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531 Cards in this Set
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BRADY CARDIA
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SLOW HEART RATE LESS THAN 60 BEATS PER MINUTE PAGE 159
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TACHY CARDIA
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HIGH HEART RATE GREATER THAN 100 BEATS PER MINUTE PAGE 159
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CARATID PULSE
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THE PULSE ON THE ANTERIOR SIDE OF THE NCECK
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RADIAL PULSE
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THE PULSE FROM THE RADIAL ARTERY ON THE INNER ASPECT OF THE WRIST BELOW THE THUMB
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DORSALIS PEDIS
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THE ARTERY IN THE TOP OF THE FOOT
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ASCALTATION
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??? WITH STETHESCOPE
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PULSE DEFICIT
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DIFFERENCE IN HEART RATE BY METHOD TAKEN
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BRACHIAL PULSE
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IN THE ANTECUBITAL, THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE ELBOW
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APICAL PULSE
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OVER THE APEX OF THE HEART IN THE FIFTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE
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EMIA
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BLOOD
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HYPER
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OVER ACTIVE
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ITIS
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INFLAMATION
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PERI
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AROUND
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RADIO
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RADIATION
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PATHO
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DISEASE
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OGIST
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ONE WHO STUDIES
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IC
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PERTAINING TO
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CHEMO
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CHEMICALS
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GRAM
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RECORD
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GRAPH
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INSTRUMENT USED TO RECORD
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GRAPHY
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PROCESS OF RECORDING
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NEO
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NEW
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NATO
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INFANT
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ENDO
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INSIDE
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GASTRO
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STOMACH
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LOGY
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STUDY OF
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ENTER
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SMALL INTESTINE
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CARDIO
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HEART
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NEPHRO
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KIDNEY
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ENDO
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HORMONES AND GLANDS
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ONCOLO
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CANCEROUS TUMERS
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PHYCHO
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MIND
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NEURO
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NERVES
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GYNO
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FEMALE REPRODUCTION SYSTEM
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PODIA
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FEET
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URO
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URINARY
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ORTHO
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TEETH
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DERMA
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SKIN
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HOLISTIC HEALTH
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TREATMENT OF THE WHOLE BODY; EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIA: CRONIC ILLNESSES
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BID
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TWICE DAILY
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BX
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BIOPSY
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CDC
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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
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CICU
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CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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DOA
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DEAD ON ARRIVAL
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DOB
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DATE OF BIRTH
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DX
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DIAGNOSIS
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ENT
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EARS NOSE AND THROAT
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ER
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EMERGENCY ROOM
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GI
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GASTRO INTEROLOGY
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GYN
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GYNECOLOGY
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H/O
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HISTORY OF
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HX
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HISTORY
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I&O
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INTAKE AND OUTPUT
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ICU
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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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LPN
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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
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NPO
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NOTHING BY MOUTH
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OTC
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OVER THE COUNTER
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OB-GYN
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OBSTECTRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
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PO
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BY MOUTH
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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QD
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DAILY
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QID
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4 TIMES DAILY
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RX
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PRESCRIPTION
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STAT
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RIGHT AWAY
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TID
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3 TIMES DAILY
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ED
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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
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GP
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GENERAL PRACTITIONER
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LVN
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LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE
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OR
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OPERATING ROOM
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PA
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PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
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PE
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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PT
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
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ABD
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ABDOMIN
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BMR
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BASAL METABOLIC RATE
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BSA
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BODY SURFACE AREA
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EKG
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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EEG
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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ENDO
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INSIDE
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CRINE
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SECRETE
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BRADY
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SLOW
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TACHY
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FAST
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PENEA
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DEFICIENCY
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PNEA
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BREATHING
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DYS
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DIFFICULTY
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PLASTY
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REPAIR
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PATHY
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DISEASE
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PES
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FOOT
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WNL
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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
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SOB
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SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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DIAPHORESIS
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ACUTE SWEATING
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EDEMA
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SWELLING
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NKDA
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NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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PE
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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HEENT
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HEAD EYES EARS NOSE THROAT
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THROMBOSIS
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CLOTTING
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LMP
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LAST MENSTRAL PERIOD
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PAREGORIC
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TINTURE OF OPIUM CAMPHORATED
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ABO
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BLOOD GROUPS
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CBC
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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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ESR
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ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
