Mastering Medical Abbreviations for Healthcare Workers

Introduction to Medical Abbreviations

Using Medical Abbreviations • As a health care worker you will see many abbreviations • Some you already know • am means before noon, pm means after noon, @ means at

Using Medical Abbreviations • Most you will not know. You may see things like this written in patient charts • FFl qh • VS qid • NPO 8 PM, • To Lab for CBC, BUN, and FBS

Using Medical Abbreviations • What does this prescription say? • Lipitor 10 milligrams. Give the following directions: 1 tablet by mouth every day • Did you notice the alterations to the prescription?

Using Medical Abbreviations • You will be getting a list of abbreviations and their meanings every Monday. There will be a matching quiz on the abbreviations on the last day of the week.

Mastering Medical Abbreviations for Healthcare Workers

Mastering Medical Abbreviations for Healthcare Workers

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Common Medical Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations

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Medical Abbreviations Interpretations

Abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations

USING MEDICAL CARE TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS

Medical Abbreviations

Common Medical Abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations

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Commonly Used Medical Abbreviations

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Intro to Abbreviations

Common Medical Abbreviations

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