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57 Cards in this Set
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At |
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A&p |
Anatomy and physiology |
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ab |
Abdominal |
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ABG |
Arterial blood gas |
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a.c |
Before meals |
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ac & cl |
Acute st and clinitest |
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ACLS |
Advanced cardiac life support |
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ad lib |
As desired |
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AD |
Right ear |
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ADL |
activities of daily living |
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Adm |
admission |
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afeb |
a febrile no fever |
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AFB |
acid - fast bacillus |
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AKA |
Above the knee |
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alb |
albumin |
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although dieb |
Alternate days (every other year) |
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am |
Morning |
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AMA |
Against medical advice |
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amal |
amalgam |
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amb |
ambulate walk |
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Ami |
Acute myocardial infarction |
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arnt |
Amount |
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ANS |
Automatic nervous system |
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Ant |
Anterior |
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AOx3 |
Alert and oriented to person time and place |
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Ap |
Apical |
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AP |
Apical pulse |
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Approx |
Approximately |
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Aq |
Aqueous |
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ARDS |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
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As |
Left ear |
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ASA |
Aspirin |
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Asap |
As soon as possible |
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As tol |
As tolerated |
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Atd |
Admission transfer discharge |
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AU |
Both ears |
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Ax |
Axillary |
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Be |
Barium enema |
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Bid |
Twice a day |
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bil, bilateral |
Both sides |
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BK |
Below knee |
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BKA |
Below the knee amputation |
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Bl |
Blood |
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BLS |
basic life support |
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Bl wk |
Blood work |
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BM |
Bowel movement |
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BOW |
Bag of waters |
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B/P |
Blood pressure |
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Bpm |
Beats per minute |
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Br |
Bed rest |
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Brp |
Bathroom privileges |
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Bs |
Breath sounds |
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Bsi |
Body substance isolation |
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Bso |
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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Bun |
Blood, urea, nitrogen levels |
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Bvm |
Bag-valve-mask |
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bx |
Biopsy |
