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Hashtags
#Admin = Administration AKA Administrative, Administratives
#Anae = Anaesthetic
#Anat = Anatomy
#Bio = Biology AKA Biol, Biological, Biologically, Biologics
#Cardio = Cardiology AKA Cardiac
#Chem = Chemistry AKA Chemical, Chemically, Chemicals
#Emer = Emergency AKA ED Emergency Department
#Endo = Endocrinology AKA Endocrine
#ENT = Ears, Nose, Throat
#Epid = Epidemiology
#Gastro = Gastroenterology
#Gen = General
#Ix = Investigation
#Physio = Physiology
#Radio = Radiology
#Paeds = Paediatrics AKA Paediatric, Pediatric, Pediatrics
#Path = Pathology
#Pharm = Pharmacy AKA Pharmacology
#Proc = Procedure AKA Procedures
#Services = Services AKA Servicing
#Specialty = Specialty AKA Specialties
#Tx = Treatment
Numbers
1st-mcc = [ref to mcc]
Punctuations
[a.] = Artery AKA Arterial, Arteries (#Anat)
[b.] = Bone (#Anat)
[bf.] = Body Fluid (#Anat)
[bl.] = Blood (#Anat)
[bm.] = Bone Marrow (#Anat)
[bv.] = Blood Vessel (#Anat)
[c.] = Cartilage (#Anat)
[cm.] = [ref to [m.]]
[ct.] = [ref to [ti.]]
[f.] = Fascia (#Anat)
[g.] = Gland (#Anat)
[j.] = Joint (#Anat)
[l.] = Ligaments AKA Ligamentous (#Anat)
[m.] = Muscle AKA Muscular (#Anat)
[cm.] = Cardiac Muscle (#Anat)
[skm.] = Skeletal Muscle (#Anat)
[sm.] = Smooth Muscle (#Anat)
[n.] = Nerve (#Anat)
[o.] = Organ (#Anat)
[pv.] = Perforator Veins (#Anat)
[s.] = Skin (#Anat)
[skm.] = [ref to [m.]]
[sm.] = [ref to [m.]]
[st.] = [ref to [ti.]]
[t.] = Tendon (#Anat)
[ti.] = Tissue (#Anat)
[ct.] = Connective Tissue
[st.] = Soft Tissue
[v.] = Vein (#Anat)
Symbols
& (Ampersand) = and
Σ = [ref to SSx]
| (Vertical bar) = or (#Gen)
A
abd = Abduction (#Physio)
abn = Abnormal AKA Abnormality, Abnormally (#Gen)
ACCHO = Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations = [ref to ACCHS] (#Services)
ACCHS = Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (#Services)
ACS = Acute Coronary Syndrome (#Cardio)
NSTEACS = Non-ST segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome AKA NSTE-ACS (#Cardio)
NSTEMI = Non ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (#Cardio)
ACSQHC = Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (#Services)
ACTES = Australian Capital Territory Equipment Scheme (#Services)
ACTHD = Australian Capital Territory Health Directorate (#Services)
ACTPS = Australian Capital Territory Public Sector (#Services)
ACV = Advisory Committee on Vaccines (#Services)
add = Adduction (#Physio)
ADIPS = Australasian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society (#Services)
ADHN = Australasian Doctors' Health Network (#Services)
ADL = Activities of Daily Living (#Gen)
bADL = basic Activities of Daily Living (#Gen)
dADL = domestic Activities of Daily Living (#Gen)
iADL = instrumental Activities of Daily Living (#Gen)
ADT = Androgen Deprivation Therapy (#Endo)
AF = Atrial Fibrillation (#Cardio)
pAF = paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (#Cardio)
AGP = Aerosol Generating Procedures (#Proc, #Surg)
AGPAL = Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (#Services)
AGS = Australian Government Staff [ref to AGSN] (#Admin)
AGSN = Australian Government Staff Number (#Admin)
AHP = Allied Health Professional / Providers (#Specialty)
