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99 Cards in this Set
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-itis
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inflammation
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-algia
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pain
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dynia
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pain
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-oid
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resembling (like)
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-penia
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abnormal reduction
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-emia
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blood condition
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-ectasis
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expansion or dilation
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-malacia
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softening
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carcin-
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cancer
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pulmo-
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lung
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derm-
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skin
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gastr-
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stomach
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hepat-
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liver
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nephro-
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kidney
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hermat-
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blood
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necr-
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death
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-cyte
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cell
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rhin-
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nose
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Nas-
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nose
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arth-
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joint
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eryth-
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red
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cyan-
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blue
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leuk-
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white
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flav-
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yellow
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What is a CF?
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Combining Form. Such as the "o" in cardio. It is a word root plus a vowel.
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-emia
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blood condition
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-ectasis
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expansion or dilation
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-oma
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tumor
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-centesis
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puncture for aspiration
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-stomy
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creation of an opening
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chondro-
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cartilage
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hemiparesis
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weakness on one half of the body
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bruxism
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grinding your teeth
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A-
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without
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Contra-
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opposed
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Oligo-
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few of deficient
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Ab-
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away from
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Ad-
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toward
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Nulli-
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none
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Pan-
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all
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Brady-
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slow
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Tachy-
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fast
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Dys-
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painful, difficult
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Eu-
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normal
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Neo-
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new
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Pre-
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before
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Peri-
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around
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Para-
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alongside of
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Post-
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after or behind
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NKDA
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No Known Drug Allergies
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NPO
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Nil per os
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SDF
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Sychronus Diaphragmatic Flutter
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Singultus
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"The act of catching one's breath while sobbing."
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Bezoar
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A hard, indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or fruits, found in the stomachs or intestines of animals, especially ruminants and humans.
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Diplopia
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Double vision
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Dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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Anosmia
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Difficulty smelling
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Dysgeusia
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difficulty tasting
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cephalgia
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headaches
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claudication
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tired feeling
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paresis
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weakness
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paresis
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weakness
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parasthesias
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numbness/tingling
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HTN
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hypertension
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CAD
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Coronary artery disease
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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DM
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Diabetes mellitus
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Meclizine
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drug for vertigo
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Metoprolol
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B-blocker for cholesterol
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Omeprazol
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for GERD
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epistaxis
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nose bleed
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tinnitus
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ringing in the ears
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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palpitations
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feeling of heart racing or pounding
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edema
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swelling
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syncope
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passing out
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SOB
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Shortness of breath
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DOE
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dyspnea on exertion
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PND
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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orthopnea
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shortness of breath lying down
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hemoptysis
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coughing up blood
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NVD
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nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
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dyspepsia
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heart burn
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hematochezia
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bright red blood in stool
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melena
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tarry, black stool
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dysuria
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difficulty/painful urination
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hematuria
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blood in urine
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arthralgia
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joint pain
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myalgia
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muscle pain
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pruritis
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itching
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dysarthria
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slurred speech
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aphasia
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difficulty speaking
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VS: T,P,R, BP, p
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Vital Signs: Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, pain
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DDx
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differential diagnosis
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A/P
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Assessment / Plan
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