99Gord Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Hello; In my Great-Uncle's service file, there are some abbreviations used that I have not been able to find the meaning of. NYD "Q" - used when he was admitted to hospital NAD - used when he was returned to his unit Thank you in advance for your assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem22 Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 99Gord I've seen NYD used to mean Not Yet Diagnosed but I don't recognise the Q. NAD often meant Nothing Abnormal Detected. Can you scan more of the document into the Forum. It may have clues for other forum members? Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99Gord Posted 14 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 14 January , 2009 Thank you, attached is the sheet from the service file. Hospital.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoj22 Posted 14 January , 2009 Share Posted 14 January , 2009 I've seen NAD written as "No Appreciable Disease" Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem22 Posted 14 January , 2009 Share Posted 14 January , 2009 Thanks for the scan. I'll stand by my original translation but essentially the medics found nothing significantly wrong with the patient. Sadly I still have no certain idea what the Q meant; though quarantine is a possiblity, if he had reported with symptoms suggesting he was infectious. But that is, I admit, an extremely long shot. Do you have a previous page that shows what symptoms he might have reported? Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted 14 January , 2009 Share Posted 14 January , 2009 Thank you, attached is the sheet from the service file. NAD - Nothing Abnormal Detected. This abbreviation it is still used in the medical world. Looking at the first two entries. The "Q" could stand for Quarantine" as he may have presented with a high temperature of unknown origin. His temperature may have resolved 4 days later without any other presenting symptoms or sign, thus making it difficult to diagnose the cause. I notice that the soldier was admitted again , some four months later with scabies. This condition would apart from the physical sign of the little beasties burrowing under the skin, could cause a raised temperature (pyrexia) in later stages if not treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoj22 Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 This is from the 127th Field Ambulance Medical Card...........perhaps they had their own abbreviations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 This is from the 127th Field Ambulance Medical Card...........perhaps they had their own abbreviations? Clearly "No appreciable disease" was abbreviated to NAD during that period. Other abbreviated nursing/medical instructions that one may come across are; OD - Once daily QDS - Four times daily qqh - Every four hours PR - per rectum (Don't ask!) Rx - Prescribe/dispense the said medication/drug LD - Light Duties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99Gord Posted 15 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 15 January , 2009 There are no other pages regarding medical treatment in the file, just the one I scanned and posted. Thank you to all for all of the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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