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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on July 28, 2005. The length of the article is 622 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: 'In case of emergency,' put cell phones on ICE.(General News)(Contact numbers programmed under the acronym could speed-dial police or paramedics to victims' loved ones)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: July 28, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: D1

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From antibiotic-associated-colitis (AAC) to zoster immune plasma (ZIP), this handy pocket guide helps you translate those tricky acronyms and abbreviations. Over 1,500 new medical acronyms, abbreviations and eponyms with the complete terms that they represent have been added to the completely revised third edition. Covers all medical specialties plus nursing, administration, quality assurance, diatetics, pharmacy and lab. ... Read more

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Very, very helpful.
As a student of Medical Transcription and Physician's coding I found this book of great help. It is a great "when in doubt" saver. I recommend it!

Useful!
Great book for anyone in the clinical field...to quickly look up indecipherable abbreviations. Covers almost all standard short forms.

Useful handbook.
This handy compendium contains over 1,500 acronyms, e.g., AIDS, SIDS, GOMER "Get Out of My Emergency Room" (not really, just kidding), eponyms such as Lyme disease and Reye syndrome, and multiple meanings for such abbreviations as "MH", which can mean malignant hyperthermia, marital history, medical history, melanophore hormone, menstrual history, mental health, or municipal hospital!
Delong's work will prove useful for medical students, nurses and other healthcare professionals, medical transcribers, fiction writers, and others who want a peek into the arcane world of medical jargon.

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For the TV viewer frustrated by all those arcane medicalabbreviations like ER, MI, ALS, CBC, OR, EEG and EKG; the amateur sleuthwho doesn't know an ADW from a CCW, or a 10-78 from 10-99; courtroomaddicts who'd like to know what pleading NOLO really means;military-history buffs who can't tell a CINCPAC from a JSTAR; the novicecomputer owner who is venturing into the realm of NETSPEAK, CPUs andCD-ROMS; the simply curious who want to know the difference between a CATSCAN and a CT SCAN, and what DEFIB and ATHEROSCLEROSIS mean; andeverybody who's mystified by the endless stream of bureaucraticinitializing that infests our world today. ... Read more

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This reference work is based upon over six thousand entries collected from Turkish sources published from 1928 to 1998. It addresses the need for a dictionary of Turkish acronyms and abbreviations and is the only such reference work of its kind in Turkish. It is invaluable for university libraries, law school libraries, Middle East collections, and scholars of Turkish Studies at all levels. ... Read more

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This second edition of the comprehensive dictionary has been expanded and enhanced to over 65,000 terms (more than twice than in the first edition) for all the major engineering fields. Arranged in a clear, practical format, it is a convenient research tool that is invaluable to engineers, researchers, scientists, technicians, students, technical writers, and others using engineering literature. A unique new section lists abbreviations and acronyms used for journals and magazines in science and engineering. ... Read more

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The International Dictionary of Accounting Acronyms is a must for busy professionals and students involved in accounting or finance. This comprehensive reference book defines close to 2,000 acronyms. Examples and graphic illustrations are used throughout to clarify definitions. The Dictionary contains an appendix of sources of further information and is fully cross-referenced. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 324 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Attack of the acronyms. (Packets).(instant messaging abbreviations explained)(Brief Article)
Author: Jennifer Pellet
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Page: S9(1)

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Since the early days of information technology, computer and communication professionals have developed their jargon, full of acronyms. Due to the widespread use of computers, a huge group of people is confronted with thousands of computing and communications acronyms without knowing their meaning. This dictionary resolves more than 4,000 broadly uses acronyms and gives concise information, illustrated explanations, and numerous cross-references for the majority of technical terms. Most entries for acronyms associated with organizations, corporations, conferences, etc. include Web links to the respective home pages. All in all, the book constitutes an encyclopedic documentation of information and communication technology organized by acronyms. The book addresses the entire audience of people active or interested in IT, ranging from scientists and researchers to end-users in a variety of application fields including IT managers and marketing people, professionals, students and practitioners. ... Read more

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This handy Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations contains a listing of all the acronyms, abbreviations and truncations that recreational boaters encounter in nautical magazine articles, books, instruction manuals and Coast Guard reports. A reference such as this has never been published before. Part I, with 550 entries with 28 illustrations, is an alphabetical listing of abbreviations, along with an explanation of each. Part II, with 500 entries lists all the abbreviations used on the governments nautical charts. ... Read more

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We live in an age of abbreviations. Whatever your area of interest -- the Internet, science, government, entertainment, or just day-to-day living -- you will want to have this useful reference on hand. Misinterpreting an abbreviation in a classified ad for an apartment, a used car, or a prospective date can be disappointing, if not embarrassing. Discussion of sophisticated digital devices, global communications, and rapid Internet exchanges are increasingly dependent on abbreviations. ... Read more

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If you think you know what AA stands for--read on! It could be Amino Acid or Arachidonic Acid, but this book also lists acupuncture analgesic, agranulocytic angina, alopecia areata, aplastic anemia, atomic absorption and axonal arborization. Similary, PM is fairly straightforward in a political or temporal context; but could you list any of the 14 commonly used biomedical phrases that have the same abbreviation? In a world of rapid information transfer, the use of acronyms and abbreviations is increasing at a dramatic rate, and keeping abreast of the additions is difficult. This dictionary has been substantially revised and expanded, and now includes 30% new information. The main subject areas covered in the book are: medicine, biology and biochemistry, including many chemical terms frequently used in these fields. To be sure, the Dictionary of Biomedical Acronyms and Abbreviations will be of great value as an aide-memoire to all those involved in biomedical literature. ... Read more