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Date sent: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:05:54 GMT Send reply to: [log in to unmask] From: ariela <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: PSA To: [log in to unmask] > Public Service Announcement. > > > What is a PSA? "PSA" is currently more commonly used for the Prostate Specific Antigen test which is done for the screening of men for prostate disease. There used to be a (very good) airline on the West Coast called PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) which sadly, went out of business in the 80's. This is a good example of why abbreviations should be avoided most of the time. When I was the chairman of the Medical Records Committee at our hospital (we had to "approve" the abbreviations used in the charts), one of our "approved" abbreviations was: UNA = Use No Abbreviations :-) Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn