that can be caused by an abbreviations. The most common is medication errors. One of the most common but preventable causes of medication errors is the use of ambiguous medical notations. Some abbreviations‚ symbols‚ and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted and lead to mistakes that result in patient harm. They can also delay the start of therapy and waste time spent in clarification. Eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors but if abbreviations were eliminated it would
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AAA- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ABG – Arterial Blood Gas(test) ABDI- Ankle Brachial Pressure Index ACBT-Active Cycle of breathing technique ACT-Activated Clotting Time AF – Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation ALs- Activities of Living AMI-Acute Myocardial Infarction APR- Abdominal Perineal Resection APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time AS-Added Sounds ASD-Atrial Septal Defect ASL-Alternate Side Lying AVR-Aortic Value Replacement AW – Awaiting AXR-Abdominal X-ray BBS-Bronchial Breath
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1. RA (disease) - Rheumatoid arthritis - chronic systemic disease‚ primarily of the joints‚ marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures‚ 2. RDA (parameter/ value) - recommended daily allowance; recommended dietary allowance - The Recommended Dietary Allowance or RDA (sometimes referred to as Recommended Daily Allowance) is defined as "the average daily dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements
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Benefits of Medical Abbreviations There are many benefits of medical abbreviations. One benefit of medical abbreviations is how much easier it makes it to read a chart. This speeds up the process by knowing the abbreviations and the use of them. It is nice to simplify things by using medical abbreviations when it is a busy day. The other reason to use medical abbreviations is so that only the medical personnel will know what is being described. It is a very efficient way of maintaining a patient’s
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Medical Terminology‚ Hit 107 40967600 Abbreviations are a great way to reduce handwriting errors‚ and medical term errors in the healthcare field. Eliminating abbreviation errors could reduce medication errors. One major cause of errors is dangerous abbreviations and medical doses and expressions. You can add more letters to reduce these errors. The errors are unreadable or confusing handwriting
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White Blossom Ct. Jacksonville‚ FL. 32258 21150107 Medical Terminology‚ HIT 107 Research project 4090320 Eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors because many abbreviations are very similar and therefore people get confused between them‚ however‚ if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals who would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. That’s why many organizations are developing
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Abbreviations in the medical field make it 10 times easier and quicker but elimination some of these abbreviations can help reduce errors. (1) Through new technologies such as computerized order entry systems are being introduced into heath care. It is estimated that currently 5 percent of US physicians utilize these systems and write there prescriptions electronically. If more physicians used this system it would automatically reduce the errors. If some of the more common misused abbreviations
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..... The Metric System‚ Abbreviations‚ and Conversions for Common Units of Measure On Line Unit Converter: http://www.easyunitconverter.com/ [ Table of Contents ] | Rules for Use of Abbreviations | The Metric System | | Length and Distance | Volume | Liquid Volumes | Mass | Area | Temperature | Pressure | | Humidity | Concentration | Salinity | pH | Time | This page presents the most common abbreviations you will use in general biology‚ especially those for units of measure.
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Eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors because many abbreviations are very similar and therefore people get confused between them. If abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals who would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. That’s why many organizations are developing written policies stating which abbreviations should not be used and medical professionals are trained to write legible when using other abbreviations. Written policies
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