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positiveaob · 07-08-2013, 10:24 AM

Hi, it's actually an inside joke where I work.

If you work in an ER, you would know what it meant. Nothing gross or dirty. When a patient is intoxicated, the triage nurse often writes "+AOB", verbalized as "Positive AOB". The "+" is just shorthand for a significant finding on physical exam (you write "-", or negative, when a pertinent finding is absent). "AOB" is shorthand for "alcohol on breath". So when a patient is intoxicated we often say, "patient is positive AOB".

I used it as an email address as a joke, and thought it would be a good name for the several forums I have joined.

07-08-2013, 10:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
positiveaob Groupie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 27	Hi, it's actually an inside joke where I work. If you work in an ER, you would know what it meant. Nothing gross or dirty. When a patient is intoxicated, the triage nurse often writes "+AOB", verbalized as "Positive AOB". The "+" is just shorthand for a significant finding on physical exam (you write "-", or negative, when a pertinent finding is absent). "AOB" is shorthand for "alcohol on breath". So when a patient is intoxicated we often say, "patient is positive AOB". I used it as an email address as a joke, and thought it would be a good name for the several forums I have joined.