Medical Abbreviations: 24,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety [Paperback]

Neil M. Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2002

Annual pocket quick-reference guide to 24,000 meanings of medical abbreviations and 3,400 cross-referenced generic and brand drug names. Thumb-tabbed pages. Includes single-user access code to the Internet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 430 pages
• Publisher: Neil M Davis Associates (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931431115
• ISBN-13: 978-0931431111
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,610,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for health care workers, December 23, 2004

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MRP, RHIT "maggyruth" (Kenosha, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Abbreviations: 24,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety (Paperback)

I am a traveling coding specialist and have to say this is one of the best abbreviation books out there. Doctors' propensity for creating their own abbreviations as well as regional obscurity (yes, every region of the country has different abbreviations for the same thing) makes this one tool I always like to have with me. That along with it's small size insures it is one book I always have in my briefcase.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best way to protect yourself!!!, February 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Medical Abbreviations: 24,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety (Paperback)

This book is a literal lifesaver!! I used it when I needed to go over my own medical chart, and it helped me to make sense of what was going on. Every patient or potential patient needs to take responsibility for making sure that they do not become a medication or hospital error, and this book gives them the translation tools to begin to decipher what is going on in their charts. A big step toward medical democracy!!