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HGB
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HEMOGLOBIN
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HCT
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HEMATOCRIT
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PT
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PROTHROMBIN TIME / PHYSICAL THERAPY
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RBC
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RED BLOOD CELL COUNT
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WBC
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WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
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RH
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RHESUS FACTOR IN BLOOD
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OD
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OVER DOSE OR RIGHT EYE (OCULUS DEXTER)
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VENTRAL
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BELLY SIDE
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DORSAL
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BACK
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SUPERIOR
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LARGE
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INFERIOR
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SMALL
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PROXIMAL
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NEAR
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DISTAL
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FAR
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MEDIAL
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MIDDLE
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LATERAL
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SIDE
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CHROMIA
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COLORS
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XANTHO
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YELLOW
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CYANO
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BLUE
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LEUKO
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WHITE
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ERYTHO
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RED
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MELANO
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BLACK / BROWN
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CHLORO
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GREEN
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CHF
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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CPR
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CARDIO PULMINARY RESUSCITATION
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CT
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COMPUTED TAMOGRAPHY
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MI
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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MVP
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MITRAL VALVE PROLAPS
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COLD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULONARY DISEASE
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CXR
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CHEST X-RAY
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IRDS
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INFANT RESPERATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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PFT
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PULMINARY FUNCTION TEST
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RDS
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RESPERATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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SIDS
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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
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SOB
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SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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TB
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TUBERCULOSIS
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URI
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UPPER RESPERATORY INFECTION
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VC
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VITAL CAPACITY
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EEG
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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CDC
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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
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MRI
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MAGENTIC RESONANCE IMMAGING
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ESR
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ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
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HCT
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HERMATOCRIT
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CHF
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CORONARY HEART FAILURE
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CAD
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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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ASHD
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ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE
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MVP
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MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE
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GB
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GALL BLADDER
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IBD
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INFLAMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
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GERD
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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DESEASE
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GI
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GASTRO INTESTINAL
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PP
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AFTER MEALS / POST PRANDEAL
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RDA
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RECOMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE
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UGI
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UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES
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CYTOMETRY
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CELL MEASURMENT
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ERYTHROPOIESIS
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RED BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION
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THROMBOGENESIS
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FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOT
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XANTRHOCHROMIA
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YELLOW IN COLOR
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ERYTHROCYTOPENIA
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DIMINISHED RED BLOOD CELLS
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ANGIOSTENOSIS
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NARROWING OF VESSELES
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ADENOMA
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BENIGN TUMOR
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THROMBOLYMPHANGITIS
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INFLAMATION OF THE LYMPH BY CLOT
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HEPATORHAGIA
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HEMORAGE OF LIVER
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CARDIOCENTESIS
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SURGICAL PUNCTURE OF THE HEART
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XANTHO
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YELLOW
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CYANO
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BLUE
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ERYTHRO
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RED
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CHLORO
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GREEN
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LEUKO
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WHITE
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ESR
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ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
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CAD
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CORONARY ARTERY DISIEASE
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PENIA
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DEMINISHED
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POIESIS
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PRODUCTION
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RRAGIA
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HEMORAGE
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AMENORRHEA
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ABSENCE OR STOPPAGE OF THE MENSES
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AMNIOCENTESIS
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PERCUTANEOUS TRANSABDOMINAL PUNCTURE OF THE AMNION FOR THE REMOVL OF AMNIOTIC FLUID
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AMNIORRHEXIS
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RUPTURE OF THE AMNION
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ANORCHIDISM
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ABSENCE OF TESTES
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ASPERMATOGENESIS
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ABSENCE OF DEVELOPMENT OF SPERMATOZOA
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CERVICOCOLPITIS
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INFLAMATION OF CERVIX AND VAGINA
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COLPECTOMY
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EXCISION OF VAGINA
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CRYOTHERAPY
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TREATMENT OF TISSUE USIN GCOLD TEMPERATURE
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CRYPTORCHIDISM
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UNDESCENDED TESTES
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DYSMENORRHEA
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PAINFUL MENSTRUATION
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EXTRAEMBRYONIC
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EXTERNAL TO THE EMBRYO PROPER
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GENITALIA
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REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
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hydrocele
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fluid in the scrotum
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hysterosalpingography
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roentenography of the uterus and uterine tubes using injected opaque fluid
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LAPAROHYSTERECTOMY
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REMOVAL OF UTEROUS THROUGH AN INCISION IN THE ABDOMINAL WALL
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LYMPHADENOPATHY
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ANY DISEASE OF THE LYMPHNODES
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MENORRHAGIA
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ABNORMALLY PROFUSE MENSTRUATION
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MULTIGRAVIDA
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A WOMAN WHO HAS HAD MORE THAN ONE PREGNANCY
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NEONATAL
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NEW BORN
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NULLIPARA
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A WOMAN WHO HAS NEVER BORNE A CHILD
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ACROCYANOSIS
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BLUENESS OF EXTREMITIES
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OMPHAL0CELE
