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108 Cards in this Set
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ADV DIR
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ADVANCED DIRECTIVES
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ADA
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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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AD LIB
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AS DESIRED
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AKA
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ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
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AM
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BEFORE NOON OR MORNING
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AMA
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AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
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AX
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AXILLARY
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ACE
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ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME
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BR
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BEDREST
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BRP
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BATHROOM PRIVILEGES
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BS
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BREATH SOUNDS
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bil
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BILATERAL
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BUN
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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
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CBR
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COMPLETE BED REST
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CC
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CHIEF COMPLAINT
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c/o
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COMPLAINS OF
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DTR
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DEEP TENDON REFLEXES
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EBL
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ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS
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e.g.
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FOR EXAMPLE
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EOM
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EXTRAOCULAR MOVEMENT
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etiol
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ETIOLOGY
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ETOH
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ALCOHOL
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FX
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FRACTURE
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GI
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GASTROINTESTINAL
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GU
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GENITOURINARY
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H, hr
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HOUR
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H/A
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HEADACHE
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HL
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HEPARIN LOCK
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HOB
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HEAD OF BED
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H&P
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
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HX
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HISTORY
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I&D
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INCISE AND DRAIN
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I&O
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INTAKE AND OUTPUT
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IVF
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INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS
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IVPB
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INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK
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KVO, TKO
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KEEP VEIN OPEN, TO KEEP OPEN
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LOC
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LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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MAEW
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MOVES ALL EXTREMITIES WELL
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NG, N/G
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NASOGASTRIC
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NOCT
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NIGHTTIME
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NPO
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NOTHING BY MOUTH
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N&V
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NAUSEA AND VOMITING
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NVD
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NORMAL VAGINAL DELIVERY
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O; OS
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ORALLY, BY MOUTH
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O2
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OXYGEN
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MDI
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METERED DOSE INHALER
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PPD
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PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE
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POD
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POSTOPERATIVE DAY
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QH
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EVERY HOUR
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QS
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SUFFICIENT QUANTITY
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R/T
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RELATED TO
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SR
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SIDE RAIL
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TBA
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TO BE ABSORBED
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T.O.
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TELEPHONE ORDER
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V.O.
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VERBAL ORDER
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VS
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VITAL SIGNS
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WD
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WARM AND DRY
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VORB
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VERBAL ORDER READ BACK
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SLE
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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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SA
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SINOATRIAL
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OOB
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OUT OF BED
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PC
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AFTER MEALS
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PER
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BY
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PERRLA
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PUPILS EQUAL ROUND REACTIVE TO LIGHT WITH ACCOMMODATION
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PMH
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PREVIOUS MEDICAL HISTORY
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PO
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BY MOUTH
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PREP
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PREPARE FOR
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pt
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PATIENT
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Q
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EVERY
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RTO
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RETURN TO OFFICE
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REM
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RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
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TIA
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
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TORB
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TELEPHONE ORDER READ BACK
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WD/WN
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WELL DEVELOPED, WELL NOURISHED
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W/C
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WHEELCHAIR
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VOL
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VOLUME
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UTI
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URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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UO
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URINARY OUTPUT
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TPR
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TEMP, PULSE, RESPIRATIONS
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SYM
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SYMMETRICAL
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S/S
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
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S/P
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STATUS POST
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CATH
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CATHETER OR CATHETERIZATION
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DOA
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DEAD ON ARRIVAL
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ENT
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EAR, NOSE, THROAT
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HEENT
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HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, THROAT
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H2O2
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HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
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HRT
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
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L
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LITER OR LEFT
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NKA
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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
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ABN
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ABNORMAL
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AMT
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AMOUNT
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BID
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TWICE A DAY
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BP
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BLOOD PRESSURE
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C
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WITH
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CBC
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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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NOCT
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NIGHTTIME
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LLQ
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LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
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LLL
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LEFT LOWER LOBE
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LLE
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LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY
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GYN
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GYNECOLOGY
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OT
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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RLL
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RIGHT LOWER LOBE
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RLE
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RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY
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RLQ
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RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
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Y/O
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YEARS OLD
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PP
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POSTPARTUM
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