Doctor's using abbreviations in medical notes are putting their patients' lives at risk, health experts have warned. The UK's Medical Defence Union said that difficulties often arose because ...

“What is another word for 'synonym'?” somebody asked me the other day. “What is the abbreviation of 'abbreviation'?” I retorted. We laughed it off. But abbreviations are no laughing matter.

Doctors are being warned that using abbreviations in medical notes is putting patients' lives at risk. The UK's Medical Defence Union said difficulties often arose because abbreviations can have more ...

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