Emt Chapter 5: Medical Terminology

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Word root

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Foundation of the word

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Prefix

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What occurs before the root word

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Suffix

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What occurs after the root word

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Combination vowels

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Vowels that join one or more word roots to other components of a term

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Cardi

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Heart

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Hepat

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Liver

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Neur

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Nerves

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Psych

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Mind

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Thorac

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Chest

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Hyper-

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Over, excessive, high

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Hypo-

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Under, below normal

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Brady-

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Slow

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Pre-

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Before

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Post-

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After, behind

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-logist

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Specialist

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measuring instrument

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-oma

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Tumor

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-pathy

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Disease

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Uni-

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One

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Dipl-

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Two, double

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Nuli-

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None

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Primi-

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First

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Multi-

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Many

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Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Quad

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Four

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Tetra-

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Four

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Quint-

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Five

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Sexti-

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Six

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Speti-

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Seven

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Oct-

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Eight

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Nona-

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Nine

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Deca-

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Ten

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Semi-

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Half, patiral

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Hemi-

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Half, one sided

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Ambi-

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Both

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Pan-

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All, entire

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Leuk/o

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White

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow-orange

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Melan/o

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Black

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Poli/o

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Gray

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Alb

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White

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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To, toward

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De-

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Down from, away

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Circum-

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Around, about

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Peri-

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Around

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Trans-

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Across, through, beyond

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Epi-

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Above, upon, on

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Supra-

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Above, over

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Under, beneath

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Infra-

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Below, under

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Para-

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Near, beside, beyond, apart from

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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Ecto-

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Out, outside

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Endo-

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Within

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Extra-

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Outside, in addition

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Intra-

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Inside, within

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Ipsi-

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Same

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Anterior

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Front surface of the body

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Ventral

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Front surface of body

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Posterior

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Back surface of body

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Dorsal

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Back surface of body

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Superior

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Closest to the head

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Inferior

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Closest to feet

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Proximal

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Closest to point of attachment

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Distal

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Farthest from point of attachment

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Medial

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Closest to midline

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Lateral

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Farthest from midline

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Superficial

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Closest to surface of skin

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Deep

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Farthest from the surface of skin

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Plantar

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Palm of hand

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Plantar

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Bottom of foot

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Apex

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Tip of structure

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Flexion

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Bending of joint

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Extension

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Straightening of joint

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Adduction

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Motion toward midline

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Abduction

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Motion away from midline

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Bilateral

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Both sides of midline

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Prone

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Lying face down

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Supine

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Lying face up

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Fowler position

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Semi reclining position w/ head elevated

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AAA

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abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Ac

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Before meals

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AMI

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Acute myocardial infarction

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ASA

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Aspirin

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BGL

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Blood glucose level

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BID

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Twice daily

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CC, C/C

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Chief complaint

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CRT

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Capillary refill time

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FHx

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Family history

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GCS

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Glasgow coma scale

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H&P

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History and physical

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HPI

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History of present illness

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I&O

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Intake and output

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IO

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Intraosseous

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JVD

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Jugular venous distension

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L/M, LPM

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Liters per minute

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MOI

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Mechanism of injury

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NAD

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No apparent distress

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NG

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Nasogastric

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NPA

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Nasopharyngeal airway

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NS

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Normal saline

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NSR

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Normal sinus rhythm

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OPA

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Oropharyngeal airway

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Pc

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After meals

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PE

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Pulmonary embolism

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PEARRL

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Pupils equal and round, regular in size, react to light

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PMH

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Past medical history

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SL

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Sublingual

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SS, S&S

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Signs and symptoms

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Tid, t.i.d, TID

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3 times daily

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TBA

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To be admitted