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130 Cards in this Set
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a- / an-
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without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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mono-
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one
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bi-
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two
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quad-
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four
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hemi-
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half, partly
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hypo-
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beneath, below normal
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hyper-
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excessive, more than normal
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poly-
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many
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pan-
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all
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supra-
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above
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contra-
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against
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trans-
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across
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mega-
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large or great
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mirco-
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small
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bio-
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life or living
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mal-
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bad
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iatro-
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physician or treatment
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad or difficult
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eu-
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good, normal
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tachy-
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fast
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iatry-
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medical profession or treatment
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-olgy
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study or science of
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-cele
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hernia
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-emia
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condition of the blood
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ilith
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stone or calculus
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-ptosis
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prolapse (sagging)
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-rrhagia
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excessive flow
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-iac
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one who suffers
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-opia
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vision
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-er/-ist
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one who
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-cidal
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killing
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-poiesis
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production
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-uria
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presence of a substance in the urine
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-pnea
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breath or breathing
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-logical
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pertaining to
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cardio/o
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heart
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Crin/o
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to secrete
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Cyst/o
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bladder
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Dermo/o
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skin
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Dactyl/o
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finger or toe
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Gastr/o
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stomach, intestines
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Enter/o
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intestines, stomach
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Col/Colon/o
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large intestine
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Cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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Ger/o
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elderly
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Neur/o
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nerve
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Onc/o
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tumor
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Ophtthalm/o
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eye
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Or/o
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mouth
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Gloss/o
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tongue
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Ot/o
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ear
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Path/o
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disease
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Pulmon/o
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lung
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Rhin/o
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nose
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Ur/o
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urinary tract
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Gen/o
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beginning or origin
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Kines/o
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movement
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Phas/o
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speech
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Phag/o
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eating, devouring
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Troph/o
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nutrition
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Cephal/o
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head
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Hist/o
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tissue
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My/o
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muscle
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Pod/o
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foot
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Pyr/o
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fire
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Py/o
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pus
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Algesi/o
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sensitivity to pain
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Esthesi/o
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feeling or sensation
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Narc/o
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stupor
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Crani/o
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cranium
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Encephal/o
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brain
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Omphal/o
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umbilicus
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Ren/Nephr/o
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kidney
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Phleb/o
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vein
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Hemat/o
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blood
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Phren/o
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diaphragm
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Leuk/o
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white
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Chlor/o
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green
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Cyan/o
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blue
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Erythr/o
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red
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Melan/o
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black
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Xanth/o
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yellow
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Is/o
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equal
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Anter/o
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anterior
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Poster/O
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posterior
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Dist/o
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distal
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Proxim/o
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proximal
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Ventr/o
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ventral - belly side
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Dors/o
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dorsal - back side
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Medi/o
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medial, median
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Later/o
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lateral
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Infer/o
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inferior
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Caud/o
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toward the tail
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bid
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twice a day
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tid
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three times a day
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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EGD
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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EKG
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Electrocardiography
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NSAID
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Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
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UTI
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Urinary Tract Infection
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BPH
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Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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COPD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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MI
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Myocardial infarction
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CPR
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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HTN
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Hypertension or high blood pressure
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SOB
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Shortness of Breath
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GI
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Gastrointestinal
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LFT
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Liver Function test
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UGI
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Upper Gastrointestinal
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RUQ
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Right Upper Quadrant
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LLQ
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Left Lower Quadrant
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RBC
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Red Blood Count
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WBC
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White Blood Count
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CBC
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Complete Blood Count
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WNL
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Within Normal Limits
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MRSA
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Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
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HS
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before sleep, at bedtime
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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DVT
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Deep vein thrombosis
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