The left column lists acronyms most commonly used, and the right column includes the meaning of the acronym - and/or additional details.List of Acronyms Used in the Healthcare Field A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X A A&O Alert and oriented A&W Alive and...
Synonym/acronym: Antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-DNA (anti-ds DNA), antiextractable nuclear antigens (anti-ENA, ribonucleoprotein [RNP], Smith [Sm], SS-A/Ro, SS-B/La), anti-Jo (antihistidyl transfer RNA [tRNA] synthase), and antiscleroderma (progressive systemic sclerosis [PSS] antibod...
ISO is the acronym for international organization for standardization. It publishes various standards related to the design, manufacture, and testing of circuit boards. The ISO 9000 standard is mandatory for OEMs to certify the safety of medical equipment and its function.ISO 13485:2016is an update...
Typically, the letters may be the acronym of the creating institute such as, for example, “BIL”. Type specifies the nature of the anonymized information. Since patient name and ID are most frequently referenced, a “P” and a “D” may be used to represent them respectively. An “X...