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150 Cards in this Set
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a- |
absent, deficient, lack of (atrophy)
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AAA
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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AFL
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Atrial Flutter
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AICD
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Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
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AKA
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Above the knee amputation
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-algia
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pain (neuralgia)
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ALOC
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Altered Level of Consciousness
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arthr-
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joint (arthritis)
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AS
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Aortic stenosis
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auto-
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self (autolysis)
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baro-
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pressure
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bi-
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two (bipedal)
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BKA
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Below the knee amputation
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BP
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Blood Pressure
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BPH
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benign prostatic hypertrophy
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brachy-
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short
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brady-
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slow
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BRBPR
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bright red blood per rectum
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BSO
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Bilateral salpingo–oophorectomy
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BTL
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Bilateral Tubal Ligation
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Bx
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biopsy
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c/o
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complains of
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CA
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Cancer/carcinoma
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass grafting
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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calc-
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stone (calculus)
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cardi-
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heart (cardiac)
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CC
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Chief Complaint
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-centesis
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puncture
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cerebro-
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brain (cerebrospinal fluid)
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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chol-
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bile (cholic)
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chondr-
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cartilage (chondrocyte)
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CMP
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Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
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colo-
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colon
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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cost(o)-
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ribs
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CP
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Cerebral Palsy or Chest Pain
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CRI
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Chronic Renal Insufficiency
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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cyst-
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sac or bladder
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D&C
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dilatation and curettage
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d/c
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discharge
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derm-
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skin (dermatology)
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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DOE
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Dyspnea on exertion
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dors-
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back
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DVT
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Deep vein thrombosis
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Dx
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diagnosis
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful (dysentery)
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Dz
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disease
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ec-
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outside, outer, external (ectoderm)
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-ectomy
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surgical removal (tonsillectomy)
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ectop-
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displaced
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ede-
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swelling (edema)
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-emia
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pertaining to a condition of the blood
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ENT
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Ear Nose and Throat
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enter-
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intestine (enteritis)
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epi-
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upon, over (epidermis)
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ESRD
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End Stage Renal Disease
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ETOH
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Ethyl alcohol
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febr-
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fever (febrile)
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FM
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Fibromyalgia
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Fx
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Fracture
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G, P
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Stands for Gravida (# of pregnancies) and Para (# of live births)
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gastro-
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of the stomach (gastrointestinal)
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GERD
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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GU
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genitourinary
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GYN, gyn
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gynecology
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h/o
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history of
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HA
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Headache
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hem(e)(at)-
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blood (hematology)
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hemi-
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half (hemiplagia)
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hepat-
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liver (hepatic portal)
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hetero-
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other, different
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homo-
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same, alike (homologous)
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HTN
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Hypertension
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humor-
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a fluid
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Hx
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history
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hydro-
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water (hydrocoel)
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hyper-
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above, excessive (hypertension)
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hypo-
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under, below (hypoglycemia)
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IBS
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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-itis
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inflammation (meningitis)
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IUD
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intrauterine device
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LBP
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Lower Back Pain
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LMP
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Last Menstrual Period
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LOC
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Loss of Consciousness
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lyso-, lyto-
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split apart/break down
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mal-
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bad, abnormal, disorder (malignant)
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mamm-
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breast
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-megaly
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enlarged
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melan-
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black
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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MS
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multiple sclerosis
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myo-
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muscle
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necro-
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corpse, dead (necrosis)
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nephr-
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kidney (nephritis)
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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OA
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Osteoarthritis
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onco-
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mass/tumor
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ortho-
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straight, normal (orthopnea)
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osteo-
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bone (osteoblast)
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P.O.
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by mouth
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PCN
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penicillin
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PCOS
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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PE
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Pulmonary Embolus
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peri-
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near, around (pericardium)
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phag-
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to eat (phagocyte)
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-phasia
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speech
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photo-
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light
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PNA
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Pneumonia
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-pnea
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to breathe (apnea)
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (angiogram)
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PTSD
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Ptx
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pneumothorax
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PUD
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Peptic Ulcer Disease
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R/O, r/o
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rule out
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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-rrhagia
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excessive flow (menorrhagia)
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S/P
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status post
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SBO
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Small Bowel Obstruction
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythmatosus
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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STEMI
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ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction
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-stomy
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surgical opening (tracheostomy)
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sub-
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under, below (subcutaneous)
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SVT
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Supraventricular Tachycardia
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Sx
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Surgery
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T&A
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tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
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tachy-
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swift, rapid (tachycardia)
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TAH
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Total abdominal hysterectomy.
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TB
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tuberculosis
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TBI
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Traumatic Brain Injury
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thorac-
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chest (thoracic cavity)
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thrombo-
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lump, clot (thrombocyte)
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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TKR
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Total knee replacement.
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-trophy
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nutritional state (hypertrophy)
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TURP
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Transurethral Resection of Prostate
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UA
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urinalysis
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URI
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upper respiratory infection
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uro-
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urine, urinary organs/tract
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US
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Ultrasound
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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vas-
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vessel (vasoconstriction)
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viscer-
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organ (visceral) |
