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the a z of medical writing

The A-Z of Medical Writing

The A-Z of Medical Writing

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... common amongthose who have had a Latin education.Dashes A useful piece of punctuation. A pair can act in the same way as a pair of commas (The patient, who appeared smartlydressed – with a collar ... influence, and (2) to accomplish,• alleviate and elevate: (1) to lessen, and (2) to raise or increase, THE A – Z OF MEDICAL WRITING 28AtoZtext.qxd 22/02/00 13:51 Page 28 THE A- Z OF MEDICAL WRITING Tim ... whether they should read the paper in detail. With the development of electronic databases, theynow have a role as a stand-alone unit of scientific knowledge.Approach writing an abstract in the same...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English

Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English

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... spelling. SeeBACHELOR.bath or bathe? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:IhaveaBATH every morning (= I have a wash in the bath).I BATH thebabyeveryday(=washinabath).I have had a new BATH fitted.We ... assma)astrology ASTROLOGY is the study of the or astronomy? influence of the stars and planets onhuman life and fortune.ASTRONOMY is the scientific study of the stars and planets.athlete (not athelete)athletics ... which has beenwritten for the student and the general reader. It aims to tackle the basic questions about spelling, punctuation, grammar and word usagethat the student and the general reader are...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_A

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... slowly along the road, THE CASTLE dominated the landscape. The castle is driving?Rewrite:As we drove slowly along the road,we saw how the castle dominated the landscape.AMBIGUITY13TEAMFLY ... spelling. SeeACQUAINT.aquaintance Wrong spelling. SeeACQUAINTANCE.aquarium (singular) aquaria or aquariums (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.APPAL20which save your learning thousands of words ... SeeANNOY.ante-/anti- ANTE- means before.antenatal = before birthANTI- means against.antifreeze = against freezingantecedent This means earlier in time or an ancestor.(not anti-)SeeANTE-/ANTI-.antediluvian...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_B

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... SeeBACHELOR.bath or bathe? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:IhaveaBATH every morning (= I have a wash in the bath).I BATH thebabyeveryday(=washinabath).I have had a new BATH fitted.We BATHE ... certainand like k in curtain.SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.changeable (not -gable)SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.chaos chaoticcharacter (not charachter)chateau/chaˆteau chateaux or chaˆteaux (plural)(singular) ... occurwithin another sentence as in the exampleabove. They do, however, have a questionmark or an exclamation mark, ifappropriate.Square brackets indicate the material hasbeen added to the original...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_D

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... strangers.(v) A dash can mark a pause before the climax is reached:There he was at the foot of the stairs–dead.54exclamation (not -claim-)exclamation mark Use an exclamation mark:(i) with exclamationsOuch! ... computer,camera – the thieves took the lot.(iv) A pair of dashes can be used like a pair of commas or a pair of bracketsaround a parenthesis:Geraldine is – as you know – veryshy with strangers.(v) ... is a first or subsequent attemptat a piece of written work before it isfinished. A DRAUGHT is a current of cool air in a room.One also refers to a DRAUGHT of ale, a game of DRAUGHTS and a boat...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_F

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... virtuosossingular -onautomaton automata automatonscriterion criteria –ganglion ganglia ganglionsphenomenon phenomena –singular -umaquarium aquaria aquariumsbacterium bacteria –curriculum curricula ... correct.grandchildgranddaughtergrandfathergrandmagrandmothergrandparentgrandsongrate or great? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide: The fire was burning brightly in the GRATE.GRATE the potato coarsely.Christopher ... readers word-breaks are alwayscarefully avoided. Ideally, you alsowill try to avoid them. Anticipate howmuch space a word requires at the end of a line and start a new line ifnecessary. Whatever...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_I

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... LIE?.lain SeeLAY OR LIE?.lama or llama? LAMA = a Buddhist priestLLAMA = an animal of the camel familylandscape (not lanscape)language (not langage)larva (singular) larvae (plural)SeeFOREIGN ... commas.Note that a comma (within the inverted commas) marks the breakbetween speech and narrative, andthat another comma (after the narrative and before the second set of inverted commas) marks the resumption ... these verbs cause a great deal of unnecessary confusion. Usethese exemplar sentences as a guide:to lay:ILAYthe table early every morning.I AM LAYING the table now.IHAVELAIDit already.108II/me/myself...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_M

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... was born in Poland.magic -e Also known as silent -e and mute -e.SeeADDING ENDINGS (ii).mahoganymaintainmaintenance (not maintainance)manageable SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.manager (not manger, ... Oxford.128OFTENMmachinery (not -ary)madam or madame? Use MADAM:"as a polite term of respect:Can I help you, madam?"in letter writing: Dear Madam (note capital letter)"as a formal ... congregation) are treated assingular nouns if regarded as a singlewhole: The audience WAS wildlyenthusiastic.They are treated as plural nouns whenregarded as a number of units makingup the...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_P

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... paintsPALLET = a platform used to lift and tocarry goodspanic panicked, panicking, panickySeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.paparazzo (singular) paparazzi (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.paraffinparagraphing ... SeePAYMENT.pajamas American spelling. SeePYJAMAS.palate, palette, pallet PALATE = the top part of the inside of your mouthPALETTE = a small board with a holefor the thumb which an artist uses ... = a noun)­145­Compare also the paragraphing of speech.SeeINVERTED COMMAS.paralyse/paralyze Both spellings are correct.paralysisparaphernaliaparent (not perant)parenthesis (singular)...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_S

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... (not sanwich)sarcasm SeeIRONY OR SARCASM?.sat SeeSIT.satelliteSaturdaysaucerscan Scan has a number of meanings indifferent subject areas:"It can mean to analyse the metre of a line ... (singular) of coursesavailable at the colleges were (plural)impressive. The variety (singular) of coursesavailable at the colleges was(singular) impressive. The addition (singular) of so manyresponsibilities ... (fromsentimentality)separate (not seperate)Remember that there is A RAT insep /A/ RAT/e.separate separated, separating, separationSeeADDING ENDINGS (ii).SEPARATE155thief (singular) thieves (plural)SeePLURALS...
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Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English_U

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... paragraphing. Does each paragraph dealadequately with each topic? Should any paragraphs beexpanded? Should any be divided? Should the order bechanged? Does each paragraph link easily with the ... presentation?"If you have made a lot of alterations, you may wish to make a neat copy at this stage. Read through again, critically,making any adjustments that you feel necessary. You may ... is there?WHO OR WHOM?181"Read the amended text again, this time checking that youhave maintained the appropriate tone. Make any adjustmentsthat may be needed."Examine the paragraphing....
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Báo cáo y học: "The evolving story of medical emergency teams in quality improvement"

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... defined as undesirable outcomes caused by medical care rather than underlying disease processes, affectapproximately 3% to 12% of hospitalized patients. At least a third, but as many as half, of ... 1-hourCommentary The evolving story of medical emergency teams in qualityimprovementAndré Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral1 and Kaveh G Shojania21Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health ... the medical emergency team activation as a trigger to perform a prospective standardized evaluation of charts. The authors observed that roughly one fourth of calls were relatedto a preventable...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Evidence for noncooperative metal binding to the a domain of human metallothionein ppt

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Evidence for noncooperative metal binding to the a domain of human metallothionein ppt

Báo cáo khoa học

... mechanism. Although a distinctionbetween partially metallated intermediates and the fully metallated holoprotein can be made on the basis of the acquired CD spectra, quantitative analysis of the ... indicates that the mechanism may be sim-ilar to that of Co2+. The fact that the equilibrium con-stants for the a domain are greater than those for the b domain may be a factor in explaining the ... spectrum. Ateach molar equivalent addition of Cd2+, the ratio of the relative abundances of all cadmium-coordinatedspecies to the total abundance of protein detected in the ESI mass spectrum...
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