobulin E
IgG= Immunoglobulin G
IgM= Immunoglobulin M
IM= intramuscular
IV= intravenous
keets= spirochetes
LLMD= Lyme Literate Medical Doctor
Neuro= neurological
OCD= obsessive compulsive disorder
PA= physician assistant
PCR= polymerase chain reaction
POTS= postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
prn= as needed
RIFE= electro-conducted frequency machine therapy
RMSF= Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rx= prescription
sc= subcutaneous (under skin)
SPECT Scan= Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
sx= symptom
TBD= Tick Bourne Disease
TBI= tick borne illness
tid= three times a day
tx= treatment
UTI= urinary tract infection
WB= western blot
