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81 Cards in this Set
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ED
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emergency department
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CC
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Chief Complaint
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CP
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Chest Pain
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DOE
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Dyspnea on Exertion
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ASA
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Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)
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CPAP
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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F/C
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Fever and Chills
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URI
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Upper Respiratory Infection
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BRBPR
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Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
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UTI
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Urinary Tract Infection
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SOB
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Shortness of Breath
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IV
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Intravenous
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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OSA
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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CHF
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Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure
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HTN
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Hypertension
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DM
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Diabetes Mellitus
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TIA
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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OA
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Osteoarthritis
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GAD
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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PTA
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Prior to Admission
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EtOH
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Alcohol
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IVDA
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Intravenous Drug Abuse
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ADL
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Activities of Daily Living
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O2
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Oxygen
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CAD
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Coronary ARtery Disease
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BMI
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Body Mass Index
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BP
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Blood Pressure
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HR
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Heart Rate
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BPM
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Beats Per Minute
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RR
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Respiratory Rate
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SaO2
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Saturation of Oxygen (arterial blood)
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GEN
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General
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NAD
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No Apparent Distress
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A/O
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Alert & Oriented
x3 (Name, Place, Time) |
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HEENT
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Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat
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PERRLA
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Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation
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EOMI
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Extraocular Muscles (Movements) Intact
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JVD
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Jugular Venous Distention
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MRG
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Murmurs, Rubs, Gallops
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LAD
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Lymphadenopathy
1. Any disease process affecting a lymph node or lymph nodes. 2. The appearance of enlarged lymph nodes found on a radiologic examination of any kind. |
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ABD
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Abdominal
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NT/ND
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Nontender/Nondistended
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BS
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Bowel Sounds
Respiratory (breath sounds) |
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HSM
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Hepatosplenomegaly
1. Enlargement of the liver and spleen. |
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EXT
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Extremities
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ROM
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Range of Motion
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LE
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Lower Extremity
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NEUR
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Neurology
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CN
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Cranial Nerves
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DTR
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Deep Tendon Reflexes
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WNL
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Within Normal Limits
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WBC
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White Blood Cell
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Hgb
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Hemoglobin
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HCT
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Hematocrit
1. Percentage of the volume of a blood sample occupied by cells. 2. Obsolete term for a centrifuge or device for separating the cells and other particulate elements of the blood from the plasma. |
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TSH
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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BNP
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Brain Natriuretic Peptide or b-type Natriuretic Peptide
produced mainly in the cardiac ventricles in response to excessive stretching of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) |
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ECG
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Electrocardiogram
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NSR
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Normal Sinus Rhythm
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CXR
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Chest X-Ray
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PE
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Pulmonary Ebmolism
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U/A
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Urinalysis
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hpf
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High Powered Field
1. that area of a slide that is visible by light microscopy at high power (approximately 500X). |
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ECHO
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Echocardiogram
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DVT
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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BP
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Normotensive
(<120/80 depending on pt) |
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HR
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Tachycardia > 90 bpm
Bradycardia < 50 bpm normal: 60-100 bpm |
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RR
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Tachypnea
rapid breathing normal: 12-22 bpm |
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T
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Afebril- no fever
Febrile-having fever T(F) 97.8 - 99.1 T(C) 36.6 - 37.3 |
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BMI
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Obese
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Na
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hyper/hypo-natremia
normal (133-145mmol/L) |
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K
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hyper/hypo-kalemia
normal (3.3-5.0 mmol/L) |
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Cl
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hyper/hypo-chloremia
normal (101-111 mmol/L) |
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CO2
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hyper/hypo-carbia
normal (22-32 mmol/L) |
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BUN
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Azotemia - abnormal increase
Nonrenal Azotemia - abnormal decrease normal (6-23 mg/dL) |
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Gluc
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hyper/hypo - glycemia
normal pre-prandial (70-139 mg/dL) post-rpandial (<180 mg/dL) |
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Ca
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Normocalcemia
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WBC
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Leukocytosis
Aleukocytosis -cytosis: high for blood cell counts normal (4.0-11.1 x 10^9/L) |
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Hgb
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Anemia / Anemic
normal (12.1-16.3 g/dL) |
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Plat
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Thrombocytopenia - low
-penia: low for blood cell counts normal (150-400 x10^9 /L) |
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TSH
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Hypo/hyper-thyroid
normal (0.5-5.00 mIU/L) |
