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- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 5 days ago:
I am very familiar with medical terms and even I ask the doctor to write down the specifics of my diagnosis when I want to seek a second opinion.
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 5 days ago:
But FTD is used by people to talk about frontotemporal dementia.
However, it isn’t an acronym, but an abbreviation. Abbreviations are generally not much easier to remember and even more meaningless to normal people. The reason they wouldn’t use the abbreviation in the documentary is because abbreviations are generally considered even more complex to both remember and understand than ‘long’ words. Only when a loooot of people know and talk about a disease does an abbreviation or other name become mainstream enough (thinking about flu for influenza etc) that it actually becomes useful to have the shorter name. Even at a conference about brain diseases you would only use FTD after giving the full term first so people know what you are talking about.
But yes, if Bruce goes to a clinic and says he has FTD they will know what’s up (or google the abbreviation).
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 5 days ago:
Isn’t teflon a brand name? Not standardized, just capitalized.
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 5 days ago:
But who does the patient need to communicate it to other than health professionals? Other people should be satisfied with a phrase like “dementia that causes me to behave different and/or have difficulty speaking” otherwise they are just going to have to look up the disease anyway.
FTD is a rare disease (meaning less than 65/100000 people get it in their lifetime) and there are thousands of rare diseases. Who do you propose should come up with simple names for all of these, teach these to all medical professionals and make sure all info online gets both the descriptive and simple name attached?? There are enough issues with terminology in the medical world as is, trust me.
- Comment on Why don't they have simpler names for brain disorders, where perhaps even the person suffering the disorder might be able to remember the term themself? 5 days ago:
I would counter that the medical term is descriptive. Tell anyone with medical/medicine-related education someone has frontotemporal dementia and they know what is going on with the patient and what bodypart is affected. We can simplify with just “dementia” or a simpler term but you loose the specific meaning. Just like cancer is a two syllable simple word but a proper diagnosis includes way more information and has a more difficult term related. Equally, while the layman may prefer teflon and benadryl, the chemical/scientific name tells a trained person exactly what they are dealing with without having to look anything up, and does not suffer from different names across languages/borders. You cannot force simpler names as they will not be used in the medical/scientific community, so only if a disease is common enough to enter most peoples vocabulary will they come up with simpler terms or remember the term easily.
- Comment on Out of 10. Be specific! 5 days ago:
I immediately downvoted this fork… then scrolled back because I hate the fork, not the post. -238/10
- Comment on Cutting sucks 3 weeks ago:
If you were never fat, why are you trying to lose 20+ pounds?
- Comment on Low quality cropping will officially launch on Lemmy in 2025 3 months ago:
Will the height be adjustable? Otherwise the sitting thing will be either way to low or poking the backs of most people.
- Comment on Does anyone else feel guilty or very depressed after accomplishing anything? 4 months ago:
I used to feel bad about reaching milestones and “succeeding at life” because I was mourning a friend who could not reach those milestones with me. Therapy helped a lot.
- Comment on in case of emergencies, light it. 4 months ago:
Agreed! I’m finishing my one-and-only phd at the moment (hopefully) and feel completely done with academics.
- Comment on in case of emergencies, light it. 4 months ago:
How is that possible?? And why would anyone do two phds? I thought that was just a hollywood trope.
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 4 months ago:
Ouch… aged three years in a single day.
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 4 months ago:
I will spell out aluminium, but when I have to pronounce it I go with aluminum.
- Comment on The chair 5 months ago:
Could be multiple years even…
- Comment on Chat, is this true? 5 months ago:
I’m just happy that this semi-true fact led me to learn a whole lot about the nahuatl and their history!
- Comment on Get a smiley for driving too fast 6 months ago:
It is a smiley face… sorry for the bad quality
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- Comment on Liquid Death Quietly Adds Stevia to Tea Drinks 6 months ago:
I have the exact same issue! Haven’t met anyone else with the same problem yet. Really sucks that more and more non-diet drinks are containing some amount of artificial sweetener.
- Comment on Medical Industrial Complex 6 months ago:
Are annual welness exams common in the us? I’ve only ever gone to the doctor when somethings wrong. Presumably urgent cases can still be booked within a few days?
- Comment on Mmm kale 7 months ago:
I recently moved to france and they just don’t sell kale around where I live. Stampot cravings get real!
- Comment on Should parents be allowed to euthanize their children if they have a diagnosis that just isn't worth dealing with? 7 months ago:
It sounds like you’ve been through a lot and I’m sorry your life has been so hard. I hope you find a way to talk to someone (preferably a therapist) about your difficulties and find a way to live a good life beyond your troubles.
- Comment on Little dude ATP 9 months ago:
MITOCHONDRIA ARE THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL!!!
- Comment on How does US "early voting" works logistically speaking ? 10 months ago:
The person giving out the papers would be the dishonest one in this case. He could grab papers for himself or hand out more than one to a friend.
- Comment on Carb Party! 10 months ago:
I didn’t know that, thanks! Guess my whole-grain bread with cottage cheese snack still works 💪
- Comment on Carb Party! 10 months ago:
They don’t advice to eat only bread, just to reduce other foods while eating 6 slices if bread. If bread is whole grain and no added sugars, it’s actually a pretty good source for protein, which is what you want to eat a lot of while dieting to maintain muscle mass.
- Comment on Pros / cons of riding a bike? 1 year ago:
I am dutch and I have never heard of this issue/myth. Even tour de grance cyclists manage to have kids just fine after 20 years of full time cycling, so I wouldn’t worry.
- Comment on Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Gets Grounded With MCU’s Second-Lowest Opening Day Ever 1 year ago:
For me, nothing on youtube and nothing in the streets. Only time I saw a billboard for the movie was on a trip to a different country, so perhaps it depends on where you live.
- Comment on Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Gets Grounded With MCU’s Second-Lowest Opening Day Ever 1 year ago:
Don’t assume too much from this. The movie has also seen the most minimal promotion due to the actor and writer strikes.