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Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more than one possible interpretation). Certain medical abbreviations are avoided to prevent mistakes, according to ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes ). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
A comprehensive list of medical abbreviations that start with the letter A, with their meanings and examples.
Wikipedia's list of medical abbreviations provides a comprehensive guide to Latin abbreviations used in the medical field.
List of medical abbreviations: 0–9. Dx - Diagnosis, Sx - Symptoms, Fx - Fracture, Tx - Treatment, Hx - History S/b-seen by.
This list contains acronyms and initials related to diseases (infectious or non-infectious) and medical disorders.
Before every meal (from Latin quaque ante cibum) q.a.d. every other day (from Latin quaque altera die ) QALY. quality-adjusted life year. q.AM. every day before noon (from Latin quaque die ante meridiem ) q.d. every day (from Latin quaque die)
List of medical abbreviations: D References[edit]