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50 Cards in this Set
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AB
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abortion
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AFP
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alpha-fetoprotein - high levels in amniotic fluid of fetus
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ASCUS
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atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
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AUB
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abnormal uterine bleeding
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BRCA1, BRCA2
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breast cancer 1 and 2
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BSE
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breast self-examination
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CA 125
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protein marker elevated in ovarian cancer
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C-section
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cesarean section
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CIN
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cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
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CIS
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carcinoma in situ
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CVS
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chronic villus sampling
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Cx
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cervix
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D&C
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dilation (dilatation) and curettage
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DCIS
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ductal carcinoma in situ
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DES
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diethylstilbestrol - an estrogen compund used in the treatment of menopausal problems involving estrogen deficiency
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DUB
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dysfunctional uterine bleeding
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EDC
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estimated date of confinement
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EMB
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endometrial biopsy
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FHR
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fetal heart rate
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in situ
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in situ means that malignant cells are present as a tumor but has not metastasized, or invaded, beyond the original site where the tumor was discovered
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FSH
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follicle - stimulating hormone
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G
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gravida (pregnant)
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GnRH
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gonadotropin-releasing hormone - secreted by the hypothalamus to stimulate release of FSH and LH from the pituitary gland
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hCG or HCG
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human chorionic gonadotropin
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HDN
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hemolytic disease of the newborn
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HPV
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human papillomavirus
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HRT
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hormone replacement therapy
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HSG
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hysterosalpingography
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IUD
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intrauterine device; contraceptive
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IVF
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in vitro fertilization
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LAVH
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laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
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LEEP
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loop electrocautery excision procedure
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LH
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luteinizing hormone
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LMP
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last menstrual period
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LSH
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laparscopic supracervical hysterectomy
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multip
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multipara; multiparous
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OB
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obstetrics
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OCP's
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oral contraceptive pills
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para 2-0-1-2
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a women's reproductive history = 2 full-term births, 0 preterm, 1 abortion, and 2 living children
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Pap test
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papanicolaou smear - test for cervical or vaginal cancer
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Path
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pathology
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PMS
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prementrual syndrome
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primip
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primipara; primiparous
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RDS
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respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
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SLN biopsy or SNB
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sentinel lymph node biopsy
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TAH-BSO
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total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral sapingo-ooporectomy
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TRAM flap
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trans-rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap - for breast reconstruction
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UAE
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uterine artery embolization
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VH
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vaginal hysterecotmy
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