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104 Cards in this Set
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AS DESIRED. |
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AC |
BEFORE MEALS. |
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AE |
ABOVE THE ELBOW. ADVERSE EFFECTS. |
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AIDS |
AQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME. |
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AMA |
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. |
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AMI |
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. |
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BM |
BOWEL MOVEMENT. |
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BP |
BLOOD PRESSURE |
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Bx |
BIOPSY |
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c` |
WITH |
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Ca |
CALCIUM |
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CA |
CANCER |
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CAD |
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
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CC |
CHIEF CONPLAIN |
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CCU |
CORONARY CARE UNIT |
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CDC |
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL PREVENTION |
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CHF |
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
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CI |
CHLORIDE |
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CNS |
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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CO2 |
CARBON DIOXIDE |
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COPD |
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
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CPR |
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION |
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CS or C-section |
CESAREAN SECTION |
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CV |
CARDIOVASCULAR |
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CVA |
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
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CVD |
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
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D & C |
DILATION AND CURETTAGE |
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DM |
DIABETES MELLITUS |
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DOB |
DATE OF BIRTH |
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DVT |
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS |
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Dx |
DIAGNOSIS |
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ECG or EKG |
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
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EEG |
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
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EENT |
EAR, EYE, NOSE, THROAT |
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ENT |
EAR, NOSE, THROAT |
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ER |
EMERGENCY ROOM |
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ED |
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
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et |
AND |
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F |
FAHRENHEIT |
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FDA |
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION |
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Fe |
IRON |
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FHR |
FETAL HEART RATE |
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FUO |
FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN |
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Fx |
FRACTURE |
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g or gm |
GRAM |
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gt or gtt |
DROP, DROPS |
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GYN |
GYNECOLOGY |
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h or hr |
HOUR |
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Hg |
MERCURY |
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HIV |
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS |
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I & D |
INCISION AND DRAINAGE |
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ICU |
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
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ID |
INTRADERMAL |
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IM |
INTRAMUSCULAR |
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IV |
INTRAVENOUS |
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K |
POTASSIUM |
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KUB |
KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER |
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lb |
POUND |
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LMP |
LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD |
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mets |
METASTASES |
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MI |
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
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mL |
MILLILITER |
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mm |
MILLIMETER |
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MICU |
MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
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NPO |
NOTHING BY MOUTH |
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O2 |
OXYGEN |
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OA |
OSTEOARTHRITIS |
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OB |
OBSTETRICS |
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OR |
OPERATING ROOM |
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Ortho |
ORTHOPEDICS |
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OT |
OCCUPATIONAL TERAPY |
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PC or pc |
AFTER MEALS |
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PE |
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION |
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Peds |
PEDIATRICS |
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PICU |
PULMONARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
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PO |
ORALLY |
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postop |
AFTER OPERATION |
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Preop |
BEFORE OPERATION |
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PRN |
AS REQUIRED |
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pt |
PATIENT |
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PT |
PHYSICAL THERAPY |
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q |
EVERY |
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qns |
QUANTITY NOT SUFFICIENT |
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qs |
QUANTITY SUFFICIENT |
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ROM |
RANGE OF MOTION |
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Rx |
PRESCRIPTION |
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s (line on top of s) |
WITHOUT |
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SICU |
SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
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SOB |
SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
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Staph |
Staphylococcus |
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Strep |
Streptococcus |
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TB |
TUBERCULOSIS |
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THR |
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT |
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TIA |
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
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TPR |
TEMPERATURE, PULSE AND RESPIRATION. |
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URI |
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
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UTI |
URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
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VA |
VISUAL ACUITY |
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VD |
VENEREAL DISEASE |
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wt |
WEIGHT |
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SUFFIXES |
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PREFIXES |
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PREFIXES CONT. |
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WORD ROOTS |
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