Physicians and other healthcare professionals are notorious for using jargon, slang, and abbreviations in their travels around the hospital. These … [Read more...]
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Physicians and other healthcare professionals are notorious for using jargon, slang, and abbreviations in their travels around the hospital. These … [Read more...]
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bariatric surgery - area of surgery including procedures performed to cause weight loss bifid - this means a body part or tissue has cleft into two … [Read more...]
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Physicians and other healthcare professionals are notorious for using jargon, slang, and abbreviations in their travels around the hospital. These … [Read more...]
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Physicians and other healthcare professionals are notorious for using jargon, slang, and abbreviations in their travels around the hospital. These … [Read more...]
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EF - ejection fraction … [Read more...]
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FFP - fresh frozen plasma FOS - full of stool FOS - fructooligosacchharides, a type of prebiotic placed in enteral tube feeding … [Read more...]
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hep C - hepatitis C HIV - human immunodeficiency virus … [Read more...]
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Joint Commission - organization that accredits hospitals in the United States, formerly known as JCAHO. Copyright 2009 InsideSurgery.com®. All … [Read more...]
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Physicians and other healthcare professionals are notorious for using jargon, slang, and abbreviations in their travels around the hospital. These … [Read more...]
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Physicians and other healthcare professionals are notorious for using jargon, slang, and abbreviations in their travels around the hospital. These … [Read more...]
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I and D - incision and drainage. Usually down with a knife or Bovie cautery to treat an abscess. Sometimes made in a cruciate (cross-like) pattern to … [Read more...]