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102 Cards in this Set
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Dysmenorrhea
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Painful menstruation
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Dyspareunia
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Painful intercourse
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Dyspepsis
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Indigestion
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty swallowing
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Dyphasia
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Loss of the power to understand language as a result of brain injury
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Dyspnea
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SOB
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Dysuria
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Painful urination
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Ecchymosis
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seepage of blood beneath the epidermis (a bruise)
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Eczema
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Inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicles, oozing, crusting, and scaling
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Edentulous
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Without teeth
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Effusion
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Escape of fluid into a cavity
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Emaciate
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To become extremely thin
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Embolism
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Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot of blood or foreign substance
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Emesis
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Vomit
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Erythema
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Unusual redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion
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Fascia
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Fibrous membrane of connective tissue supporting, and separating muscles and body organs
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Febrile
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fever
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Hemothorax
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Blood fluid in the pleural cavity
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Hemorrhage
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Excessive or profuse bleeding
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Ileus
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Air/Fluid levels on Abdominal X-rays
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Ischemia
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Temporary and localized anemia due to restricting circulation to a part
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Pneumothorax
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air or gas in the pleural space due to trauma, or deliberately, introduced in a collapsed lung
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Sepsis
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pathological microorganisms or their toxins in the blood
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Torsion
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The twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis
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ABG
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Arterial Blood Gas
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hCG
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Human chorionic gonadotropin
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CBC
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Complete Blood Count
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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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CSF
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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CXR
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Chest X-Ray
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DKA
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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DVT
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Deep vein thrombosis
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ESRD
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End-Stage Renal Disease
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FB
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Foreign body
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FHT
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Fetal Heart Tone
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Fx
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Fracture
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GB
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Gallbladder
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HCT
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Hematocrit
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Hbg
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Hemoglobin
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I&D
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Incision and Drainage
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IM
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Intramuscular
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IUP
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Intrauterine pregnancy
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IV
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Intravenous
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IVP
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Intravenous Pyelogram
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KUB
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Kidneys, ureters, bladder
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LDH
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Lactate Dehydrogenase
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LP
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Lumbar Puncture
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MI
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Myocardial Infarction
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NPO
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Nothing per os
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PE
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Pulmonary embolism
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PO
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Per os, orally
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PTX
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Pneumothorax
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r/o
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Rule out
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SubL
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Sublingual
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sono
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Sonogram
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SubQ
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Subcutaneous
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SSE
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Soapsuds enema
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TIA
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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TSH
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Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
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UA
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Urinalysis
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UDS
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Urine Drug Screen
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Acetaminophen Tylenol
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pain medicine
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Salicylate
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cardiac drug
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Coumadin (Warfarin)
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blood thinner
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Depakote (Valproic Acid)
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anti-seizure
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Digoxin (lanoxin)
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cardiac drug
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Dilantin (Phenytoin)
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antiepileptic
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Phenobarbital
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sedative
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Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
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anticonvulsant
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Theophylline
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bronchodilator
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Stellate
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Star-shaped; radiating from a center
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Stenosis
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narrowing of a body opening or passage
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Stridor
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harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, caused by an obstruction of the air passages
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Tachypnea
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extremely rapid respiration
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thoracostomy
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procedure to install a chest tube
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tinea
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any of many different superficial fungal infections of the skin
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tinnitus
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a ringing in the ears
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tonsillectomy
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surgical excision of a tonsil
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h/o
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history of
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ICU
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intensive care unit
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JVD
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jugular venous disease
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LAD
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lymphdenopathy
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LBBB
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left bundle branch block
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umb
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umbilical, umbilicus
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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Sickle cell crisis
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blood culture
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PE
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CT Chest
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DKA
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serum ketones
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GI Bleed
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Stool GUAIAC
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electrolyte imbalance
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chem 7/ BMP
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pneumonia
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CXR
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CHF
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BNP
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ICH
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CT Head
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sepsis
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CBC
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pregnancy
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BHCG
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anemia
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LDH
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MI
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Troponin
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UTI
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UA
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Hypovolemia
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TILT
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arrythmia
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EKG
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DVT
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D-dimer
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