ALO = Aboriginal Liaison Officer (#Specialty)
ASET = Aged care Services Emergency Team (#Specialty)
PT = PhysioTherapist (#Specialty)
AIR = Australian Immunisation Register (#Services)
AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer (#Services)
AMHRU = Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit AKA Adult MH Rehab Unit (#Services)
ALO = [ref to AHP]
AMI = Acute Myocardial Infarction AKA MI Myocardial Infarction (#Cardio)
AMPCo = Australasian Medical Publishing Co proprietary limited (#Services)
AMU = Acute Medical Unit (#Services)
Ans = Answers (#Gen)
ant = Anterior AKA Anteriorly (#Physio)
ant-infe = Antero-inferior AKA Anteroinferior, Anteroinferiorly (#Physio)
ant-lat = Antero-lateral AKA Anterolateral, Anterolaterally (#Physio)
ant-med = Antero-medial AKA Anteromedial, Anteromedially (#Physio)
ant-post = Antero-posterior AKA AP AnteroPosterior, Anteroposteriorly, Front-to-back (#Physio)
AP = Abdominal Pain (#Gastro)
APP = As Per Protocol (#Proc)
ASCIA = Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (#Services)
ASET = [ref to AHP]
ATOR = At the Time Of Review (#Gen)
ATSICHS = Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (#Services)
AV = AtrioVentricular (#Cardio)
Ax Vs re-Ax
Ax = Assessment AKA Assess, Assessable, Assessed, Assessing, (Axillary), Evaluate, Evaluated, Evaluation, Evaluations (#Gen)
re-Ax = Reassess AKA Reassessed, Reassesses, Reassessing, Reassessment, Reassessments (#Gen)
B
bADL = [ref to ADL]
bPEP = [ref to PEP]
BIB = Brought In By (#Gen)
BIBA = Brought In By Ambulance (#Gen)
BIBC = Brought In By Car (#Gen)
BIBF = Brought In By Father | Family (#Gen)
BIBM = Brought In By Mother | Mum (#Gen)
BID = [ref to DOA]
bilat Vs unilat
bilat = Bilateral AKA b/l, Bilaterally (#Anat)
unilat = Unilateral (#Anat)
BGL = [ref to BSL]
BOSS = Browser Operated Self Service (#Services)
BSL = Blood Sugar Level AKA BGL Blood Glucose Level (#Path)
bwd Vs fwd
bwd = Backward AKA Backwards (#Gen)
fwd = Forward AKA Forwarded, Forwarding, Forwards (#Gen)
C
C/D = Constipation/Diarrhoea (#Gastro)
CAG = Coronary AngioGraphy (#Cardio, #Radio)
CALMS = Canberra After-hours Locum Medical Services (#Services)
CARHU = Child At Risk Health Unit (#Services)
CCU = Coronary Care Unit (#Cardio, #Services)
CDA = Cannabis Doctors Australia (#Services)
CDC = Centre for Disease Control (#Services)
CDS = Child Development Service (#Services)
CDNA = Communicable Diseases Network Australia (#Services)
CHS = Canberra Health Service (#Services)
CI = ContraIndication AKA Contraindicate, Contraindicated, Contraindicates, Contraindicating, Contraindications (#Gen)
CIS = Clinical Information System (#Services)
Combo = Combination AKA Combinations, Combine, Combining (#Gen)
cor = Coronal (#Physio)
crit = Critical AKA Critically (#Emer)
CVAS = COVID-19 Vaccine Administrative System (#Services)
CV = CardioVascular (#Cardio)
CVC = Commonwealth Vaccination Clinics AKA General Practitioner Led Respiratory Clinics (#Services)
CYPS = Child and Youth Protection Services (#Services)
D
dADL = [ref to ADL]
DAMA = Discharge Against Medical Advice (#Admin)
DBE = Deep Breathing Exercise (#Tx)
D/C = Diarrhoea/Constipation [ref to C/D]
