Standard Approved Medical Abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations | Taber's Medical Dictionary

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Medical Abbreviations A accommodation; acetum; angström unit; anode; anterior a artery a before A2 aortic second sound aa of each; arteries AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm abd abdominal/abdomen ABG arterial blood gas ABI ankle-brachial index ABO three basic …

Managing Health Information: Use of Abbreviations, …

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Organizations are expected to use standardized terminology, definitions, abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and dose designations. Any reasonable approach to …

Approved Medical Abbreviations - NC

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Approved Medical Abbreviations. L-SPINE - lumbar spine L/S-SPINE - lumbarsacral spine L&D - labor and delivery LAT - lateral lb - pound LLQ - left lower quadrant LMP - …

Common Medical Abbreviations - American …

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Common Medical Abbreviations COVID-19 UPDATES: Find news and resources for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and the public. Latest Updates | Telepractice …

List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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A-Z List of Common Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms

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U - Medical abbreviations UA or u/a: Urinalysis. A UA is a typical part of a comprehensive physical examination. U or u: Unit. Mistaken as the number 0 or 4, …

Inappropriate Medical Abbreviations

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The healthcare institution must ensure that the medical abbreviation in the approved list is also not on the Do not use list or vice versa. Further if a medical …

Do Not Use List Fact Sheet | The Joint Commission

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In 2021, a FAQ was developed to address the key concepts organizations need to understand regarding the use of terminology, definitions, abbreviations, acronyms, …

List of Error-Prone Abbreviations - Institute …

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In the Table, error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that are included on The Joint Commission’s “ Do Not Use ” list (Information …

JCAHO’s “DO NOT USE” abbreviations list …

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According to the JCAHO goal, organizations must use uniform standardized abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols across the organization. From the beginning …