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98 Cards in this Set
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TCDB
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Turn, Cough, Deep Breath
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ABG
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Arterial Blood Gases
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ac
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Before Meals
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ADL
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Activities of Daily Living
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APTT
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Activated partial thromboplastin time
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BID
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Twice a day
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BMP
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Basic Metabolic Panel
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BP
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Blood Pressure
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BR
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Bed Rest
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BRP
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Bathroom Privalges
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BS
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Blood Sugar
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BUN
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Blood Urea Nitrogen
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C (with a line over it)
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with
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CBC
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Complete Blood Count
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Cl
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Chloride
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CMP
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Complete Metabolic Panel
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C/O
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Complains of
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CXR
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Chest X-ray
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D/C
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Discharge
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ECG (EKG)
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Electrocardiogram
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FSBS
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Finger Stick Blood Sugar
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HCT
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Hematocrit
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Hgb
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Hemoglobin
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H&H
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Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
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HOB
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Head of Bed
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HS
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Hour of Sleep
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IDDM
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– Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
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IM
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Intramuscular
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Inj
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Injection
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I&O
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Intake & Output
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IVPB
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– Intravenous Piggyback
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K+
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Potassium
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KCL
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Potassium Chloride
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KVO
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Keep Vein Open
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mL
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milliliters
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NC
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Nasal Canula
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NGT
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Nasogastric Tube
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NIDDM
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Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
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NKA
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– No Known Allergies
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NPO
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Nothing by mouth (Nothing to eat or drink)
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NSR
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Normal Sinus Rhythm
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O2 sat
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O2 saturation
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OOB
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Out of Bed
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p (with a line over it
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after
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pc
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after meals
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per
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as
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PO
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by mouth
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PO2
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Partial pressure of oxygen
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PRN
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as needed
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PT
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Physical Therapy
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q (with a line over it)
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every
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R/O
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Rule Out
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ROM
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Range of Motion
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s (with a line over it)
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without
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SL
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Sublingual
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SSI
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Sliding Scale Insulin
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TCDB
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Turn, Cough, Deep Breath
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TID
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Three times a day
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TPN
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Total Parental Nutrition
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Trach
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Tracheostomy
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U/A or UA
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Urinalysis
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UOP
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Urine Output
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w/
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With
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WNL
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Within Normal Limits
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a-, an-
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without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, toward
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anti
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against
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bi-, bis-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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-centesis
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puncture of a cavity
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-ectomy
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excision, removal of body part
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-emia
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blood
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endo-
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within, inner layer
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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hypo-
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under, below
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inter
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between
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intra-
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in, within
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-itis
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inflammation of
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-lysis
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breaking down, dissolution
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-megaly
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enlargement
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mono-
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single, one
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oma
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tumor
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osis
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condition
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ostomy
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Artificially created opening into an organ
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pathy
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disease
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plegia
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paralysis
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ptosis
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falling, drooping
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scopy
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visual examination with a lighted instrument
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stenosis
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tightening
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super supra
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above
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tachy
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rapid
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Tachy
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rapid
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thrombo
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clot
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trans
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across, throughout
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otomy
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incision into
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plasty
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surgical correction
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