DDx = Differential Diagnosis - process of differentiating b/w ≥ 2 cond's which share similar Σ | Sx (#Gen)
DEECD = Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (#Services)
dept = Department AKA Departmental, Departmentally, Departments (#Services)
dFxn Vs Fxn Vs hFxn
dFxn = Dys-function AKA Dysfunction (#Gen)
Fxn = Function AKA Functional (#Gen)
hFxn = Hypo-function AKA Hypofunction (#Gen)
DHS = Department of Human Services (#Services)
dis = Distal (#Physio)
DLA = Daily Living Activities [ref to ADL] (#Gen) | Driver Licensing Authority (#Services)
DOA = Dead On Arrival AKA BID Brought In Dead, Dead In The Field (#Emer)
dor-flex = Dorsi-flexion (#Physio)
DSP = Disability Support Pension (#Services)
DUI = Driving Under the Influence (#Gen)
DVA = Department of Veterans' Affairs (#Services)
DVT = Deep Vein Thrombosis (#Cardio, #Emer)
Dz = Disease (#Gen)
E
EAM = External Auditory Meatus AKA External Acoustic Meatus (#Anat, #ENT)
EAP = Employee Assistance Program (#Services)
EAS = External Anal Sphincter (#Anat)
EBM = Evidence-Based Medicine - application of best available research to clinical care, which req integration of evidence w/ clinical expertise & Pt values (#Gen)
ED = Emergency Department (#Emer) = [ref to #Emer]
Ep = Episode AKA Episodes, Episodic, Episodical, Episodically (#Gen)
EPS = ElectroPhysiology Studies (#Cardio)
Equip = Equipment AKA Equipped, Equipping, Equips, Equipments (#Gen)
ext = External (#Physio)
ext-rot = External Rotation (#Physio)
extn = Extension AKA Extend, Extended, Extends, Extending, Extensions, Extensive, Extensively (#Physio)
eve = Eversion (#Physio)
F
FAMSAC = Forensic And Medical Sexual Assault Care (#Services)
flex = Flexion (#Physio)
FNE = Flexible NasEndoscopy (#ENT, #Ix)
FU = Follow-Up AKA F/U Followup, r/v Review (#Gen)
fwd = [ref to bwd Vs fwd]
fwd-flex = Forward Flexion (#Physio)
FX = Effect AKA Effects, Effective, Effectiveness (#Gen)
Fxn = [ref to dFxn Vs Fxn Vs hFxn]
G
GDCH = Graduate Diploma of Child Health (#Services)
GORD = Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (#Gastro)
GPRA = General Practice Registrars Australia (#Services)
GPSA = General Practice Supervisors Australia (#Services)
H
HAART = Home Assessment and Acute Response Team (#Services)
HFpEF = Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (#Cardio)
hFxn = [ref to dFxn Vs Fxn Vs hFxn]
HITH = Hospital In The Home (#Services)
HLT = Hospital Liaison Team (#Services)
HPI-I = Healthcare Provider Identifier - Individual (#Services)
HRIMS = Human Resource Information Management System (#Services)
I
iADL = [ref to ADL]
IAHA = Indigenous Allied Health Australia (#Services)
IAM = Internal Auditory Meatus (#Anat, #ENT)
IAS = Internal Anal Sphincter (#Anat)
ICT = Information and Communication Technology (#Services)
IHD = Ischaemic Heart Disease (#Cardio)
IHI = Individual Healthcare Identifier (#Services)
inci = Incidence AKA Incident, Incidental, Incidentally (#Epid)
Ind = Indications AKA Indicate, Indicated, Indicates, Indicating, Indication (#Gen)
infe = Inferior AKA Inferiorly (#Physio)
infe-lat = Infero-lateral (#Physio)
int = Internal (#Physio)
int-rot = Internal Rotation (#Physio)
Intv = Intervention AKA Interventional, Interventions (#Gen)
