Jablonski's dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations, 6th ed. (CD-ROM included).(Brief article)(Book review) SciTech Book News (6/1/2009)
...Jablonski's dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations, 6th ed. (CD-ROM included...new terms from across all medical specialties, in an alphabetical...retains its format of boldface abbreviations and acronyms followed by ...

Abbreviations and acronyms in healthcare: when shorter isn't sweeter.(Continuing Cursing Education Series) Pediatric Nursing (9/1/2007)
...continues. Abbreviations and Acronyms The term abbreviation is derived...Early use of abbreviations can be found...Scribal Abbreviations, 2006...later the medical community used the abbreviation in ...

AORN guidance statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations, acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.(Association of Operating Room Nurses) AORN Journal (9/1/2006)
...easily misinterpreted abbreviations, acronyms, or symbols put...patients at risk for a medical error with potentially...interpret written medical orders and transcribed...additional error-prone abbreviations, acronyms, or ...

Abbreviations and acronyms in healthcare: when shorter isn't sweeter. Nevada RNformation (5/1/2008)
...of abbreviations and acronyms pertains to every one...pox... 79 possible medical phrases for CP resulted from an on-line medical dictionary query...commonly used in one medical specialty. "Look-alike" abbreviations have ...

Abbreviations, acronyms, and alphabet soup: a glossary for the laboratory. (glossary) Medical Laboratory Observer (9/1/1989)
...used laboratory abbreviations and acronyms in a list completely...it's a handy abbreviation. Literally hundreds...clearly. Many an abbreviation seems to be merely...ending parade of medical advancements...acronyms and ...

Abbreviations deciphered: nothing is more frustrating than listening to a conversation and suddenly losing the thread because of a mysterious abbreviation or acronym. Here's an alphabetical list of often-heard Swiss-German shorthand.(Expat Advice) Swiss News (11/1/2003)
...FMH = Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum. One of the chief responsibilities of the Swiss Medical Association is to supervise the education of medical interns after they've completed their state examinations. You'll see the letters FMH after...

List of acronyms and abbreviations.(Reproductive & Sexual Health Rights in Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda: An Advocacy and Communications Approach)(List) Femnet News (1/1/2008)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ANC Ante Natal Care AU...Conference GAC Ghana AIDS Commission GDO Gender Desk Officer GMA Ghana Medical Association GOG Government of Ghana GOR Government of Rwanda GSMF...

Spell it out: Avoid easily misread abbreviations. ED Management (11/1/2003)
...the abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used...used. Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton...lists of prohibited abbreviations and shorthand symbols...that include certain abbreviations or dose expressions...clarification of the ...

Preventing errors by eliminating mistake-prone abbreviations.(From the Editor)(Editorial) Nephrology Nursing Journal (9/1/2007)
...moving to computerized medical records as one way...of abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and dose...list of Do Not Use abbreviations as well as the list of additional abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols...study, The Impact ...