Title: Explain medical abbreviations related to the documentation of diagnoses and procedures.
Course: Health Informatics (14157-I) > Section: Exploring Medical Terminology

Identification should include

- common abbreviations related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- reasons abbreviations related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are used
- use of an approved list of abbreviations related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- common errors made when using abbreviations related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the common diagnostic abbreviations?
- Why are abbreviations used for diagnostic procedures?
- What are the most common errors made when using diagnostic abbreviations?
- Why is it important to use only approved diagnostic abbreviations?