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86 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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AAOx3
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awake, alert, and oriented
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AAA
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abdominal aortic aneurysm
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ABC
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airway, breathing, and circulation
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ACLS
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advanced cardiac life suport
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ALS
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advanced life support
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ASA
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acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
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ABD
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abdomen (abdominal)
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AMT
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amount
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APPROX
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approximately
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AMS
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altered mental status
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AMA
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against medical advice
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AFIB
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atrial fibrillation
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BP
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blood pressure
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BVM
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bag-valve mask
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BS
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breath sounds
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BILAT
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bilateral
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BSC&=
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breath sounds clear and equal
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C-Spine
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cervical spine
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CA
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cancer
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CVA
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stroke
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CHF
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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CSF
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CEREBROSPINAL FLIUD
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COPD
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CRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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CNS
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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CPR
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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION
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C-SECTION
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CESAREAN SECTION
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CC
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CHIEF COMPLAINT
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C/O
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COMPLAINING OF
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DOA
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DEAD ON ARRIVAL
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DT
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DELIRIUM TREMENS
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DX
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DIAGNOSIS
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D/C
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DISCONTINUE
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DKA
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DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
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DM
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DIABETES MELLITUS
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DNR
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DO NOT RESUSITATE
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ETOH
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ETHANOL (DRINKING ALCOHOL)
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ET
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ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
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EGTA
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ESOPHAGEAL GASTRIC TUBE AIRWAY
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EKG
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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FX
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FRACTURE
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FB
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FOREIGN BODY
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GSW
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GUN SHOT WOUND
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GYN
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GYNECOLOGY
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HTN
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HYPERTENTION
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HX
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HISTORY
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HEENT
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HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT.
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IV
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INTRAVENOUS
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ICU
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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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ICP
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INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
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JVD
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JUGULAR VEIN DISTENTION
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LAC
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LACERATION
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LOC
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LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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LUQ
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LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
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LLQ
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LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
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L&D
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LABOR AND DELIVERY
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LAT
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LATERAL
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MAE
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MOVES ALL EXTREMITIES
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MI
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MYCARDIAL INFARCTION
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MVA
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
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MED
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MEDICINE
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NAD
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NO APPARENT DISTRESS
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NC
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NASAL CANNULA
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NSR
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NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM
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NRB
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NON-REBREATHER MASK
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NKM
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NO KNOWN MEDICATIONS
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NKA
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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
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N/V
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NAUSEA AND VOMITING
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N/V/D
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NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA
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NKDA
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NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES
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PMHX
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PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
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PT
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PATIENT
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PE
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PULMONARY EDEMA
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PVC
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PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION
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PERL
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PUPILS EQUAL AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT
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PALP
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PALPATION
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RX
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MEDICINE
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RLQ
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RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
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RUQ
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RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
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RXN
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REACTION
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NTG
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NITROGLYCERIN
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SX
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SYMPTOM
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SZ
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SEIZURE
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TIA
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
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TX
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TREATMENT
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VS
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VITAL SIGNS
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YO
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YEARS OLD
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