Language Skills Worksheet #1

Doctors frequently use abbreviations, eponyms, and other mnemonic devices as a means of communicating vital patient information. However, each abbreviation can stand for more than one medical term.

Fill in the blanks to see how accurate your dictation would be if the abbreviation you used to communicate your thoughts was misinterpreted by a medical transcriptionist (the figure next to each abbreviation represents the number of meanings listed in Sloane's Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms):

ACE (3)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

LP (11)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

6.____________________________________

7.____________________________________

8.____________________________________

9.____________________________________

10.___________________________________

11.___________________________________

MR (10)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

6.____________________________________

7.____________________________________

8.____________________________________

9.____________________________________

10.___________________________________


NAD (5)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

PE (14)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

6.____________________________________

7.____________________________________

8.____________________________________

9.____________________________________

10.___________________________________

11.___________________________________

12.___________________________________

13.___________________________________

14.___________________________________


UA (6)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

6.____________________________________