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Quick Study - Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms

Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms Study Guide

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Medical students and professionals at any level, seeking any degree, certification, or with any job title, agree that this best-seller is an incredibly useful tool. Nurses, medical coders and administrators say it is a must-have to do a quick lookup or to intensely study for an exam. Finding an answer is as easy as turning one page of this 6 page laminated guide that was expertly organized by our author and designers for quick reference that is faster than the internet.
Abbreviations and acronyms covered in this guide:

  • Weights & Measurements
  • Drugs
  • Formulations
  • Administration
  • References
  • Standards & Regulations
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Professional Designations
  • Managed Care
  • Agencies & Organizations
  • Health Assessment
  • Specialized Areas & Facilities
  • Locations & Directions
  • Body Systems
  • Blood System
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Endocrine System
  • Female Reproductive System
  • Gastrointestinal System
  • Integumentary System
  • Lymphatic/Immune System
  • Muscular System
  • Male Reproductive System
  • Nervous System
  • Respiratory System
  • Skeletal System
  • Special Senses: Eye/Ear
  • Urinary System
  • Quick Study - Medical Coding - ICD-10-CM

    Medical Coding - ICD-10-CM Study Guide

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    Updated for 2018 ICD-10 CM (International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification) guidelines, this 6 page laminated guide covers core essentials of coding clearly and succinctly. Author Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer used her knowledge and experience to provide the largest number of valuable facts you can find in 6 pages, designed for you to find answers fast with color coded sections, and bulleted lists. A must for students seeking coding certification and a great desktop refresher for professionals for classifying and coding diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care.
    6-page laminated guide includes:
  • General Coding Conventions & Official Guidelines
  • Instructional Notations
  • Chapter-Specific Official Guidelines
  • Selection of Principal Diagnosis
  • Reporting Additional Diagnoses
  • Diagnostic Coding & Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services
  • Steps to Coding Diagnoses
  • Using the ICD-10-CM Manual
  • Documentation of Complications of Care
  • Rules of Compliance
  • External Cause Codes
  • Sequencing Multiple Codes Correctly
  • What to Code & What Not to Code
  • The Process of Abstracting
  • Medical Coding ICD-10-PCS
  • Selection of Principal Procedure
  • ICD-10-PCS Coding Conventions
  • ICD-10-PCS Sections & Subsections
  • Medical & Surgical Section: Guidelines
  • Obstetrics Section: Guidelines
  • New Technology Section: Guidelines
  • ICD-10-PCS Terms
  • Medical Math Quick Study

    Medical Math Quick Study

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    Calculations, formulas, measurements, conversions, dosages, rates, equivalents and more are expertly organized in this 6 page laminated reference guide with clear color coded sections and easy to read layout. You can find your answer fast as a medical professional or a medical student on the job or in the classroom. Author Dr. Shelley C. Safian is a professor and author of six textbooks and multiple best selling QuickStudy reference guides.
    Topics covered include:

  • Measurement Basics
  • Calculations & Formulas
  • Apothecary System
  • Laboratory Measures
  • Reimbursement Calculators
  • Health-Care Operating Indicators
  • Coding Measurements
  • Burns - Adults, Children, Infants
  • Coding Excision of Lesions, Laceration & Wound Repair
  • Pediatric Definitions
  • Dosage Calculators
  • Expected Growth Rates
  • APGAR Scoring for Newborns
  • Clinical Indicators
  • Respiration, Blood Pressure, Cardiac Output, Stroke Symptoms, Hemodynamic Parameters, Blood Flow Rate, Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), Body Mass Index (BMI), Cardiac Assessment
  • Vital Signs Table by Age
  • Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment
  • Pulse Rates by Age & Pulse Volume Variations
  • Pain Scale, Aldrete Score/Postanesthetic Recovery Score, Electrolytes & Imbalance
  • Levels & Calculations, Arterial & Venous Blood Normal Values, Dosage Calculations, Arterial Blood Gases: Normal Values, Edema Rating Scale, Deep Tendon Reflexes Grading, Muscle Strength, Body Surface Area
  • Intravenous Drip & Flow Rates
  • Needle Lengths & Gauges
  • Lung Volume & Capacities, Respiratory Management
  • Home Health Care Group Severity Levels
  • Heart Failure Classifications
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Trauma Score
  • Titration Table
  • Study Guide - Muscular System Advanced

    Muscular System Advanced Study Guide

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    Studying the muscular system in detail will be a cinch with our comprehensive, six-panel guide. All areas of the body--from head to toe--have been illustrated and labeled in full color by award-winning artist Vincent Perez. Featuring deep layers and multiple views, this guide promotes better understanding and higher grades!

