As you’ll be able to see, I love using the letter ‘x,’ which is also very commonly including in medical abbreviations. These are merely SUGGESTIONS and INSPIRATION for you to make your own - you absolute do not have to use these, nor will you want to. Some people remove all the vowels, for example: management becomes mgmnt. up/down arrows – increase, decrease (two arrows: large increase/decrease)Īlso, I tend to remove the end of the word and add a period to signify that it’s shortened, thus: evaluation becomes eval., component becomes comp., temperature is temp., and so on.VIP – very important (usually followed by !!).Using abbreviations When taking notes, you can reduce the amount of language by shortening words and sentences. For more information on good note-taking skills, see the Writing Centre learning guide Making Notes. (or muo) – ‘made up of’ and I use it for anything that is a constituent i.e. you are going to use the information in your essay. c/f – compared to (“arterial BP when c/f venous is much higher”).b/o – based on (“lab values are b/o human subjects”). ![]() Comment your own abbreviations below and I’ll add them to the list and hopefully we can help others improve their note-taking skills. I’ll make two lists: a general English one and medical English one. ![]() Here is a list of abbreviations I always use when handwriting (and sometimes even when typing). These are meant to be INSPIRATION for you to develop your own system for faster note-taking: this is not a “formula” that you have to follow by any means! The use of proper abbreviations can really speed up your note-taking process, but besides the ones you’ve grown up using, how do you discover new ones? I decided to compile a list of the ones I use, and hope you find some useful ones for yourself. General and Medical Abbreviation Suggestions and Inspiration
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