The current
abbreviation, BL, marking the Bratislava district was also the result of a general public survey.
The whole session made me realise there is a whole 'EU' language out there, and when looking up Eurojargon on the internet, not surprisingly a list with hundreds and hundreds of
abbreviations are posted, a list which is ridiculously long and which EU residents may find hard to grasp.
I am surprised to see the continued use of the term tissue plasminogen activator and its
abbreviation "tPA" by the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing when referring to alteplase (or Activase).
Riordan argues that World War 1 witnessed a systematic increase in the number of
abbreviations, as Americans had been using them for a long time to talk about governmental, business and daily activities [Riordan (1974) apud Altakhaineh (2017)].
And then, if an
abbreviation consists of only the primary part of a word, then again one affixes a full stop at the end.
They probably expect us radiologists to know all their terminology, including their
abbreviations and acronyms.
The symbols and
abbreviations used in primary NAPLAN numeracy tests (ACARA, 2010), can be categorised into five different groups:
A recent US study of 30,000 medication errors, some fatal, showed 5% were linked to
abbreviations in notes.
Using different coloured pens Learners can save a lot of time and effort by using
abbreviations and symbols.
Abbreviations and acronyms are methods of shortening phrases, using the first letters of each word or the first two letters.
It is important to clarify what is meant by mathematical symbols and
abbreviations. Many symbols are familiar to even the youngest students: they include the ten numerals (0 through to 9) and the 26 letters of our alphabet.
Making the best use of navigational charts requires an understanding of their many symbols and
abbreviations, as well as an awareness of the limits of accuracy in positions and soundings.
