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This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
Each issue contained a large cartoon on the front cover, often depicting a doctor in a humorous situation. The magazine itself contained cartoons interspersed with the articles inside. Many humorous letters from physicians were published each month, and the best one was awarded the STITCHES Gold Stethoscope, this item being specially made by 3M.
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
The brain cloud has no symptoms – apart from quickly and painlessly killing in about six months. Possibly made up by the doctor making the diagnosis, given how it relates to the plot of the movie. Carnosaur virus Carnosaur: A genetically engineered virus created by Dr. Jane Tiptree.
Parade spoke to St. Denis Medical co-creator Eric Ledgin about the premiere episodes and what fans can expect going forward. Related: Everything to Know About the New NBC Medical Comedy St. Denis ...
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diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test) # fracture: #NOF: fracture to the neck of the femur ℞ (R with crossed tail) prescription: Ψ: psychiatry, psychosis: Σ: sigmoidoscopy: x/12: x number of months x/40: x number of weeks ...
An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease; rarely, a literary character who exhibited signs of the disease or an actor or subject of an allusion, as characteristics associated with them were suggestive of symptoms ...