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65 Cards in this Set
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a
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before
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ac
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before meals
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abd
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abdomen
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AD
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Alzheimer’s disease; right ear
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ADL
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activities of daily living
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ad lib
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as desired
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amb
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ambulation (walk)
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ama, AMA
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against medical advice, American Medical Assoc.
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AMI
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acute myocardial infarction
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ANS
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autonomic nervous system
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appt
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appointment
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ARDS
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adult respiratory distress
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AROM
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active range of motion
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AS
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left ear; aortic stenosis
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AVR
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aortic valve replacement
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AV
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atrioventricular (heart)
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ASAP
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as soon as possible
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ASHD
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arterisosclerotic heart disease
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BID, bid
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twice in the day
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BM
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bowel movement
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BP
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blood pressure
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BPH
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benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate gland)
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BR or br
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bath room
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BSC
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bed side commode, a “portable potty chair”
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen (a lab test)
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Bx or BX
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biopsy
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c
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with
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c/o
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complaints of
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C1 , C2
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refers to cervical vertebra #1, #2, a location in the spine
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Ca, CA
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cancer
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caps
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capsule with medication in it
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CAD
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coronary artery disease (heart disease)
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CAT or CT scan
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computerized axial tomography ( CAT scan of the body)
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cath
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catheter (a tube used to drain out body fluid)
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CABG
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coronary arterial bypass graft
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CBC
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complete blood count ( a blood test)
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CC
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chief complaint; cardiac catheterization
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CCU
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coronary care unit
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CHD
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coronary heart disease
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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cont.
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continued
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CXR
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chest xray
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CRF
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chronic renal failure (kidney failure)
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cysto
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cystoscopy
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/d
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per day
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DC or D/C
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discharge
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dc
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discontinue
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decub
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decubitus ulcer (pressure sore, bedsore)
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DJD
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degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis)
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DOA
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date of admission; dead on arrival
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DOB
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date of birth
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drsg
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dressing
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DSD
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dry sterile dressing
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DT, DTs
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delirium tremens (“the shakes” from alcohol withdrawal)
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e.g.
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example
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ERT
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estrogen replacement therapy
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est, EST
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estimate; electroshock therapy
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ETOH
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ethanol (alcohol)
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar (a lab test)
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FUO
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fever of unknown origin
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G tube
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gastric tube (a tube in the stomach)
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GB
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gall bladder
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GBS
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gall bladder series (a type of xray of the gut)
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