Phlebotomy Chapter 4

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Medical Terminology

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Special vocabulary of scientific and technical terms used in the healthcare professions to speak and write effectively and precisely

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Word root

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The subject of a medical term and the foundation upon which the word is built

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Prefix

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A word element that comes before a word root

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aer

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air

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angi

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vessel

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arthr

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joint

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bili

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bile

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carcin

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cancer

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cardi

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heart

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cephal

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head

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chondr

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cartilage

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cyst

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bladder

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derm

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skin

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dermat

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skin

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encephal

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brain

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erythr

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red

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esophag

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esophagus

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fibrin

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fiber

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gastr

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stomach

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gluc

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sugar, glucose

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glyc

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sugar, glucose

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hem

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blood

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hemat

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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hist

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tissue

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leuk

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white

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lip

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fat

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melan

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black

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my

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muscle

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necr

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death

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nephr

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kidney

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onc

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tumor

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oste

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bone

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path

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disease

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ped

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child

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phleb

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vein

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pneumon

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air, lung

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pulmon

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lung

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ren

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kidney

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scler

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hard

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thromb

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clot

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thorac

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chest

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tox

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poison

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ur, urin

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urine

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vas

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vessel

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ven

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vein

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a-, an-, ar-

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without, not

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ana-

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again, upward, back

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aniso-

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unequal

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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dys-

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difficult

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endo-

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inside, within

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epi

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on, upon, over

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exo-

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outside

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extra-

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outside

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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homeo-

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same

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hyper-

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excessive, high

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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poor

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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poly-

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many, much, more than usual

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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sub-

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below, under

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tachy-

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fast

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-ac, -al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram

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recording, writing

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-ia

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state or condition

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-ic, -tic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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state of

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-ism

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state of

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-ist

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one who specializes in

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-itis

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inflammation

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-rhage

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bursting forth

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breaking down, destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument that measures or counts

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-poiesis

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formation, development

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-rrhage

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excessive, abnormal flow

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling, slowing

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-tomy

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cutting, incision

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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ABO

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blood group system

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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AST

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aspartate aminotransferase

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bili

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bilirubin

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BMP

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basic metabolic profile

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BP

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blood pressure

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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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Bx

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biopsy

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c (with line above)

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with (cum)

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C & S

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culture & sensitivity

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Ca

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calcium

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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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Chem

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chemistry

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Chemo

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chemotherapy

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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Chol

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cholesterol

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CK

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creatine kinase

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Crit

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hematocrit

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CXR

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chest x-ray

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DIC

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disseminated intravascular coagulation

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DOB

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date of birth

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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EKG

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electrocardiogram

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Eos

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eosinophils

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ED

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emergency department

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ESR/sed rate

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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ETOH

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ethyl alcohol

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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Fe

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iron

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FSH

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follicle stimulating hormone

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FUO

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fever of unknown origin

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GH

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growth hormone

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gluc

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glucose

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GTT

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glucose tolerance test

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Hb, Hgb

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hemoglobin

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HBsAg

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hepatitis B surface antigen

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HCG

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human chorionic gonadotropin

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HCT/Hct

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hematocrit

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HGB/hgb

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hemoglobin

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HH (H & H)

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hemoglobin and hematocrit

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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K+

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potassium

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LD/LDH

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lactic dehydrogenase

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LH

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lutenizing hormone

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lytes

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electrolytes

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Mg++

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magnesium

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Mm

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Millimeter

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Mono

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monocyte

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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Na+

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sodium

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NG

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nasogastric

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NPO

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nothing by mouth (nulla per os)

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O&P

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ova and parasite

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p (with line above)

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after

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Path

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pathology

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p.c.

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after meals

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a.c.

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before meals

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PKU

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phenylketonuria

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polys

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polymorphonuclear leukocytes

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PP

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after a meal (post prandial)

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pre-op

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preoperative, before operation

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PRN, prn

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as necessary

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PSA

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prostate specific antigen

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pt

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patient

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PT

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prothrombin time/ protime; physical therapy

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QNS, q.n.s.

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quantity not sufficient

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R

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right

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L

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left

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RPR

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rapid plasma regain

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s (with line above)

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without

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SA

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sinoatrial

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SGOT

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serum glutamic- oxaloacetic (AST)

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SGPT

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serum glutamic- pyruvic transaminase

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Staph

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Staphylococcus

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STAT, stat

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Immediately (statum)

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T&C

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type and crossmatch

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TIBC

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total iron binding capacity

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TSH

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thyroid-stimulating hormone

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UA, ua

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urinalysis

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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WBC, wbc

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white blood cell

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wd

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wound