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Can someone tell me the correct way to transcribe

Posted By: Cardio on 2005-09-12
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Subject: Can someone tell me the correct way to transcribe

A fib. I learned in school that it's A-fib. I used to type for cardio docs on my own account, and they wanted A fib. Stedman's Abbrv. has AFib, and another book has A Fib. Is there a "correct" or most preferred way? Thanks.


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