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71 Cards in this Set
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peri
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around
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-itis
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inflammation
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brady
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slow
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tachy
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fast
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trans
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across, through, over
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hypo
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under, low
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hyper
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excessive, above
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sub
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area below
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epi
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on, upon
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uro
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pertaining to urine
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-algia
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pain
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emesis
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vomiting
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q
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each, every
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ac
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before meals
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bid
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twice daily
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po
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by mouth
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atrophy
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wasting away or diminution
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paraplegia
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paralysis characterized by motor or sensory loss in lower limbs and trunk
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bilateral
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having two sides or occuring on two sides
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dysarthria
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difficult in articulating speech resulting from interference in the control and execution over the muscles of speech caused by damage in central motor nerve
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pyrexia
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fever
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hyperthermia
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overheating of the body
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hypothermia
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core body temperature is <95 degrees Farenheit
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afebrile
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no fever
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syncope
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fainting
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qid
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4x daily
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ad lib
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as desired
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OOB
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out of bed
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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hemato
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blood related
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edematous
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effusion of serous fluids into body cavities
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analgesics
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medication that relieves pain
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tactile
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tangible, perceptible to touch
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gastro
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stomach
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dysrhythmia
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disturbance in rhythm or abnormal rhythm
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cysto
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bladder, cyst, sac
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auditory
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related to sense of hearing
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osteo
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bone related
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adipose
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fat
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cephalo
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head
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encephalo
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brain
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I&O
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intake and output
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PERRLA
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pupils equal round react to light accommodation
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vs
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vital signs
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necrotic
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decomposing or dead
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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excoriation
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an injury to a surface of the body caused by trauma
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peristalsis
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contraction of smooth muscle that forces food through digestive tract
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dehiscence
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separation of a surgical incision or rupture of a wound closure
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evisceration
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removal of viscera from abdominal cavity; disembowelment
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serous
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pertaining to resembling, or producing serum
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sanguineous
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pertaining to blood or containing blood
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serosanguineous
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thin and red and composed of serum and blood
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purulent
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pus containing
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aphasia
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language function is disordered or absent because of injury to area of cerebral cortex
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MRSA
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methicillin-resistant Staph aureus
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PRN
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as needed
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UA
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urinalysis
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diuresis
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increased formation and secretion of urine
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epistaxis
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nose-bleeding caused by irritation of mucous membranes
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entero-
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intestines
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glycosuria
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abnormal presence of a sugar, especially glucose, in urine
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nephro-
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kidneys
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gastro-
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stomach or abdomen
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gavage
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the process of feeding a patient through nasogastric tube
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lavage
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washing out an organ (bladder, bowel, paranasal sinus) for therapeutic purposes
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nocturia
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excessive urination at night
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polyuria
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excess urine
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oliguria
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diminished capacity to form and pass urine (less than 500mL every 24 hours)
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PPN
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peripheral parenteral ( taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal) nutrition
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PR
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per rectum
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