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148 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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ab
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away from
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a or an
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without
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ante
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front
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anti
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against
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bi
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2
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co
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together
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contra
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against
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decub
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side
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dors
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back
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dys
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difficult
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hyper
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above/greater
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hypo
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below/lesser
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megal
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large
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pan
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all
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peri
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around
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poly
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many
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post
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back/after
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pre
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before
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pseudo
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false
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ect
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outside
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cen
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in
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endo
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within
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epi
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upon
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ex
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out
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hemi
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half
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hydro
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water
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retro
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backward
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scler
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hard
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sub
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below
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super
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above
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trans
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across
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tri
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3
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vent
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front
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angio
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vessel
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arth
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joint
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cardi
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heart
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cephal
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head
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cerebro
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brain
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cerv
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neck
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chiro
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hand
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chole
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bile
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chondr
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cartilage
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cost
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rib
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enter
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intestine
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gastr
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stomach
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hem
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blood
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hepat
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liver
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hyster
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uterus
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leuk
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white
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lith
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stone
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nephr
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kidney
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osteo
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bone
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phren
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diaphragm
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cranio
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skull
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cysto
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bladder
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derm
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skin
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encephal
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brain
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pneumo
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air
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pyel
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pelvis
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radi
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ray
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visceral
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organ
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algia
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pain
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centesis
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puncture
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dia
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through
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ectomy
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excision
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emia
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blood
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ectasis
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expansion
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genic
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origin
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iasis
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condition
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itis
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inflimation
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megaly
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enlarged
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myel
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spinal cord
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oid
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like
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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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plasty
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surgical correction
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pulm
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lung
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pyel
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pelvis
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rhaphy
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suture
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scopy
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inspection
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tomy
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incition
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ARC
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Aids related complex
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ASHD
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arteriosclerotic heart disease
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BE
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berium enema
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BID
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twice daily
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bx
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biopsy
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c-
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with
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CA
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cancer
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CAD
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corinary artery disease
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CBC
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complete blood count
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cc
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cubic centemeter
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CCU
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corinary care unit
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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cm
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centimeter
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CS
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central supply
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CSF
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cerebrospinal fluid
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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DX
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diagnosis
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EMG
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electromyogram
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ENT
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ear nose & throat
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FUO
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fever of unditermined origin
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HH
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hiatal hernia
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HHS
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health & human services
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HIPPA
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health insurance portability accountability act 1996
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H/O
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history of
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Hx
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history
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ICCU
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intensive corinary care unit
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IM
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intermuscular
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I/O
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intake/output
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LMP
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last menstral period
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mets
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metastisis
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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mm
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millimeter
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NG
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nasogastric
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noc
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night
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npo
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nothing by mouth
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OB
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obstetrics
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OP
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outpatient
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PAR
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postanestesia recovery
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PE
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physical exam
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peds
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pediatrics
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PID
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pelvic inflamitory disease
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P/O
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post/operative
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post-op
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after sugery
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pre-op
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before sugery
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prn
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as needed
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PT
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physical therapy
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pt
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patient
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QID
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4 times a day
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R/O
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rule out
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req
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requisition
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ROM
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range of motion
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Rx
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treatment or prescription
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S-
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without
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SOB
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short of breath
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S/P
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status post
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Sx
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symptoms
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TIA
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transient ascemic attack
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TID
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3 time a day
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TKO
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to keep open (IV line)
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TPN
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total parenteral nutrition (IV feeding)
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TPR
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tempature pulse & resperation
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Tx
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treatment
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UGI
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upper gastrointestinal series
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URI
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upper respritory infection
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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Y/O
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years/old
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