    Quick Study - Muscular System

    Muscular System Study Guide

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    Complete, labeled illustrations of the muscular system, including three views for most sections.

    Chart is loaded with beautifully illustrated diagrams, clearly and concisely labeled for easy identification.

    Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vincent Perez.

    Chart includes detailed diagrams of:
    - muscular system
    - deep muscles - front
    - deep muscles - lateral
    - deep muscles - rear
    - muscles of the head
    - arm
    - leg
    - hand
    - foot

    Quick Study - Natural Remedies

    Natural Remedies Study Guide

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    If you're looking for quick and natural cures to most common health issues, you've come to the right place with this comprehensive 3-panel guide. Inside each jam-packed page are guidelines, tips and suggestions to help aid several types of maladies--everything from ear infections to high blood pressure; in addition, the information is presented in a color-coded format for ease of use.

    Quick Study - Nursing Two

    Nursing 2 Study Guide

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    A continuation of our best-selling Nursing guide, this 3-panel reference tool features more vital information every nurse should know while on the job. Different nursing procedures are covered in step-by-step detail, and key definitions and techniques are featured as well; helpful tables, charts, and full-color illustrations are also included.
    Quick Study - Nursing

    Nursing Study Guide

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    Essential tool used by nurses and nursing students for 25 years. This 6 page laminated quick reference guide covers the need to know whether you are studying, prepping for tests or already a working nurse. Just the facts and answers arranged and organized to have as much info possible at your fingertips in color coded sections to find what you need and to promote memorization. We have heard first-hand how our nursing guides have boosted grades, helped with passing tests like TEAs and NCLEX, reduced some stress of academic intake and how this guide has even been stolen by other nurses from the nursing station (true story). Authored and updated by two accomplished nurses, teachers and writers Jill E. Winland-Brown, EdD, MSM, ARNP and Julie Henry, RN, MPA, you will not find a more inexpensive reference that offers so much support.
    6 page laminated guide includes:
  • Components of the Nursing Process
  • Basic Head-to-Toe Assessment
  • Assessing Lung Sounds (with diagram)
  • Adventitious Lung Sounds & Potential Causes
  • Assessment Techniques
  • Percussion Sounds & Potential Causes
  • System Assessment
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Heart
  • Normal Electrocardiogram (EKG) Pattern
  • Grading of Heart Murmurs
  • Edema Rating Scale
  • Pulses
  • Skin & Muscles
  • Quick Guide to Skin Assessment
  • Muscle Strength
  • Decubitus Ulcer Staging
  • Medication Administration
  • Medication Dosage Calculation
  • Injection Sites (with images)
  • Insulin Types & Action Times
  • IV Solutions & Calculations
  • Laboratory Values
  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
  • Coagulation Studies
  • Complete Blood Count (CBC) & Differential
  • Common Abbreviations
  • Quick Study - Nursing - Surgical

    Nursing Surgical Study Guide

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    Our 3-panel (6-page) guide--jam-packed with information--provides a detailed review of a key aspect of the nursing profession: surgery. A perfect resource for nursing students or those already in the field who want to brush up on their skills, this guide covers the key concepts, skills and techniques essential to effective surgical nursing care. Each section features "The Nurse Knows" summary of critical points, set off graphically for easy reference. Tables and images further enhance the text.
    Quick Study - Nutrition - Super Foods & Suplements

    Nutrition - Super Foods & Suplements Study Guide

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    Designed to help make choices about what foods and supplements could benefit your health in a market where there is still speculation, lack of advertising regulation and where many products are not what they seem. Designed for fast access, this 6 page laminated guide will help with your series of choices that will lead to a healthier you.

    Suggested uses:
    - Changing a Diet - build a list of foods and supplements that support what your body needs based on potential benefits
    - Buying Guide - with key terms defined and supplement claims broken down by the level of verifiable evidence, you can make more informed purchases