inv = Inversion (#Physio)
ISMP = Institute for Safe Medical Practices (#Services)
J
K
L
LA = Left Atrium (#Anat, #Cardio)
LAA = Left Atrial Appendage (#Anat, #Cardio)
lat = Lateral (#Physio)
lat-flex = Lateral Flexion (#Physio)
lat-rot = Lateral Rotation (#Physio)
LDA = Low Dose Aspirin (#Cardio, #Pharm)
LEC = Living Expenses Card (#Services)
LMI = Lean Mass Index (#Gen)
LORTA = Loss Of Resistance To Air (#Anae)
LORTS = Loss Of Resistance To Saline (#Anae)
LVH = Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (#Cardio)
M
MAU = Medical Assessment Unit (#Services)
MBA = [ref to MVA]
MBS = Medicare Benefits Schedule (#Services)
mc = Most Common (#Gen)
mcc = Most Common Cause AKA 1st-mcc (First) Most Common Cause, Leading Cause, m.c.c. most common cause (#Gen)
2nd-mcc = Second Most Common Cause (#Gen)
3rd-mcc = Third Most Common Cause (#Gen)
4th-mcc = Fourth Most Common Cause (#Gen)
5th-mcc = Fifth Most Common Cause (#Gen)
6th-mcc = Sixth Most Common Cause (#Gen)
7th-mcc = Seventh Most Common Cause (#Gen)
8th-mcc = Eighth Most Common Cause (#Gen)
9th-mcc = Ninth Most Common Cause (#Gen)
10th-mcc = Tenth Most Common Cause (#Gen)
med = Medial (#Physio)
med-rot = Medial Rotation (#Physio)
Med = Medical (#Gen)
MET Call = Medical Emergency Team Calls (#Emer)
MEVH = Meal Entertainment and Venue Hire (#Services)
MDA = Medical Directory of Australia (#Services)
MHCL = Mental Health Consult Liaison (#Services)
MOSCETU = Medical Officer Support, Credentialing, Employment and Training Unit (#Services)
MPHN = Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (#Services)
MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident AKA MBA "Motor Bicycle" | MotorBike Accident (#Emer)
N
N/V = Nausea and Vomiting (#Gastro)
NALAG = National Association for Loss And Grief (#Services)
NASH = National Authentication Service for Health (#Services)
NCIRS = National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (#Services)
NDIS = National Disability Insurance Scheme (#Services)
NHDS = National Home Doctor Service (#Services)
NHSD = National Health Services Directory (#Services)
NIC = National Immunisation Committee (#Services)
NMBA = Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (#Services)
NNDSS = National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (#Services)
non-Sp Vs Sn Vs Sp Vs un-Sp
non-Sp = Non-Specific AKA Unspecific (#Epid)
Sn = Sensitivity AKA Sensitive (#Epid)
Sp = Specificity AKA Specific, Specifically, Specification, Specified, Specifies, Specify (#Epid)
un-Sp = Un-specific AKA Un-specifically, Un-specified, Unspecifically, Unspecified (#Epid)
NPS = National Prescribing Service (#Services)
NSQHS = National Safety and Quality Health Service (#Services)
NSS = Normal Saline Solution (#Gen)
NSTEACS = [ref to ACS]
NSTEMI = [ref to ACS]
O
obl = Oblique (#Physio)
OMS = Obesity Management Service (#Services)
OMU = Occupational Medicine Unit (#Services)
OSS = Operational Support Services (#Services)
P
pAF = [ref to AF]
PaTCH = Paediatrics at The Canberra Hospital (#Services)
PathPhys = PathoPhysiology (#Gen)
PCA = Patient Controlled Analgesia (#Anae)
PCDS = Primary Care Dermatology Society (#Services)
PCI = Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (#Cardio)
