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  2. List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel

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    Emergency medical services: EMT: Emergency medical technician: EMT-B: Emergency Medical Technician - Basic(OLD) EMT-I: Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (OLD) EMT-P: Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (OLD) EN: Enrolled nurse (AU) – See Licensed practical nurse: EORTC: European Organization for Research Treatment in Cancer EpSSG

  3. Glossary of medicine - Wikipedia

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    Medical College Admission Test – (MCAT), is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students in the United States, Australia, [256] Canada, and Caribbean Islands. It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis and knowledge of scientific concepts and principles.

  4. Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy - Wikipedia

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    Terms are often derived from Latin and Greek, and like other areas of anatomy are generally standardised based on internationally accepted lexicons such as Terminologia Anatomica. To help with consistency, humans and other species are assumed when described to be in standard anatomical position , with the body standing erect and facing observer ...

  5. Clinical neurophysiology - Wikipedia

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    Examinations in the clinical neurophysiology field are not limited to tests conducted in a laboratory. It is thought of as an extension of a neurologic consultation. Tests that are conducted are concerned with measuring the electrical functions of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves in the limbs and muscles. It can give the precise definition of ...

  6. Neurointensive care - Wikipedia

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    Neurological Intensive care units are specialized units in select tertiary care centers that specialized in the care of critical ill neurological and post and pre-op neurosurgical patients. The goal of NICUs are to provide early and aggressive medical interventions including managing pain, airways, ventilation, anticoagulation, elevated ICP ...

  7. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    Bielschowsky's head tilt test: Alfred Bielschowsky: neurology, ophthalmology: lesions of cranial nerve IV: test for palsy of superior oblique muscle: Bing's sign: Paul Robert Bing: neurology: pyramidal tract lesions: extension of the great toe on pricking the dorsum of the foot with a pin Biot's respiration: Camille Biot: neurology: brain stem ...

  8. List of medical abbreviations: A - Wikipedia

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    Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning ā (a with a bar over it) before (from Latin ante) before: A: assessment a.a. of each (from Latin ana ana) amino acids: . A or Ala – alanine C or Cys – cysteine

  9. Medical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine .