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145 Cards in this Set
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IM
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Intramuscular
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IV
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Intravenous
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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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NGT
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Nasogastric Tube
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GT
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Gastrostomy Tube
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PEG
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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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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PO
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BY MOUTH
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PR
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BY RECTUM
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Sub-Q
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subcutaneous
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SL
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SUBLINGUAL
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S&S
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SWISH AND SWALLOW
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bid
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twice a day
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tid
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three times a day
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qid
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four times a day
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q1h
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every hour
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q2h
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every 2 hours
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q6h
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every 6 hours
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q4h
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every 4 hours
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q8h
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every 8 hours
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q12h
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every 12 hours
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HS
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HOUR OF SLEEP
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STAT
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IMMEDIATELY
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prn
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as needed
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ac
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before meals
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ap
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after meals
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ad lib
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as desired
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ATC
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AROUND THE CLOCK
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gtt
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drops
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mL
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milliliter
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tsp
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teaspoon
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tbsp
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tablespoon
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oz
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ounce
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L
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liter
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mEq
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milliequivalent
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mcg
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microgram
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mg
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milligram
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g
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gram
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kg
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kilogram
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lb
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pound
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a (with line over it)
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before
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p (with line over it)
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after
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c (with line over it)
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with
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s (with line over it)
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without
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qs
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sufficient quantity
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npo
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nothing by mouth
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ADL
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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
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BR
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BEDREST
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BRP
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BATHROOM PRIVLEDGES
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OOB
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OUT OF BED
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ROM
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RANGE OF MOTION
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D5W
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5% DEXTROSE IN WATER
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NS
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NORMAL SALINE
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1/2 NS
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ONE HALF NORMAL SALINE
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D10R
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10% DEXTROSE IN RINGERS SOLUTION
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RL
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RINGERS LACTATE
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TPN
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TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
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PPN
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PERIPHERAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
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KVO
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KEEP VEIN OPEN
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AB S
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ABSORBED
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VTBI
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VOLUME TO BE INFUSED
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LIB
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LEFT IN BAG
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AD
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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AKA
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ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION
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AKF
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ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE
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ARF
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ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
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ASA
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ASPIRIN
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ASHD
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ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE
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BKA
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BELOW 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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BSD
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BEDSIDE DRAINAGE
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BUN
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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
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C&DB
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COUGH AND DEEP BREATHE
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C&S
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CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
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CABG
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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
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CAD
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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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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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CHF
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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c/o
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COMPLAINS OF
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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CPM
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CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION
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CRF
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CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
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CKF
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CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE
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CVA
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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
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DJD
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DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE
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DM
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DIABETES MELLITUS
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DNI
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DO NOT INTUBATE
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DNR
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DO NOT RESUSCITATE
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DOE
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DYSPNEA ON EXERTION
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ESRD
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END STAGE RENAL DISEASE
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ETOH
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ALCOHOL
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FS
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FINGER STICK
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FUO
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FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
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fx
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fracture
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GERD
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GASTRO-ESOPHOGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
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HOH
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HARD OF HEARING
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HPI
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HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS
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HRT
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
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HTN
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HYPERTENSION
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I&O
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INPUT AND OUTPUT
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IDDM
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INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS
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K
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POTASSIUM
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KCl
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POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
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MAR
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MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
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MI
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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MOM
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MILK OF MAGNESIA
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MS
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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MVI
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MULTIVITAMIN
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NA
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SODIUM
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NAD
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NO ACUTE DISTRESS
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NIDDM
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NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS
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NKA
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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
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NKDA
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NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES
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NSAID
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NON STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG
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OA
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OSTEOARTHRITIS
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OCP
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ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL
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ORIF
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OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION
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OTC
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OVER THE COUNTER
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PCN
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PENICILLIN
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PID
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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
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PMH
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PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
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PPD
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PACKS PER DAY
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PSH
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PAST SURGICAL HISTORY
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PPE
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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PTA
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PRIOR TO ADMISSION
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PVD
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PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
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RBC
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RED BLOOD CELL
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R/O
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TO BE RULED OUT
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S/P
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STATUS POST
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SOB
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SHORT OF BREATH
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TB
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TUBERCULOSIS
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THR
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TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT
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TKR
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TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
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TURP
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TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE
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UA
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URINALYSIS
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URI
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UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
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UTI
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URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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VS
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VITAL SIGN
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WDWN
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WELL DEVELOPED WELL NOURISHED
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WNL
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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
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