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helvella - Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Some years ago, I started compiling a list of many of the abbreviations and acronyms that appear here regularly. The idea was to make it relatively quick and easy to look up abbreviations and acronyms without being too waylaid by the many irrelevant possibilities web searches tend to return.

I continue to update the document quite frequently!

dropbox.com/s/2423slilh0or6...

If you have not downloaded a copy for some time, perhaps months or years :-) , I suggest you download a new copy.

Please, if you think there is anything missing or wrong, let me know. Post on the forum or send a Private Message.

16/02/2022

The information above have now been incorporated into my Vade Mecum document.

helvella - Vade Mecum for Thyroid

The term vade mecum means:

1. A referential book such as a handbook or manual.

2. A useful object, constantly carried on one’s person.

Please don't get put off by the number of pages!

Not everything is in this one document - my major medicines document is still separate!

From Dropbox:

dropbox.com/s/vp5ct1cwc03bl...

From Google Drive:

drive.google.com/file/d/1ZW...

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I tend to repeat this post every so often - especially when there has been a run of members asking about abbreviations and acronyms. :-)

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posthinking01

Brilliant- very useful thanks for your hard work !

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Batty1

Helvella, don't have access to drop box

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helvellaAdministrator in reply toBatty1

Should be accessible to anyone.

What happens when you follow the link?

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Goldengirl01

I take it ABI and ABPI are the same thing ?

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helvellaAdministrator in reply toGoldengirl01

Yes - just two different abbreviations. (Which is something that happens all too often. :-( )

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Goldengirl01 in reply tohelvella

Thank you for clarifying helvella.🥴

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helvellaAdministrator in reply toGoldengirl01

I appreciate questions and suggestions. Not that I get many! :-)

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Abestar

Much appreciated. Thank you for your keeping the list up to date. Xx

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