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HERNIA OF NAVEL
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ENCEPHALOPATHY
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DISEASE OF THE BRAIN
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MACROCEPHALAD
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ENLARGED HEAD
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ENCEPHALITIS
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INFLAMATION OF THE BRAIN
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HYPERPYREXIA
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HIGHLY ELEVATED FEVER
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ABDOMINOPLASTY
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SURGICAL REPAIR OF ABDOMIN
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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A RECORD OF ELECTRIC IMPULSES OF THE HEART
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PODIATRIST
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SPECIALIST OF THE FEET
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CARDIOLOGIST
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SPECIALIST OF THE HEART
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TOXICOLOGIST
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SPECIALIST OF POISONS
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OPTOMETRIST
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SPECIALIST OF EYES
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DERMETOLOGIST
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SPECIALIST OF SKIN
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GERONTOLOGIST
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SPECIALIST OF ELDERLY DISORDERS
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PATHOLOGIST
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SPECIALIST OF DISEASES
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MEDIAL
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MIDDLE
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ATERIOR
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FRONT
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POSTERIOR
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BEHIND
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LATERAL
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SIDE
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BX
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BIOPSY
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CDC
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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
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WNL
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WITH IN NORMAL LIMITS
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BMR
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BASAL METABOLIC RATE
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ADL
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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
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EKG
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ELECTRO CARDIOGRAM
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PE
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PHYSICAL EXAM
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OTC
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OVER THE COUNTER
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I&O
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INTAKE AND OUTPUT
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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QD
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4 TIMES DAILY
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NPO
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NOTHING BY MOUTH
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LEUKO
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WHITE
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ERYTHRO
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RED
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XANTHO
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YELLOW
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CHLORO
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GREEN
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CYANO
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BLUE
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MELANO
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BLACK / BROWN
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CHROMO
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COLOR
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CYTOMETRY
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CELL MEASUREMENT
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ANURIA
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NON URINE PRODUCTION
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ERYTHROPOIESIS
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RED BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION
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THROMBOGENESIS
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FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOTT
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XANTHROCHROMIA
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YELLOW IN COLOR
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ERYTHROCYTOPENIA
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DIMINISHED RED BLOOD CELLS
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THROMBOLYMPHANGITIS
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INFLAMATION OF LYMPH BY BLOOD CLOTT
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APNEA
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CESSATION OF BREATHING
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APHASIA
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LOSS OF SPEECH DUE TO INJURY OF OR DISEASE OF THE BRAIN
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ACAPNIA
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DEMINISHED CARBONDIOXIDE IN BLOOD
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ADIPSIA
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ABSENSE OF THIRST
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BRADYPEPESIA
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SLOW DIGESTION
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BRONCHIOLECTOSIS
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DIALATION OF THE BRONCHI
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CARCINOGENESIS
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ORIGINS OF CANCER
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CHEILOSTOMATOPLASTY
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SURGICAL REPAIR OF LIPS AND MOUTH
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DYSPEPSIA
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POOR DIGESTION
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DYSPHONIA
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WEAK VOICE, DIFFICULTY SPEAKING
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GASTROCELE
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HERNIA OF STOMACH
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GINGIVOGLOSSTIIS
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INFLAMATION OF GUMS AND TONGUE
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AA
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OF EACH
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AB
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ABORTION
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ABS
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ABSENT
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AC
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BEFORE MEALS
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AD LIB
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AS DESIRED
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ADMIN
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ADMINISTRATER
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AM
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BEFORE NOON
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AMT
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AMOUNT
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AP
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APICAL PULSE
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APROX
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APPROXIMATELY
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APPT
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APPOINTMENT
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ASA
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ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID / ASPRIN
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ASAP
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AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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BA
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BACKACHE
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B/C
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BECAUSE
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BC
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BIRTH CONTROL
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BID
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TWICE DAILY
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BM
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BOWEL MOVEMENT
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BP
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BLOOD PRESSURE
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BPM
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BEATS PER MINUTE
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BS
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BLOOD SUGAR
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BSE
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BREAST SELF EXAM
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C~
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WITH
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CAPS
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CAPSULES
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CATH
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CATHETER / CATHETERIZE
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CC
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CHIEF COMPLAINT
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CHEMO
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CHEMOTHERAPY
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CMA
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CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
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C/O
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COMPLAINS OF
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CS
|
CESAREAN SECTION
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CX
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CERVIX
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D
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DAY
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/D
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PER DAY
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D/C
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DISCONTINUE
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D&I
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DRY AND INTACT
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DIL
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DILUTE
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DISCH
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DISCHARGE
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DNKA
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DID NOT KEEP APPOINTMENT
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DOB
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DATE OF BIRTH
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DOI
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DATE OF INJURY
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DRE
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DIGITAL RECTAL EXAM
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DSD
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DRY STERILE DRESSING
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DTAP
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DIPTHERIA AND TETANUS TOXOIDS AND ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE
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D&V
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DIARRHEA AND VOMITING
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DVA
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DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY
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EA
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EACH
