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115 Cards in this Set
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ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
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AB OR ab
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ABORTION
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abd
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ABDOMEN
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ad lib
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AS DESIRED
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AIDS
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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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AM am
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BEFORE NOON
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ama
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AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
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AMA
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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Angio
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ANGIOGRAPHY
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AP
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ANTERIOR POSTERIOR
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approx
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APPROXIMATE
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appt
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APPOINTMENT
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BaE
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BARIUM ENEMA
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BM
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BOWEL MOVEMENT
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BP B/P
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BLOOD PRESSURE
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bpm
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BEATS PER MINUTE
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BR
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BED REST
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BRP
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BATHROOM PRIVILEGES
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BUN
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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
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Bx, bx
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BIOPSY
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c/o
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COMPLAINS OF
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Ca
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CANCER
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CAT, CT
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COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY
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Cath
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CATHETER, CATHETERIZATION
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CBC, cbc
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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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CC
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CHIEF COMPLAINT
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CCU
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CARDIAC CARE UNIT
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cent, cm
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CENTIMETER
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CHF
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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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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CSF
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CEREBRAL-SPINAL FLUID
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CVA
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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
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dpt
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DEPARTMENT
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DM
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DIABETES MELLITUS
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DNR
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DO NOT RESUSCITATE
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DOA
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DEAD ON ARRIVAL; DATE OF ADMISSION
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DOB
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DATE OF BIRTH
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DVT
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DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
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Dx
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DIAGNOSIS
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ECG, EKG
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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ECHO
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ECHOCARDIOGRAM
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ED
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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY ROOM |
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EEG
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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EMG
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ELECTROMYOGRAM
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F
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FAHRENHEIT
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F/U
F/u |
FOLLOW UP
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FX
Fx |
FRACTURE
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GB
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GALLBLADDER
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GI
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GASTROINTESTINAL
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GU
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GENITOURINARY
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GYN
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GYNECOLOGY
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H2O
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WATER
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HIV
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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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HTN
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HYPERTENSION
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Hx
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HISTORY
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I & O
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INTAKE/INPUT AND OUTPUT
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ICU
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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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IDDM
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INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS
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IV
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INTRAVENOUS (INJECTION)
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LAB
lab |
LABORATORY
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LFT's
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LIVER FUNCTION TEST
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LLQ
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LOWER LEFT QUADRANT
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LMP
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LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD
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Lt
lt |
LEFT
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LUQ
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LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
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METS
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METASTASES
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MI
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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MRSA
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METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
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MVA
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MOTOR VEHICAL ACCIDENT
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N & V
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NAUSEA & VOMITING
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N/A
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NOT APPLICABLE
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neg
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NEGATIVE
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NG
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NASOGASTRIC
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NKA
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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
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NPO
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NOTHING BY MOUTH
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O2
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OXYGEN
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OB
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OBSTETRICS
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PACU
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POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT
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para_________
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NUMBER OF VIABLE LIVE BIRTHS
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Path
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PATHOLOGY
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PE
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PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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PED
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PEDIATRICS
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post-op
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POST OPERATIVE
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PPE
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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pre-op
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PREOPERATIVE
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prep
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PREPARATION
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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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Pt
pt |
PATIENT
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R/O
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RULE OUT
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rehab
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REHABILITATION
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resp
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RESPIRATION
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RLQ
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RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
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RT
rt (R) |
RIGHT
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RUQ
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RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
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Rx
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DRUG; PRESCRIPTION
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s/p
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STATUS POST
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SOB
sob |
SHORT OF BREATH
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STAT
stat |
AT ONCE
IMMEDIATELY |
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TIA
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
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UA
U/A |
URINALYSIS
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US
U/S |
ULTRASOUND
SONOGRAPHY |
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UTI
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URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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vd
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VOID
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VRE
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VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS
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VS
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VITAL SIGNS
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w/c
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WHEELCHAIR
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WBC
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WHITE BLOOD COUNT
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WNL
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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
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y/o
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YEAR OLD
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@
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AT
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THEREFORE
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WITH
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WITHOUT
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