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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN - Medwords
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS used IN MEDICINE Assoc. Prof. Warwick Carter , FRACGP, FAMA ABBREVIATIONS , ACRONYMS , symbols and postnominals that may be encountered in medical books, magazines, letters, research articles and advertisements, or patient records, prescriptions and reports. The interpretation of an abbreviation may vary in different contexts. The use of medical ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS should be discouraged. PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS seem to be multiplying exponentially in modern medicine. Some are just a passing fad, or have only local significance; others, though, become widely used and recognised. Unfortunately, remembering the details about the alphabet soup that may appear in medical records or reports has become an impossible task for the busy clinician. This book is aimed to assist doctors, medical students, nurses and others involved in reading medical notes and reports in interpreting the ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS used by others.
Abbreviations, acronyms, symbols and postnominals that may be encountered in medical books, magazines, letters, research articles and advertisements,
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