Publisher's Synopsis
Stedman's Pocket Medical Abbreviationscontains over 30,000 entries for medical language specialists who need a quick, reliable guide to the spelling and meanings of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. This pocket-sized and affordable version ofStedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols, Third Editionfocuses on the most commonly used abbreviations in all medical specialties. All entries have been thoroughly reviewed for accuracy and currency. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices's dangerous and "do not use" abbreviations are clearly identified in red.