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EDD
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EXPECTED DATE OF DELIVERY
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ER
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EMERGENCY ROOM
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FE
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IRON
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FLEX SIG
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FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDSCOPY
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FREQ
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FREQUENT
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F/U
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FOLLOW UP
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FX
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FRACTURE
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GYN
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GYNECOLOGY
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h OR hr
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HOUR
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H/A
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HEADACHE
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HBP
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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HC
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HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE
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HEP B
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HEPATITIS B VACCINE
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HG
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MERCURY
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H2O
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WATER
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HR
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HEART RATE
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HRT
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
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hs
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at BED TIME
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ht
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HEIGHT
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ID
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INTRADERMAL
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IM
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INTRAMUSCULAR
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IPV
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INACTIVATED POLIO VACCINE
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IV
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INTRAVENOUS
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LAB
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LABORATORY
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LAC
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LACERATION
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LAT
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LATERAL
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LAX
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LAXATIVE
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LB
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LOWER BACK
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LBP
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LOWER BACK PAIN
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LIQ
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LIQUID
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LMP
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LAST MENSTRAL PERIOD
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MED / MEDS
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MEDICATION / MEDICATIONS
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MIN
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MINUTE
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MMR
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MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA
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MOD
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MODERATE
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N/A
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NOT APPLICABLE
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NB
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NEWBORN
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N/C
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NO COMPLAINTS
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NEG
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NEGATIVE
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NH
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NURSING HOME
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NICU
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NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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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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NMP
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NORMAL MENSTRAL PERIOD
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NOCT
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NOCTURNAL
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NS
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NORMAL SALINE
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N&V
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NAUSEA AND VOMITING
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NVA
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NEAR VISUAL ACUITY
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NVD
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NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA
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OB
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OBSTECTRICS
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OCC
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OCCASIONALLY
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OINT
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OINTMENT
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OP
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OPERATION
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OR
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OPERATING ROOM
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OT
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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OTC
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OVER THE COUNTER
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OV
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OFFICE VISIT
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P
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PULSE
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PAP
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PAP TEST
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PATH
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PATHOLOGY
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PC
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AFTER MEALS
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PEDS
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PEDIATRICS
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PEN
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PENICILLIN
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PER
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BY OR THROUGH
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PHARM
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PHARMACY
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PM
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AFTER NOON
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PMS
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PREMENSTRAL SYNDROME
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PO
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BY MOUTH
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POS
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POSITIVE
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POSTOP
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AFTER SURGERY
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PREOP
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BEFORE SURGERY
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PREP
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PREPARATION
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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PT
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PHYSICAL THERAPY / PROTHROMBIN TIME
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Pt
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PATIENT
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qd
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EVERY DAY
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qh
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EVERY HOUR
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q3
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EVERY 3 HOURS
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q4
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EVERY 4 HOURS
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QID
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EVERY 4 HOURS
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qn
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EVERY NIGHT
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QNS
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QUANTITY NOT SUFFICIENT
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qod
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EVERY OTHER DAY
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QS
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QUANTITY SUFFICIENT
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quad
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QUADRIPLEGIC
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R
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RESPIRATION
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RE
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RECTAL EXAM
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reg
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REGULAR
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REHAB
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REHABILITATION
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RMA
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REGISTERED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
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RX
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PRESCRIPTION
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S~
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WITHOUT
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SC OR SQ
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SUBCUTANEOUS
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S/E
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SIDE EFFECTS
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sec
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SECOND
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SIGMOID
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SIGMOIDOSCOPY
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SL
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SLIGHT
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SM
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SMALL
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SOB
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SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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SOL
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SOLUTION
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SPEC
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SPECIMEN
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STAT
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IMMEDIATELY
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SURG
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SURGERY
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T
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TEMPERATURE
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TAB
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TABLET
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TEMP
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TEMPERATURE
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THER
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THERAPY
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TID
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THREE TIMES DAILY
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TLC
