GWF1967 Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 Hi, Pte. William Davies 13863. 11th R.W.F. was admitted to 66th Field Ambulance on 25/10/1917 and was transferred to 31st Casualty Clearing Station the same day. His ailment is listed as Not Yet Diagnosed - (P) (R). I have checked the previous pages in the admissions book, but have failed to find what the abbreviations (P) + (R) stand for. Any help would be appreciated. Image from FMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsA Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 (edited) P is Pyrexia (fever) I think. ATB, Lars Edited 15 September , 2020 by LarsA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 Arthur Brighty 74380 on the same page has a Service Record. This is his AF B 103. Could it be malaria (Mal R). Perhaps a further check on other admissions 27/10 NYD P R for Service or Pension Records will show the same. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 I can't see the image too well. Does it say NYD(P) (R)? Do they all say that from the beginning of the book? Perhaps the first entry is written in full? Otherwise maybe 'Not Yet Diagnosed (Pyrexia) (Recovered or Relapse)' ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 15 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 September , 2020 2 hours ago, LarsA said: P is Pyrexia (fever) I think. Thanks. My first thought was pyrexia. 1 hour ago, brianmorris547 said: Arthur Brighty 74380 on the same page has a Service Record. This is his AF B 103. Could it be malaria (Mal R. Thanks for looking, I’ll have a dig through. 1 hour ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: I can't see the image too well. Does it say NYD(P) (R)? Do they all say that from the beginning of the book? Perhaps the first entry is written in full? Otherwise maybe 'Not Yet Diagnosed (Pyrexia) (Recovered or Relapse)' ?? Thanks, and yes it does say NYD (p) (R). I was hoping page 1 would have the words written down longhand, with “ “ for subsequent entries; no such luck. Most entries are NYD (p) (R), a few NYD (p) (P). Only one man recorded as such on the same page returned to his unit, the others were all sent on to the CCS, so favouring relapsed rather than recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 (edited) I've previously come across 'NYD Pyrexia' and 'NYD Renal', so these may be what you're seeing here. I'm not sure how (or even whether) NYD Pyrexia differs from PUO. Given that pyrexia would have been perhaps the most consistent symptom of the various illnesses or diseases that might cause a man to be admitted to a FA or CCS, it seems likely that this is what is being recorded by 'NYD P'. NYPD, on the other hand....... Edited 15 September , 2020 by headgardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 31 CCS was in Greece if that makes pyrexia more likely. DIarrhoea is down as NYD ? TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 15 September , 2020 Share Posted 15 September , 2020 Presumably Diarrhoea as the presenting symptom of an otherwise undiagnosed condition - in the same way as pyrexia was the presenting symptom of an undiagnosed condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 16 September , 2020 Share Posted 16 September , 2020 PUO has a very specific meaning, relating to a fever that persists for more than a specified length of time (2 weeks) and for which no diagnosis has been found. The term is still used today and prompts a shift in focus from acute infections to the set of diagnoses that are associated with chronic fever. NYD Pyrexia does not imply that the fever has been present for longer than a specific time frame, though it should be used to mean less than 2 weeks; otherwise it would be a PUO. It just means that the person has a fever and that the cause has not been found yet. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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