Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols / Edition 5

by Stedman's

Overview

Identify current abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols quickly and easily. Gain immediate access to medical terms that help you comply with the new JCAHO mandate for standardized hospital abbreviations. You'll have thousands of new abbreviations for a wide range of specialties, including anatomy, physiology, internal medicine, pathology, laboratory medicine, organisms, infectious diseases, plastic surgery, ENT, dentistry, alternative medicine, endocrinology, and more, right at your fingertips!

The 5th Edition of Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Symbols also comes with 3 months of free acccess to Stedmans Online. You'll also find a wide range of symbols, professional titles and degrees, professional associations and organizations, chemotherapy and other drug regimens, and clinical trials. Now includes highlighted dangerous and error-prone abbreviations, slang terms in red font, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608316991
Publisher:	Stedman's
Publication date:	04/16/2012
Edition description:	Fifth
Pages:	1336
Sales rank:	181,608
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Editor's Preface ix

Publishers'S Preface xi

Explanatory notes xiii

References xxv

Greek alphabet in English pronunciation order 1

Greek characters as symbols in science and medicine 3

A-Z Abbreviations and acronyms 7

Appendices A1

1 Symbols A1

2 Greek Alphabet A11

3 Elements and Their Symbols A17

4 ISMP's List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations A19

5 Weights and Measures A27

6 Professional Titles and Degrees A32

7 Professional Associations and Organizations A92

8 Chemotherapy and Other Drug Regimens A197

9 Clinical Trials A252