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TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY
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TPR
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TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION
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TR
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TRACE
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TSE
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TESTICULAR SELF EXAM
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VAG
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VAGINA / VAGINAL
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VE
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VAGINAL EXAM
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VIT
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VITAMIN
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VO
|
VERBAL ORDER
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VS
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VITAL SIGNS
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WK
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WEEK
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WNL
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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
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WO
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WRITTEN ORDER
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W/O
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WITHOUT
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WT
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WEIGHT
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W/U
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WORK UP
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AD
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RIGHT EAR
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AS
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LEFT EAR
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AU
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IN EACH EAR
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EENT
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EYES EARS NOSE AND THROAT
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GI
|
GASTROINTESTINAL
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GU
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GENITOURINARY
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L OR LT
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LEFT
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LA
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LEFT ARM
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LL
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LEFT LEG
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LLQ
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LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
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LRQ
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LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT
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LUQ
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LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
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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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IN EACH EYE
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R OR RT
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RIGHT
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RA
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RIGHT ARM
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RL
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RIGHT LEG
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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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C
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CELSIUS
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CC
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CUBIC CENTIMETER
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CM
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CENTIMETER
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DL
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DECILITER
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F
|
FAHRENHEIT
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G
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GRAM
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KG
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KILOGRAM
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L
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LITER
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L
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LENGTH
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LB
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POUND
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M
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METER
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MCG
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MICRGRAM
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MG
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MILLIGRAM
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ML
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MILLILITER
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MM
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MILLIMETER
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OZ
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OUNCE
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PT
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PINT
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QT
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QUART
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SS
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ONE HALF
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TBSP
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TABLESPOON
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TSP
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TEASPOON
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DX
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DIAGNOSIS
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H/O
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HISTORY OF
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H&P
|
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
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HX
|
HISTORY
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MHX
|
MEDICAL HISTORY
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PE OR PX
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PHYSICAL EXAM
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PROG
|
PROGNOSIS
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SX
|
SYMPTOMS
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TX
|
TREATMENT
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BPH
|
BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY
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CA
|
CANCER
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CAD
|
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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CHF
|
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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COPD
|
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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CRC
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COLORECTAL CANCER
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CVA
|
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
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DM
|
DIABETES MELLITUS
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FE DEF
|
IRON DEFICIENCY
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GC
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GONORRHEA
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GDM
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GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS
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HTN
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HYPERTENSION
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IBS
|
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
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MI
|
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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MS
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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OA
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OSTEOARTHRITIS
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OM
|
OTITIS MEDIA
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PID
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PEVLIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
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RA
|
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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RF
|
RHEUMATIC FEVER
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STD
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
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TB
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TUBERCULOSIS
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URI
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UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
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USI
|
URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE
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UTI
|
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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CT / CAT
|
COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY
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CXR
|
CHEST X-RAY
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ECG
|
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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ECHO
|
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
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EEG
|
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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FOBT
|
FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST
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IVP
|
INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM
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LP
|
LUMBAR PUNCTURE
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MRI
|
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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NST
|
NONSTRESS TEST
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PFT
|
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
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TRUS
|
TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND
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US
|
ULTRASOUND
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BG
|
BLOOD GLUCOSE
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BX
|
BIOPSY
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CBC
|
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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C&S
|
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
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DIFF
|
DIFFERENTIAL
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ESR
|
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
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FBS
|
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
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GCT
|
GLUCOSE CHALLENGE TEST
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GTT
|
GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST
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HCT
|
HEMATOCRIT
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HGB
|
HEMOGLOBIN
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PPBS
|
POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD SUGAR
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PSA
|
PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
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PT
|
PROTROMBIN TIME
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RBC
|
RED BLOOD COUNT
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RBS
|
RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR
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SG
|
SPECIFIC GAVITY
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TRIG
|
TRIGLYCERIDES
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UA
|
URINALYSIS
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U/C
|
URINE CULTURE
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WBC
|
WHITE BLOOD COUNT
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