Medical Abbreviations

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 crypticness (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 best practices (and in some cases regulatory requirements).

We generally come across precriptions or medical reports that have these abbreviations present in them. At times it becomes difficult to understand the abbreviations listed in the report and thus interpreting the report or prescription.

Once you download this app you would then have access to around 1500 abbreviations used in the medical field. The abbreviations are listed along with their full forms and meaning to explain this better.

All you need to do is download this app and search for the abbreviation you require. The app would then display a list of abbreviations starting with the letter type and once you click on it, you would get the full form of it thus explaning you the abbreviation.

Decoding the medical presriptions or reports will no longer be a difficult affair.

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