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102 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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AM
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morning
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ANX
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anxiety
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ASAP
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FOR ANXIETY
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BP
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FOR BLOOD PRESSURE
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DAW
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DISPENSE AS WRITTEN
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HBP
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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IM
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INTRAMUSCULARLY
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IV
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INTRAVANEOUS
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IVPB
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INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK
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L
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LITER
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MI
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION/HEART ATTACK
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NPO
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NOTHNG BY MOUTH
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NSAID
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NON-STEROID ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG
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PM
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IN THE EVENING OR AFTERNOON
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Qty
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QUANTITY
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Rx
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A PRESCRIPTION
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SC, SubQ, or SQ
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SUBCUTANEOUSLY
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SL
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SUBLINGUAL (UNDER THE TONGUE)
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SOB
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SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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Tbsp
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Tablespoonful
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TPN
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total parenteral nutrition
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UD or ut dict
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as directed
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aa
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of each
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aaa, afa
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apply to affected area
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ac
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before meals
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ad lib
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as often as needed, freely
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app
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to apply
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ad
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right ear
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aq dist
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distilled water
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aq
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water
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as
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left ear
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au
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both ears
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bid
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twice daily
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c, -c
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with
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cap(s)
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capsule
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cc
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cubic centimeter=mL or milliter
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cpd
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compound
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cr
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cream
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dil
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dilute
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disp
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dispense
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cr
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cream
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dil
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dilute
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disp
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dispense
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dx
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diagnosis
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d/c
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discontinue
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expect
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expectorant
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inj
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inject
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fl
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fluid
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g or gm
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gram
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gr
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grain
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gtt(s)
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drop(s)
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h,hr or
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hour
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HA
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headache
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hs
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at bedtime
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Kg
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kilogram
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loc
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locally
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lot
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lotion
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mEq
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milliequivalent
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mcg or ug
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microgram
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MDI
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metered-dose inhaler
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mg
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milligram
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mL
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milliliter
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noc
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night
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NR
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no refills
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od
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right eye
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os
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left eye
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ophth
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ophthalmic or eye
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ou
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both eyes
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oz
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ounce
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p
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after
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pc
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after meals
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po
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by mouth, orally
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pp, prp
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as needed for pain
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pr
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per rectum
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prn
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as needed, if needed
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pv
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per vagina
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q
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every
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q4h
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every 4 hours
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qd
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1 time daily
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qhs
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every night at bedtime
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qid
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four times daily
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qod
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every other day
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qs ad
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add enough to make sufficient quantity
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qs
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quantity sufficient (up to)
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rect or rec
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rectally
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s, s with backward V on top
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without
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sig
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directions
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ss
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half
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stat
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now, immediately
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supp
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suppository
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susp
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suspension
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syr
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syrup
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tsp
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teaspoonful
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tab(s)
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tablet
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tid
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three times daily
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top
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topically
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tud
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take as directed
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tx
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treatment
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ud or uad
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use as directed
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ug
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ointment (unguentum
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vag
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vaginally
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w or wk
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weekly
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