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107 Cards in this Set
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Stat |
At once, immediately |
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Vs |
VItal Signs
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Rx |
prescription or treatment ordered by a physician
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prn |
whenever necessary, when required
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HS |
bedtime, hour of sleep
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NPO |
nothing by mouth
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po |
by mouth
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bid |
twice a day
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q2h |
every 2 hours
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amb |
ambulate/walk
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mg |
milligram |
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mL |
mililiter
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L |
left/liter
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cc |
cubic centimeters
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tsp |
tablespoon
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EKG |
electrocardigram
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D/C |
discontinue
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EEG |
electroencephalogram
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DNR |
do not resuscitate
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> |
greater than
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< |
less than |
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aden |
gland |
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arter |
arthery |
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arthr |
joint |
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bio |
life
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bronch |
bronchial
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carcin |
cancer
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cardi |
heart
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cephal |
head
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cerebr |
brain |
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chem |
chemistry, drug
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chol |
bile
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cost |
ribs
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cyst |
bladder, sac
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cyt |
cell
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derm |
skin
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enter |
intestine
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erythro
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red
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gast |
stomach
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gingv |
gum |
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gloss |
tongue |
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hem |
blood
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hepat |
liver
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hydro |
water
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lingu |
tongue
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lith |
stone
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myo |
muscle
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nephr |
kidney
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ren |
kidney
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neur |
nerve |
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ocul |
eye
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opthalm |
eye
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pneum |
lung
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pysch |
mind, soul
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rhin |
nose
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thorac |
thorax
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trach |
trachea |
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a, an |
without |
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anti |
against |
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bi |
both, two |
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brady |
slow |
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contra |
agaisnt |
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dys |
painful, difficult |
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endo |
inside, within |
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epi |
upper, above |
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ex |
out from
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hemi |
half
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hypo |
deficient, below, less than
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inter |
between |
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intra |
inside, within |
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leuko |
white |
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micro |
small
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neo |
new
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peri |
around
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poly |
many
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post |
behind, after
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pre |
before, in front of
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pro |
forward
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semi |
half
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sub |
below
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tach |
rapid |
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algia
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pain |
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centesis |
puncture
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ectomy |
surgical removal
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emia |
blood
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genetic, genic |
source, genic
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gram
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pictures
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graph
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pictures
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ic
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pertaining of state of
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itis
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inflammation |
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lysis
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destruction
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megaly
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enlarged
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ologist
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person who studies
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ology
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study of
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oma
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tumor
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orrhea
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flow
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osis
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condition of
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otomy
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incision into |
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path
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disease
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phobia
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fear
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plasty
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surgical removal
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plegia
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paralysis
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sclerosis
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hardening
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scope
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picture, inspection
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spasm
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contraction
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stasis
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stoppage
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uria
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urine |
