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194 Cards in this Set
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Ac
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before meals
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ACE
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ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME
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ACh
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ACETYLCHOLINE
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ad lib
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freely as desired
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ADHD
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ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
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ADL
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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
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ADP
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ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE
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AED
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ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG
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AIDS
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ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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ALT
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ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE
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AMI
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ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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AMP
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ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE
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ANA
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ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES
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ARB
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ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKER
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ARC
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AIDS RELATED COMPLEX
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ASA
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ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (ASPIRIN)
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AST
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ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE
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ATP
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ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
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AV
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ATRIOVENTICULAR
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AZT
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SIDOVUDINE (AZIDOTHYMIDINE)
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bid
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two time a day
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bin
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two time a night
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bol
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bolus
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BP
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BLOOD PRESSURE
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BPH
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BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
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BUN
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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
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C
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CELSIUS
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CABG
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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAPH
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CAD
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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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cAMP
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CYCLIC ADENOSINE 3',5'-MONOPHOSPHATE
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CAT
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COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY
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CBC
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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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cc
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CUBIC CENTIMETER (MILLILITER)
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CCB
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
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CDC
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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
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CHF
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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CMV
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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
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CNS
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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COMT
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CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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COX
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CYCLOOXYGENASE
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CPK
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CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE
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CPZ
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COMPAZINE
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CSF
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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
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CT
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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
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CTZ
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CHEMORECEPTOR TRIGGER ZONE
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CVA
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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
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DBP
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DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
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DC
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DIRECT CURRENT
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DKA
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DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
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dL
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DECILITER (100mL)
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DMARD
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DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG
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DNA
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DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
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DPI
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DRY-POWDER INHALER
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DS
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DOUBLE STRENGTH
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ECG, EKG
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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ECT
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ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
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EEG
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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F
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FAHRENHEIT
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FDA
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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
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FEV
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FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME
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FFA
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FREE FATTY ACID
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g, gm
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GRAM
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G-6-PD
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GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
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GABA
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GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID
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GERD
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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
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GFR
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GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
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GI
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GASTROINTESTINAL
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GMP
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GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE
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gr
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GRAIN
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GTP
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GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
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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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H2RA
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HISTAMINE2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST
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HAART
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HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
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HBGM
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HOME BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING
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HDL
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HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
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HF
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HEART FAILURE
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HIV
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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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HRT
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
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H.S.
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HALF STRENGTH OR AT BEDTIME
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hs
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AT BEDTIME (HOUR OF SLEEP)
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HSV
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HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS
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HT
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HORMONE THERAPY
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IBD
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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
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ICP
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INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
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IM
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INTRAMUSCULAR, INTRAMUSCULARLY
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IN
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INTRANASAL
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INR
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INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO
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IOP
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INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
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HBGM
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HOME BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING
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HDL
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HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
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HF
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HEART FAILURE
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HIV
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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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HRT
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
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H.S.
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HALF STRENGTH OR AT BEDTIME
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hs
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AT BEDTIME (HOUR OF SLEEP)
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HSV
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HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS
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HT
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HORMONE THERAPY
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IBD
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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
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ICP
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INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
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IM
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INTRAMUSCULAR, INTRAMUSCULARLY
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IN
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INTRANASAL
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INR
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INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO
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IOP
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INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
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IPV
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INACTIVATED POLIO VACCINE
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ISA
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INTRINSIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC ACTIVITY
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IUD
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INTRAUTERINE DEVICE
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IU
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INTERNATIONAL UNIT
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IV
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INTRAVENOUS, INTRAVENOUSLY
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kg
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KILOGRAM
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KVO
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KEEP VEIN OPEN
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L
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LITER
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LD
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LETHAL DOSE
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LDL
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LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
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LGV
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LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM
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LSD
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D-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE
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m
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MINIM
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MAC
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MINIMUM ALVEOLAR CONCENTRATION
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MAO
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MONOAMINE OXIDASE
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MAOI
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MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR
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MAP
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MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE
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MBC
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MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION
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mcg, ug
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MICROGRAM
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MDI
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METERED-DOSE INHALER
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MEC
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MINIMUM EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION
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mEq
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MILLIEQUIVALENT
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mg
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MILLIGRAM
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MgSO4
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MAGNESIUM SULFATE
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MHC
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MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY CONPLEX
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MI
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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MIC
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MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION
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mL
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MILLILITER
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mM
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MILLIMOLAR
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mmol
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MILLIMOLE
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MRI
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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MTX
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METHOTREXATE
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ng
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NANOGRAM
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NGU
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NONGONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS
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NNRTI
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NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR
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NPO
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NOTHING BY MOUTH
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NRTI
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NUCLEOSIDE/NUCLEOTIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR
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NSAID
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NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUP
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OC
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ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE
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OD
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RIGHT EYE
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OPV
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ORAL POLIO VACCINE
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OS
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LEFT EYE
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OTC
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OVER THE COUNTER
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OU
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BOTH EYES
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PABA
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PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID
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pc
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BEFORE MEALS
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PCP
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PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA
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PEFR
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PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE
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PET
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POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
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pg
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PICOGRAM
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PG
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PROSTAGLANDIN
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PID
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PELVIC INFLAMMARY DISEASE
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PMS
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
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PO
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BY MOUTH
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PPD
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PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE (TUBERCULIN)
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PPI
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PROTONPUMP INHIBITOR
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PR
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BY RECTUM
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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PT
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PROTHROMBIN TIME
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PTCA
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PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY
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PTT
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PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME
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PVC
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PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEX
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qh
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EVERY HOUR
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qid
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FOUR TIMES A DAY
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RA
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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RBC
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RED BLOOD CELL
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RDA
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RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE
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REM
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RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
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RNA
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RIBONUCLEIC ACID
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SA
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SINOARTIAL
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SAARD
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SLOW-ACTING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG
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SBP
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SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
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SGOT
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SERUM GLUTAMIC-OXALOACETIC TRANSAMINASE (AST)
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SGPT
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SERM GLUTAMIC-PYRUVIC TRANSAMINASE (ALT)
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sl
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SUBLINGUAL
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SLE
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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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SPF
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SUN PROTECTION FACTOR
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SR
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SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SUSTAINED RELEASE
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SSRI
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SELECTIVE SERETONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR
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stat
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IMMEDIATELY
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STD
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SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASE
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subQ
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SUBCUTANEOUS, SUBCUTANEOUSLY
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SVT
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SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
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TIA
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
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tid
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THREE TIMES A DAY
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UTI
|
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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VLDL
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VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
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VSM
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VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE
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WBC
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WHITE BLOOD CELL
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