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106 Cards in this Set
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ASHD |
ARTERISCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
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BP |
BLOOD PRESSURE |
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CABG |
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
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CHF |
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
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CHOL |
CHOLESTEROL |
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CVA |
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
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DX |
DIAGNOSIS |
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ECG/EKG |
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
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HDL |
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN |
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HR |
HEART RATE |
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HTN/HPTN |
HYPERTENSION |
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ICU |
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
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LDL |
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN |
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MI |
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
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TRIG |
TRYGLYCERIDE |
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VS |
VITAL SIGNS |
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VLDL |
VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN |
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AB |
ANTIBODY |
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AG |
ANTIGIEN |
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AIDS |
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROM |
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CBC |
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
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FE |
IRON |
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HB/HGB |
HEMOGLOBIN |
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HCT |
HEMATOCRIT |
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HIV |
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS |
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IG |
IMMUNOGLOBULIN |
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IV |
INTRAVENOUS |
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PRO-TIME |
PROTHROMBIN TIME |
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RBC |
RED BLOOD CELL |
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WBC |
WHITE BLOOD CELL |
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MD |
MEDICAL DOCTOR |
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DO |
DOCTORS ORDER |
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OR |
OPERATING ROOM |
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PT |
PATIENT |
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RN |
REGISTERED NURSE |
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LPN |
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE |
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OT |
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST |
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PT |
PHYSICAL THERAPIST |
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ST |
SPEECH THERAPY |
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SLP |
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST |
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ABG |
ARTERIAL BLOOD GASSES |
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CPR |
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
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CO2 |
CARBON DIOXIDE |
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CXR |
CHEST XRAY |
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EENT |
EYES EARS NOSE THROAT |
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O2 |
OXYGEN |
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PFTS |
PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS |
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R |
RESPIRATION |
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RV |
RESIDUAL VOLUME |
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SOB |
SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
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STAT |
IMMEDIATELY |
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SX |
SYMPTOMS |
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TB |
TUBERCULOSIS |
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URI |
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
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FE |
IRON |
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GB |
GALLBLADDER
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GERD
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GASTROESOPHOGEAL REFLUX DISEASE |
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GI |
GASTROINTESTINAL |
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HCL |
HYDROCHLORIC ACID |
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IBD |
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE |
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I&O |
INTAKE & OUTPUT |
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K |
POTASSIUM |
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KG |
KILOGRAM 1KG=2.2# |
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LFT'S |
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS (SGOT, AST, ALT) |
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NG TUBE |
NASOGASTRIC TUBE |
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NPO |
NOTHING BY MOUTH |
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PUD |
PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE |
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PKU |
PHENYLKETONURIA |
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TPN |
TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION |
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UGI |
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL |
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ARF |
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
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BUN |
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
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CAPD |
CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS |
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CRF |
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE |
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ESRD |
END STAGE RENAL DISEASE |
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GFR |
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE |
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HD |
HEMODIALYSIS |
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NA |
SODIUM |
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PD |
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS |
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UA |
URINALYSIS |
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UTI |
URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
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ADH |
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE |
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BEE |
BASAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE |
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BMR |
BASAL METABOLIC RATE |
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DM |
DIABETES MELLITUS |
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DBW |
DESIRABLE BODY WEIGHT |
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DBWR |
DESIRABLE BODY WEIGHT RANGE |
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FBS |
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
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FSBG |
FINGERSTICK BLOOD GLUCOSE |
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GCT |
GLUCOSE CHALLENGE TEST |
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GH |
GROWTH HORMONE |
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GTT |
GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST |
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NIDDM |
NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS |
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PTH |
PARATHYROID HORMONE |
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TSH |
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE |
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T4 |
THYROXINE |
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UBW |
USUAL BODY WEIGHT |
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UBWR |
USUAL BODY WEIGHT RANGE |
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CVA |
CEREBRO VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
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CNS |
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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CP |
CEREBRAL PALSY |
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CSF |
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID |
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MRI |
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
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MS |
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
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PNS |
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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TIA |
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
