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109 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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gastr
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stomach
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cardi
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heart
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derm
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skin
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pneum
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air
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pleur
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lung lining
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trach
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trachea
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abdomin
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abdomen
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aden
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flands
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hem
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blood
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cost
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ribs
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cyt
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cells
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vas
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vessel
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bi
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life
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thorax
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chest
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bronch
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bronchus
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myo
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muscle
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myco
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fungus
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cyan
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blue
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febrile
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fever
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aerobic
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in the presence of oxygen
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a-, an-
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negative
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ab
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away
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di
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two
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ex
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out of
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intra
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inside
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infra
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beneath
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inter
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between
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macro
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large
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mal
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abnormal
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mega
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large
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micro
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small
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neo
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new
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ortho
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to correct
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sub
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below
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trans
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through
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contra
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against
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hyper
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above
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hypo
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below
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tachy
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fast
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brady
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slow
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algia
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pain
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ectomy
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removal
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gen
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agent
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oma
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tumor
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penia
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lack of
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ostomy
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opening
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otomy
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cutting/surgery
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itis
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inflammation
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ology
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study of
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gram
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tracing
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graph
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record
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pnea
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breathing
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tracheostomy
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opening of the trachea
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tracheotomy
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cutting/surgery of the trachea
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adenoma
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gland tumor
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pleuralgia
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pain of the lung lining
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchus
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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bradycardia
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slow heart rate
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hypertrophy
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enlargement above something
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atrophy
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wasting away of something
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to the subject's left
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left
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to the subject's right
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right
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away from the midline of the body
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lateral
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toward or at the midline of the body
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medial
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toward or at the front of the body
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anterior
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toward or at the back of the body
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posterior
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toward the head end or at the upper part of the body; above
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superior
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away from the head end or at the lower part of the body; below
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inferior
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along, or toward, the vertebral surface of the body
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dorsal
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along, or toward, the belly surface of the body
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ventral
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toward the tail
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caudad (caudal)
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toward the head
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cephalad
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close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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proximal
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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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distal
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alveolar
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A
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arterial
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a
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ATPD
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ambient temperature and pressure, dry
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ATPS
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ambient temperature and pressure, saturated
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BTPD
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body temperature and pressure, dry
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BTPS
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body temperature and pressure, saturated
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exhaled gas
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E
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f
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frequency/rate
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pH
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H+ concentration
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P
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pressure
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BID
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2x per day (every 12 hours)
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TID
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3x per day (every 8 hours)
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QID
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4x per day (every 6 hours)
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Qh
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every 4 hours
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VT
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tidal volume
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STAT
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right now
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WBC
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white blood count
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RBC
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red blood count
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"c" with a line above it
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with
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"s" with a line above it
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without
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Retro
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back/behind
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HR
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heart rate
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DNR
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do not resuscitate
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AND
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allow natural death
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PRN
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as necessary/ as needed
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Dx
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diagnoses
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Bs
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breath sounds
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"a" with a line above it
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before
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"p" with a line above it
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after
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Hs
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hours of sleep (when they sleep)
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MVA
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motor vehicle accident
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Rx
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prescription
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R/O
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rule out
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WNL
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within normal limits
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