Medical School Degrees

This post is the continuation of Medical Professional Degrees.

1.  HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration

2.  HIMSS - Health Care Information and Management Society

3.  JCAHO - Joint Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization

4.  CMA-A - Certified Medical Assistant - Admn.

5.  LPN/LVN - Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse

6.  RPT - Registered Practical Therapist

7.  MA - Master of Arts

8.  BA - Bachelor of Arts

9.  MBA - Master of Business Administration

10.  MSW - Master of Social Work

11.  MD - Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine

12.  MPA - Master of Public Admn.

13.  ADA - American Dental Assocation

In the next lesson, we will learn about important suffixes and prefixes used in medical transcripton. Okay.

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Medical Professional Degrees

In this post, we will know about important professional degree courses in medical profession. As a medical transcription learner, you should know about this, in general.

1. BS - Bachelor of Surgery

2.  AAMA - American Association for Medical Assistant

3.  RRA - Registered Record Administrator

4.  PA - Physician Assistant

5.  AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association

6.  AMA - American Medical Association

7.   AS - Associate of Science

8.  RN - Registered Nurse

9.  ART - Accredited Record Technician

10.  MAT - Master of Arts and Teaching

11.  BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts

12.  AAMT - American Association of Medical Transcription

13.  BSN - Bachelor of Science and Nursing

14.  CMA - Certified Medical Assistant - Clinical

15.  CMT - Certified Medical Transcriptionist

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Units Used in Medical Transcription

1.  n.p.o. - nil per os - nothing by mouth

2. o.d. - omni die - every day

3. oz - ounces

4. pg - picogram

5. p.m. - post meridium - afternoon

6. p.r.n. - pro re nata - when necessary

7. q. - every

8. q.a.m. - every morning

9. q.h.s. - every night

10. q.i.d. - quarter in die - four times a day

11. q.a.m. - every morning

12. q.o.d. - every other day

13. q.6h. - every 6 hours

14. q.8h. - every 8 hours

15. S - sinister - left

16. SL - sublingual

17.  t.i.d. - ter in die - three times a day

18. U - unit

In th next lesson, we will learn about MEDICAL DEGREES.

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Unit Measurement Symbols Used in Medical Transcription

1. mCi - millicurie

2. Mci - megacurie

3. mEq - milli equivalent

4. mEq/L - milli equivalent per litre

5.  mg - milligram

6.  mg/cc - milligram per cubic centimeter

7.  mIu - milli international units

8.  mL - milli litre

9.  mg/kg - milligram per kilogram

10.  mm - millimetre

11.  mmHg - milli metres of mercury

12.  mmol - millimole

13.  mOsm - milli osmol

14.  MU - micro units

15.  ng - nanogram

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Medical Transcription Abbreviations

1. gm - gram

2. hr. - hora - hour

3. h.s. - hora somni - at bed time

4. IM - intramusuclar

5. IU -  international unit

6. IV - intravenous

7.  J - Joule

8.  K - Kelvin

9.  kg - kilogram

10. km - kilometer

11. L - litre

12. lb. - pound

13. M - metre

14. MA - milli ampere

15. mcg - microgram

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Important Abbreviations Used in Medical Transcription

1. a.c. - ante cebum - before meals

2. ad lib. - ad libitum - at pleasure

3. a.m. - ante meridium - morning

4. b.i.d. - bis in die - twice daily

5. C - Celsius

6.  cc - cubic centimeter 

7.  cm - centimeter

8.  cm3 - cubic centimeter

9. d - die

10. dL - deci litre

11.  Eu - Ehrlich Units

12. F - Faraday

13. fL - femtoliter

14.  Ft. - feet

15. g - gram

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