PPT-Medical Abbreviations

By Shreya Kodati and Kavya Thakkar DA DampC DC or dc Dept D Dental Assistant or Dopamine Dilation and curettage Discharge OR Discontinue Department DDS DMD DHHS . 1Contents 2Glossary of abbreviations BCSH British Committee for Standards in HaematologyBSH British Society for HaematologyCCC Comprehensive care centre (for haemophilia)CCT Certi cate of Compl To Abbreviate or Not to Abbreviate?. Abbreviations are often used when writing orders to indicate dosage times, frequencies, routes, and other information about the med. . However, the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP) recommends not using abbreviations when writing med orders because of the high amount of errors that have occurred related to use of abbreviations. . It is nearly impossible for even the most experienced health professional to be familiar with every medical term. However, knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and root words is essential. It is vital that every health professional be familiar with the commonly used medical terminology. . Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2014. All rights reserved.. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, . 2014. . These Materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Miscellaneous Abbreviations Used In the Health Care Field. a.c.. Before meals (ante cibum). ADL. Activities of daily living. b.i.d.. Twice a day (bis in die). _. c. with. CCU. Coronary care unit. DOA. Identify abbreviations commonly used in a health care setting. WHAT ARE ABBREVIATIONS:. -ARE SHORTENDED FORMS OF WORDS, USUALLY JUST LETTERS. EXAMPLE: AM-MORNING PM-EVENING. -Abbreviations are used in many health fields and health care settings: doctor offices, medical centers, hospitals.. The ISMP also keeps a list of ‘errorprone’ abbreviations on their website (See: https://www.ismp.org/tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf ). However, some physicians still continue to use th SOn July 1 1963 the Post Office Department introduced the five-digit ZIP Code At the time most addressing equipment could accommodate only 23characters including spaces in the bottom line of theaddres Sample Ophthalmology Clinic NoteThe following is a sample clinic note which you should use as a template for your patient evaluations duringthis rotation We do not intend it to be complete but to ser Unit a- . Objectives. Identify abbreviations commonly used in the health care setting. Define Prefixes, Suffixes. And Root words. Combine word parts to form commonly used medical terms . Why use abbreviations?. The 2nd edition of this popular reference offers an extensive list of medical abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and eponyms. Over 10,000 new abbreviations and over 1,000 new eponyms have been added to the updated edition, and definitions have been given for common diseases, syndromes, and operations. Also includes a new, in-depth appendix which lists over 400 anticancer drug combinations. 1 List of medical Latin abbreviations The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations use PG. 2 PG. 3 Combining word segments to understand meaningMedical terms are formed by combining word segments. root can be combined with prexes, roots or sufxes.For example, the prex dys Abbreviations. Abbreviations are used regularly in the list of works cited and in tables but rarely in the text of a formal paper (except within parenthesis). Some abbreviations are considered standard in any piece of writing. .