The Ambiguous Meaning of GC

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Posted by Bohdan Oryshkevich MD on February 24, 2002 at 22:09:32:

In Reply to: Medical test for GC and pregnancy?? posted by Angela on February 23, 2002 at 19:18:53:

I would be very careful in using the term GC in the medical context. When I first saw the heading about GC and pregnancy, I relented. GC in medical parlance which is universally used in this context in the English language is shorthand for Gonorrhea. GC is a shortened version for gonococcus. I did not interpret it as Green Card.

Such a connotation though totally based upon an innocent shortening by a layman can lead to mortifying embarrassment and bad vibes.

Such misunderstandings are reasonable for the lay person. Before medical school, I thought a GI upset was a condition endemic to American soldiers who are called GIs from (General Issue). It took medical school to inform me that GI actually stands for gastrointestinal.

Do not use an abbreviation unless you know that it is widely accepted.

Bohdan Oryshkevich, MD

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: I would be very careful in using the term GC in the medical context. When I first saw the heading about GC and pregnancy, I relented. GC in medical parlance which is universally used in this context in the English language is shorthand for Gonorrhea. GC is a shortened version for gonococcus. I did not interpret it as Green Card. : Such a connotation though totally based upon an innocent shortening by a layman can lead to mortifying embarrassment and bad vibes. : Such misunderstandings are reasonable for the lay person. Before medical school, I thought a GI upset was a condition endemic to American soldiers who are called GIs from (General Issue). It took medical school to inform me that GI actually stands for gastrointestinal. : Do not use an abbreviation unless you know that it is widely accepted. : Bohdan Oryshkevich, MD

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