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34 Cards in this Set
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acr/o
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extremities
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aden/o
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gland
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adren/o, adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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calc/o
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calcium
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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
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glucose, sugar, sweet
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home/o
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same, unchanging
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hydr/o
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water
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kal/i
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potassium
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natr/o
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sodium
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid
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thym/o
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thymus
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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thyroid
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toxic/o
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toxin, poison
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone
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BG, BS
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blood glucose, blood sugar
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BMI
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body mass index
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BMR
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basal metabolic rate
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Ca
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calcium
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DI
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diabetes insipidus
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DKA
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diabetic ketoacidosis
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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FBG, FBS
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fasting blood glucose, fasting blood sugar
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fsbs
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finger stick blood sugar
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GH
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growth hormone
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GTT
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glucose tolerance test
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HRT
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hormone replacement therapy
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IDDM
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insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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K
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potassium
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Na
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sodium
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NIDDM
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)
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PTH
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parathyroid hormone
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T3, T4
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triiodothryonine, thyroxine (thyroid hormones)
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TSH
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thyroid stimulating hormone
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