What does QALY mean in medical terms?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of QALY abbreviation. However, what does the abbreviation QALY mean in medical terms?
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What is the QALY medical abbreviation?
In medical field, the QALY medical abbreviation stands for quality-adjusted life year.
QALY: quality-adjusted life year
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| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
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| CAP | Prostate Cancer; Community Acquired Pneumonia |
| CDU | chemical dependency unit |
| CIBH | change in bowel habits |
| CO | Cardiac Output |
| CPPV | continuous positive pressure ventilation |
| D/C | discontinue; discharge |
| DMAT | disaster medical assistance team |
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| GGT | gamma-glutamyl transferase |
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| HBP | high blood pressure |
| HDLC | high density lipoprotein cholesterol |
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| IPC | integrated personal commissioning |
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| LHS | long handled sponge |
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| MST | multi-systemic therapy |
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