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ALIAS (a landing in an alphabet soup)
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Nov 5, 2005

ALIAS (a landing in an alphabet soup)

All medical specialties use short forms and acronyms, and I had thought O&G (obstetrics and gynaecology) must be one of the top contenders. However, a conference on HIV management really opened my eyes.
[...]
"You say you must use ABC or XYZ if the CD4 count comes down. Let me ask you a simple question. What is the full form of CD, as in CD4 and CD8, and just how many of these CDs are there?"
[...]

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ALIAS (a landing in an alphabet soup)

All medical specialties use short forms and acronyms, and I had thought O&G (obstetrics and gynaecology) must be one of the top contenders. However, a conference on HIV management really opened my eyes.
[...]
"You say you must use ABC or XYZ if the CD4 count comes down. Let me ask you a simple question. What is the full form of CD, as in CD4 and CD8, and just how many of these CDs are there?"
[...]

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