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47 Cards in this Set
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BBB |
blood brain barrier |
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TIA |
trasient ischemic attack |
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ICP |
intracranial pressure |
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TKR |
total knee replacement |
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TLC |
tender loving care |
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US |
ultrasound |
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TPN |
total parental nutrition |
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trach. |
tracheostomy |
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SNF |
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY |
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ALF |
ASSISTING LIVING FACILITY |
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resp. |
respiration |
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RF |
RESTRICT FLUIDS |
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RLE |
RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY |
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tPA |
TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR |
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rehab |
rehabilitation |
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CP
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CEREBRAL PALSY
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C.diff |
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE |
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Sz |
SEIZURE |
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a.p. / AP |
APICAL PULSE |
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PPE |
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
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ABR |
ABSOLUTE BEDREST
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E coli. |
ESCHERICHIA COLI |
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AD |
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE |
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REM |
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT |
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ORIF |
OPEN REDUCTION, INTERNAL FIXATION |
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NWB |
NON-WEIGHT BEARING |
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PCA |
PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANESTHESIA |
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PDR |
PHYSICIAN'S DESK REFERENCE |
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MS |
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
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H&P |
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL |
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HOH |
HARD OF HEARING |
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HPV |
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS |
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AFP |
ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN |
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EEG |
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY |
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ESR |
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE |
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CK |
CREATINE KINASE |
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ACL |
ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT |
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MG |
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS |
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DTRs |
DEEP TENDON FREFLEXES |
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BMD |
BONE MINERAL DENSITY |
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DEXA/DXA |
DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY |
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PVD |
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE |
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CPAP |
CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE |
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DVT |
DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS |
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LP |
LUMBER PUNCTURE |
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TENS |
TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION |
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PET |
POSITRON STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY |
