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Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test) # fracture: #NOF: fracture to the neck of the femur ℞ (R with crossed tail) prescription: Ψ: psychiatry, psychosis: Σ: sigmoidoscopy: x/12: x number of months x/40: x ...
every 1 hour (can replace 1 with other numbers) q4PM at 4:00 pm (can replace 4 with other numbers) mistaken to mean every 4 hours q.a.d. quaque alternis die: every other day q.a.m. quaque die ante meridiem: every morning (every day before noon) q.d./q.1.d. quaque die: every day mistaken for "QOD" or "qds," spell out "every day" or "daily".
E number. A solution of E101 riboflavin (also known as vitamin B2) Crystals of E621 monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavour enhancer. E numbers, short for Europe numbers, are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods, such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union (EU) [1] : 27 and European ...
estimated date of discharge. EDF. end diastolic flow (describing the flow of blood through the umbilical artery ) EDH. epidural hematoma. EDM. esophageal Doppler monitor. EDRF. endothelium-derived relaxing factor aka nitric oxide.
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) salping(o)-of or pertaining to tubes, e.g. fallopian tubes: Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ, σαλπιγγ-, (sálpinx, salping-), trumpet salpingectomy, salpingopharyngeus muscle: sangui-, sanguine-of or pertaining to blood Latin sanguis, blood sanguine: sapro-relating to putrefaction or decay
A valid DEA number consists of: 2 letters, 6 numbers, and 1 check digit. The first letter is a code identifying the type of registrant (see below) The second letter is the first letter of the registrant's last name, or "9" for registrants using a business address instead of name. Of the seven digits that follow, the seventh digit is a "checksum ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...
Medical prescription. A prescription, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered healthcare professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient. Historically, it was a physician's instruction to an apothecary listing the materials to be ...