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Medical Handbooks

As we encourage early and detailed scrutiny of medical records and notes, the following Handbooks in PDF format will assist those engaged in handling personal injury claims.

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Common Medical Abbreviations Handbook

Sample extracts:
AAA - Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Arterial swelling in aorta usually due to longstanding artery disease.
AAL - Anterior axillary line
ABG - Arterial blood gas - Arterial blood test to detect amount of oxygen in blood

Common Drug Details Handbook

Sample extracts:
Routes of administration
po/o = orally
inh = inhaled
Frequency
od = once a day
bd/bid = twice a day

Normal Ranges of Movement Handbook

Sample extracts:
Type of movement Description Max normal
range in degrees

Cervical spine

 

 

Rotation:

Looking over shoulder

80

Flexion:

Chin on to chest

0

Extension:

Tilt head backwards

130

Lateral flexion

Ear to shoulder, only moving head

45

Thoracolum spine

 

 

Flexion:

Touch toes

Thoracic    45
Lumbar     60

Extension:

Arch back

Thoracic    25
Lumbar     35

 

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