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51 Cards in this Set
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npo
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nothing by mouth
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Rx
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take, treatment
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comp.
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compound
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dil
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dilute
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ad lib
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as desired
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prn
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whenever necessary, as needed
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h
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hour
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q
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every
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qh
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every hour
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q2 hr
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every 2 hours
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
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C&S
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culture and sensitivity
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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ECG (EKG)
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cardiogram
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lytes
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electrolytes
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RBC
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red blood cells
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UA
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urinalysis
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UGI
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upper GI
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WBC
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white blood cells
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Symbols
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increase, increasing, decrease, decreasing
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lacto-
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milk
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laparo-
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abdominal wall; operation through the abdominal wall
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latero-
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side
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leuko-
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white
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linguo-
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tongue
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lipo-
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fat
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litho-
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stone; calculus
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-lysis
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breakdown
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-lytic
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reduce; destroy
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad
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mammo-
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breast
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masto-
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breast
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-megaly
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enlargement
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meno-
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month
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meso-
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middle
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mio-
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small; less than
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myo-
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muscle
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myelo-
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spinal cord; bone marrow
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melano-
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black
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necro-
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death
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nephr-
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kidney
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nulli-
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none
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narco-
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numbness; stupor
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oculo-
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eye
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odonto-
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tooth
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-oid
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resembling the item in the first part of the word
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olig-
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scanty; small or few
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-oma
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tumor
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onco-
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mass; tumor
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