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56 Cards in this Set
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alk phos
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alkaline phosphatase
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appy
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appendectomy/appendicitis
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bicarb
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bicarbonate (electrolyte)
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bili
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bilirubin (lab for liver function)
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CBC with diff
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CBC with differential
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caps
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capsules
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cath
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catheter/catheterization
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chemo
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chemotherapy (treatment with chemical compound)
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chole
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cholecystectomy
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a-fib
A-fib AFib |
atrial fibrillation (cardiac arrhythmia)
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crit
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hematocrit (test for packed RBC's)
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DC
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discontinue/discharge
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detox
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detoxification (treatment for alcohol/drug abuse)
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dig
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Digoxin/digitalis (medication for cardiac problems)
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dip sesta
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Dipyridamole sestamibi (nuclear x-ray)
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double J stent
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JJ stent (surgical device for keeping tubes in place)
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echo
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echocardiogram (records heart function by using sound waves)
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eos
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eosinophils (differential - WBC's)
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exam
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examination/evaluation
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flex sig
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flexable sigmoidoscopy (inspection of sigmoid with instrument)
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Foley
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Foley catheter (used fro draining urine)
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HCTZ
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Hydrochlorothiazide (medication)
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hem/onc
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Hematology/Oncology (specialty that deals with cancer and blood problems)
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hep C (A.B)
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Hepatitis C (A,B)
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K
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Potassium
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KCI
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Potassium chloride (given to cardiac patients whose potassium is depleted)
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lac
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laceration (cut from trauma)
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lymphs
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lymphocytes (differential -another WBC)
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lytes
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electrolytes (sodium,potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate - blood chemistries)
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mag
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magnesium (chemical in blood/medication for alcohol overdose)
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meds
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medications
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mets
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metastases
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migs
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milligrams (written mg.) Most common
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mikes
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micrograms (written mcg)
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monos
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monocyte (differential - WBC's)
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nebs
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nebulizers (aerated medication)
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neuro
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neurological/neurology
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neuropsych
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neuropsychiatric/neuropsychiatry (study of neurology and psychiatry)
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O2 sat
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oxygen saturation (oxygen in blood measured by pulse oximetry)
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path
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Pathology (study of the nature of disease/ cause of disease)
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perf
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perforation (hole)
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preop
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preoperative (Occasionally a dictator will say "preopped" or "preopp'd" and you must type it that way because that "more accurately" describes it.
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postop
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postoperative
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prepped
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prepared
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psych
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psychiatry/psychology
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pulse ox
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pulse oximetry
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regurg
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regurgitate (to flow in opposite direction)
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rehab
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rehabilitation
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sat
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saturation (measures to which oxygen is bound to hemoglobin in blood)
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sed rate
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sedimentation rate (lab value related to action of RBC's)
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segs
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segmented neutrophils (differential WBC's)
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t.bili
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total bilirubin (bile pigment used to measure liver function)
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tabs
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tablets
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triple A
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AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm/anomaly of aorta)
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V-tach
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ventricular tachycardia
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voc rehab
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vocational rehabilitation (for those who need to retrain in a former or new vocation because of injury)
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