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Preface |
The Internet Version: Why Use it and How to Access It |
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Chapter 1 |
Introduction |
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Chapter 2 |
Dangerous, Contradictory, and/or Ambiguous Abbreviations |
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Chapter 3 |
A Healthcare Controlled Vocabulary |
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Chapter 4 |
How Medical Writers, Editors, and Health Professionals can Help Control
the Proliferation of Health-Related Abbreviations |
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Chapter 5 |
Medical Abbreviation Primer |
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Chapter 6 |
Lettered and Numbered Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Slang |
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Chapter 7 |
Symbols and Greek Letters |
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Symbols |
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Greek Letters |
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Chapter 8 |
Tables, Lists, and Conversions |
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Numbers and Letters for Teeth |
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Laboratory Panels |
356 |
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Shorthand for Laboratory Test Values |
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Obstetrical Shorthand |
357 |
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Reflex Gradations |
357 |
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Muscle Strength Gradations |
357 |
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Pulse Strength Gradations |
358 |
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Heart Murmur Gradations |
358 |
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Tonsil Size Gradations |
358 |
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Grades of Severity of Knee Arthritis (Arthroscopic) |
358 |
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Metric Prefixes |
358 |
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Kilograms/Pounds Conversions |
359 |
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Fahrenheit/Centigrade Conversions |
359 |
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Apothecary Symbols |
360 |
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Chapter 9 |
Cross-Referenced List of Generic and Brand Drug Names |
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Chapter 10 |
National Normal Adult Laboratory Values |
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Blood, Plasma, or Serum |
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Urine |
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Drug Levels |
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Book and Internet Version Reorder and Pricing Information |
417 |
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