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97 Cards in this Set
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass
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CAD
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Coronary Artery Disease
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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CVA
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Cerebral Vascular Accident
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DVT
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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HTN
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Hypertension
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IDDM
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Insulin Dependent diabetes mellitus
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PVD
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Peripheral Vascular disease
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S/P
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status post
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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ad lib
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as desired
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amb.
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ambulatory
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B.R.P
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bathroom priveleges
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cath
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catheritization
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dsg.
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dressing
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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Hgb
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hemoglobin
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H and H
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hemoglobin and hematocrit
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h202
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hydrogen peroxide
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OOB
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OUT OF BED
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P.R.N
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WHEN NECESSARY
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P.T.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
PROTIME |
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R/O
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RULE OUT
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Sp. Gr.
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY
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TPR
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TEMPERATURE PULSE RESPIRATION
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V.S.
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VITAL SIGNS
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ac
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BEFORE MEALS
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c
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WITH
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CBR
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COMPLETE BED REST
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Cl
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CLIENT
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gtts
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drops
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LMP
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last menstrual period
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I.M.
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intramuscularly
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IVP
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IV push
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mod, nil
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moderate, none
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pc
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after meals
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NS
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normal saline
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per
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by or through
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pt
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patient
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s
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without
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Unit
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unit of measure
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VO
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verbal order
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WNL
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within normal limits
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arthro
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joint
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brachio
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arm
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chole-
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bile
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cysto-
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bladder
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colp-
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vagina
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dys-
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painful
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ecto-
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outside
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entero-
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intestine
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gloss-
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tongue
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gyne-
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woman
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hepato-
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liver
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hydro-
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water
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hypo-
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deficient
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lapar-
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abdomen
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myelo-
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bone marrow
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neuro-
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nerve
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orchid-
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testes
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pan-
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all
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para-
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beside
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phleb-
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vein
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post-
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behind
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pneumo-
pulm- |
lung
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pyo-
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pus
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retro-
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backward
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rhin-
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nose
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salphingo-
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tube
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stoma-
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mouth
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sub-
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below
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supra-
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above
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thrombo-
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clot
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trans-
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across
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vas-
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vessel
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viscera-
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organ
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-algia
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pain
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-centesis
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puncture
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-ectasis
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-enlargement
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-emia
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blood
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-gram
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picture
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-itis
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inflammation
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-megaly
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enlarged
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-lysis
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breakdown
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-osis
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disease, condition
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-ostomy
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surgical opening
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-otomy
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incision
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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deficiency
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-plasty
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plastic surgery
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage
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-rrhea
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flowing
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-sarcoma
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tumor, cancer
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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picture
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-spasm
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contraction
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