PEP = Positive Expiratory Pressure (#Gen)
bPEP = Bubble Positive Expiratory Pressure (#Tx)
PF = Protective Factor AKA Protection Factor (#Gen)
PHN = Primary Health Networks (#Services)
PIB = Programmed Intermittent Bolus (#Anae)
PICC = Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (#Gen)
PIP = Practice Incentives Program (#Services)
PKI = Public Key Infrastructure (#Services)
PLS = Plain Language Summary (#Gen)
post = Posterior (#Physio)
post-lat = Postero-lateral (#Physio)
PPM = Permanent PaceMaker (#Cardio)
Prev = Prevention AKA Prevent, Preventative, Prevented, Preventions, Preventive, Prevents (#Gen)
preva = Prevalence AKA Prevalent (#Epid)
PRODA = PROvider Digital Access (#Services)
pron = Pronation (#Physio)
prox = Proximal AKA Proximally (#Physio)
PVR Vol = Post Void Residual Volume (#Gen, #Uro)
PT = [ref to AHP]
Px = Prognosis AKA Physical, Procedure (#Gen)
Q
QAAMS = Quality Assurance for Aboriginal and torres strait islander Medical Services (#Services)
QoL = Quality of Life (#Gen)
R
re-Ax = [ref to Ax Vs re-Ax]
REDCO = Respect, Equity and Diversity Contact Officer (#Services)
Regurg = Regurgitation AKA Regurgitate, Regurgitated, Regurgitating (#Gastro)
RHD = Rheumatic Heart Disease (#Cardio)
rot = Rotation AKA Rotating (#Physio)
rxn = Reaction (#Gen)
RVR = Rapid Ventricular Response (#Cardio)
S
SACAT = Sexual Assault Child Abuse Team (#Services)
scrn = Screening (#Gen, #Ix)
Sd = Syndrome (#Gen)
SD Vs SK - https://www.merelta.com/blogs/all-blogs/is-seborrheic-keratosis-the-same-as-seborrheic-dermatitis
SD = Seborrhoeic Dermatitis (#Derm)
SK = Seborrhoeic Keratosis (#Derm)
SEWB = Social and Emotional Well-Being (#Services)
SFA = Superficial Femoral Artery (#Cardio)
SFBC = Strict Fluid Balance Chart (#Gen)
SFX = Side Effect (#Gen)
SIP = Service Incentives Payment (#Services)
SK = [ref to SD]
SKAI = Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (#Services)
Sn = [ref to non-Sp]
SNAP = Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol, Phys activity (#Gen)
SOOB = Sit / Sitting Out Of Bed (#Gen)
Sp = [ref to non-Sp]
SSx = Signs & Symptoms AKA Σ Sign and Sx
Σ (Sigma) = sign (#Gen)
aSx = aSymptomatic (#Gen)
Sx = Symptom AKA (Surgery), Symptomatic, Symptoms (#Gen)
supe = Superior AKA Superiorly (#Physio)
supe-lat = Supero-lateral (#Physio)
Sx = [ref to SSx]
T
T2DM = Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (#Endo)
TAVI = Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (#Cardio, #Tx)
TCH = The Canberra Hospital AKA CHS Canberra Health Services (#Services)
TED = Thrombo-Embolic Deterrent (#Gen, #Tx)
TFI = Total Fluid | Food Intake (#Gen, #Paeds)
TOC = Take Over Care AKA Transfer | Transition Of Care
U
UCH = University of Canberra Hospital (#Services)
un-Sp = [ref to non-Sp]
V
Vasc = Vascular AKA Vascularity (#Cardio)
VHD = Valvular Heart Disease (#Cardio)
VLED = Very Low Energy Diet (#Endo, #Tx)
VOC = Vaccine Operations Centre (#Services)
vol-flex = Volar-flexion AKA Plantar-flexion, Plantarflexion (#Physio)
VT = Ventricular Tachycardia (#Cardio)
W
WHO = World Health Organization (#Services)
WIP = Workforce Incentive Program (#Services)
X
Y
Z
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