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Discontinued abbreviation: AD
mistaken for AS, AU, OD, OS, OU |
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Discontinued abbreviation: AS
mistaken for AD, AU, OD, OS, OU |
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Discontinued abbreviation: AU
mistaken for U (units) |
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Discontinued abbreviation: cc
mistaken for U (units) |
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Discontinued abbreviation: dc, DC, D/C
mistaken for each other (discharge/discontinue) |
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Write: discharge or discontinued |
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Discontinued abbreviation: IU
mistaken for IV |
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Write: international unit |
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Discontinued abbreviation: MgSO4
mistaken for MSO4 |
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Discontinued abbreviation: MS, MSO4
mistaken for MgSO4 |
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Discontinued abbreviation: OD
Mistaken for AD, AS, AU, OS, OU |
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Discontinued abbreviation: OS
Mistaken for AD, AS, AU, OD, OU |
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Discontinued abbreviation: OU
Mistaken for AD, AS, AU, OD, OS |
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Discontinued abbreviation: qd
Mistaken for: qod |
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Discontinued abbreviation: qod
Mistaken for: qd, qid |
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Discontinued abbreviation: SC, SQ
Mistaken for: SL or 5 every... |
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Write: subcut or subcutaneously, SubQ or Sub-Q |
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Discontinued abbreviation: SS
Mistaken for: 55 |
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Discontinued abbreviation: u
Mistaken for: 0, 4 or cc |
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Discontinued abbreviation: μg
Mistaken for: mg |
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Discontinued abbreviation: ‹ (less than) or › (greater than)
Mistaken for each other (less than or greater than) |
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Write: less than or greater than |
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Discontinued abbreviation: decimal point following number (eg 4.0 or 51.0)
Mistaken for 40 or 510 |
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Write: the number without the following decimal point and zero |
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Discontinued abbreviation: starting a number with a decimal point (eg .41 or .5)
Mistaken for 41 or 5 |
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Write: always place a zero before the decimal point |
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