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Veterinary abbreviations
Veterinary abbreviations and acronyms by topic — prescriptions and routes, clinical records, laboratory tests, positions and directions, infectious diseases and vaccines, units, laboratory-animal shorthand and error-prone abbreviations to avoid. Every meaning is taken from a named source.
Clinical practice
- Veterinary Disease & Vaccine Abbreviations: FeLV, FIV, CPV, CDV, FVRCP, FMD, PPR, HS, BQ and MoreAbbreviations of animal diseases, pathogens and combination vaccines from the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine Library guide, with abbreviations used in the…
- Veterinary Medical Record Abbreviations: SOAP, TPR, BAR, BCS, WNL, Ddx, VD/DV, CT and MoreShorthand used in veterinary medical records, the physical examination, anatomical directions and radiographic views, from the University of Michigan list of accepted…
- Veterinary Prescription Abbreviations: SID, BID, TID, QID, PO, SC, IM, IV and MoreAbbreviations for dosing frequency, routes of administration and the eye or ear to treat, as defined in the University of Michigan list…
Laboratory & diagnostics
- Units of Measure in Veterinary Medicine: mg, mcg, mL, mEq, mOsm, IU, U, ppm — and Which to AvoidUnit abbreviations listed by the Merck Veterinary Manual, with the unit and dose designations that the Institute for Safe Medication Practices lists…
- Veterinary Laboratory Abbreviations: CBC, PCV, BUN, ALT, ALP, USG, ELISA, PCR and MoreAbbreviations for haematology, biochemistry, urinalysis, endocrine tests and laboratory methods, from the University of Michigan list of accepted veterinary shorthand, the University…
Safety & standards
- Error-Prone Abbreviations to Avoid on Prescriptions (ISMP List): qd, qod, SQ, U, IU, µg, cc, OD/ADThe Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) keeps a list of abbreviations, symbols and dose designations that have been misread in medication…
- Laboratory Animal Medical Record Shorthand: H/S, COF, SPF, MI, UD, WPL and MoreShorthand accepted for laboratory-animal medical records in the University of Michigan list of accepted veterinary medical shorthand and acronyms. Many of these…
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