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41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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question
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answer
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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CHO
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Carbohydrate
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cm
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Centimeter
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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c/o
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Complaint of
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COPD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CPR
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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CRF
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Chronic Renal Failure
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C&S
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Culture and sensitivity
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CSF
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
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Cerebrovascular accident
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CXR
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Chest Xray (radiograph)
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daily
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daily (do not abbreviate)
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dc
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discontinue
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diff
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differential blood count
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DJD
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degenerative joint disease
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DKA
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diabetic ketoacidosis
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DME
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durable medical equiptment
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DOA
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Dead on arrival
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DRG
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Diagnostic related group
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DT's
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Delirium tremors
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Dx
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diagnosis
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DVT
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Deep vein thrombosis
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DNR
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Do not resuscitate
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ECF
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Extracellular fluid
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ECVD
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Extracelluar volume depletion or deficit
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ECG/EKG
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electrocardiogram
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EEG
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electrencephalogram
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EENT
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Eye, ear, nose & throat
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et
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and
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ETOH
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alcohol
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ER (or) ED
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Emergancy Room / department
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ESRD
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End stage renal disease
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EMG
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electromyogram
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Fº
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Farenheit
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FBS
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Fasting Blood Sugar
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FH
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Family HIstory
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F/U
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Follow-up
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FUO
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Fever of unknown origin
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Fx
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fracture
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