MEDical ABBREViations

In the week ending September 29th, as part of our mission to be current and comprehensive, we have added 69 new entries - we now contain 70,339 entries.

Five of the 69 new entries are shown below-

BE FAST	an acronym for stroke symptoms and the need for fast action (Balance or coordination loss, Eye or vision symptoms, such and blurry vision orvision loss, Face drooping or weakness, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty or loss, Time [get to the hospital fast])
DARF	Drug Accountability Record Form (National Center Institute)
PPAE	posttraumatic/postsurgery ankle edema
CKM	conservative kidney management
RABO	retinal artery branch occlusion
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