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136 Cards in this Set
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a-
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without
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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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arthro-
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joint
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brachio-
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arm
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brady-
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slow
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buccal-
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cheek
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cardio-
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heart
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carpo-
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wrist
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cephalo-
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head
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chole-
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bile
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cysto-
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bladder
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colp-
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vagina
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derma-
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skin
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dys-
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painful
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ecto-
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outside
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endo-
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inside or within
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entero-
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intestine
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gastero-
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stomach
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gloss-
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tongue
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gyne-
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woman
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hemi
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half
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hepato-
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liver
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hydro-
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water
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hypo-
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deficient
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hyster-
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uterus
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inter-
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between
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lapar-
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abdomen
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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myelo-
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bone marrow
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myo-
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muscle
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nephro-
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kidney
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neuro-
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nerve
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oculo-
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eye
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orchid-
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testes
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osteo-
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bone
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pan-
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all
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para-
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beside
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phleb-
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vein
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poly-
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many
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pneumo-
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lung
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post-
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after / behind
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pre-
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before
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pulm-
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lung
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pyo-
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pus
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retro-
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backward
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rhin-
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nose
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salphingo-
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tube
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stoma-
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mouth
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sub-
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below
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supra-
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above
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tachy-
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fast
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thrombo-
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clot
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trans-
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across
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vas-
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vessel
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viscera-
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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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-ectomy
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removal of
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-ectasis
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enlargement
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-emia
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blood
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-gram
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picture
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-itis
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inflammation
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-megaly
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enlarged
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-lysis
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breakdown
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-osis
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disease, condidtion
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-ostomy
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surgical opening
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-otomy
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incision
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phagia
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swallow
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasty
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plastic surgery
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage
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-rrhea
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flowing
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-sarcoma
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tumor / cancer
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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camera / picture
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-spasm
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contraction
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abd
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abdomen
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ac
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before meals
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ADLs
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Activities of Daily Living
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ad lib
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as desired
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AM
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morning
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amb
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ambulatory
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amt
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amount
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BM
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bowel movement
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B/P
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blood pressure
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BR
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bed rest
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BRP
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BathRoom Privileges
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c
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with
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CBR
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Complete Bed Rest
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Cl
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client
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c/o
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complains of
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DAT
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diet as tolerated
discontinue |
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drsg
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dressing
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Dx
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diagnosis
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fld
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fluid
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gtts
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drops
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hr
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hour
hour of sleep, at bedtime |
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I&&O
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intake and output
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IV
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intravenous
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LMP
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last menstrual period
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I.M.
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intramuscularly
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IVP
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intravenous push
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IVPB
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intravenous piggy-back
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meds
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medications
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mL / ml
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milliliter
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mod
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moderate
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nil
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none
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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N/S or NS
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normal saline
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OD
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right eye
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OS
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left eye
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OU
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both eyes
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pc
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after meals
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oob
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out of bed
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os
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mouth
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per
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by or through
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PM
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afternoon
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po
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by mouth
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postop
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postoperative
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prn
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when necessary
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pt
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patient
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Rt.
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right
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s
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without
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stat
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at once / immediately
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TPR
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Temperature / Pulse / Respiration
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Unit
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unit of measurement
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VO
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verbal order
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WNL
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within normal limits
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wt.
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weight
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every day
every hour every 2 hours every night at bedtime three times per day |
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