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49 Cards in this Set
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antisepsis
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state of preventing infection
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metastasis
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spreading beyond initial origin
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PO
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post-operative
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superinfection
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great infection
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ultrasonography
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to create picture
using high frequency sound |
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extrahepatic
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outside of liver
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mammography
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create picture of the breast
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mastectomy
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surgical removal of the breast
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uremia
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urine in the blood
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A B AB O
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blood types
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cath
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catheter
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US
UV |
ultrasound
ultraviolet |
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semicomatose
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half conscious
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hemiplegia
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half paralyzed - right and left
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inspiration
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to breathe in
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expiration
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to breathe out
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IU
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international units
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INF
INSTALL |
infusion
instillation |
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ID
IM IV |
intradermal
intramuscular intravenous |
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I and O
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input and output
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morbidity
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occurance rate
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excision
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to cut out
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consanguinity
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family relationship by blood
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bifurcation
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branch off in two
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homosexual
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sexual preferences toward same gender
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Heteropia
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different vision in each eye
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symblepharon
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condition of having eyelids fused together
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asepsis
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uninfected state
sterile |
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contraindication
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not recommended
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epidural
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over the dura mater
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metacarpals
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bones that are beyond the wrist
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carpals
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wrist bones
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phalanges
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finger or toe bones
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tarsals
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ankle bones
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metatarsals
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bones that are beyond ankle bones
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septicemia
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infected blood
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transcatheter
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narrow tube that goes through
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congenital
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from birth
congenital |
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anomaly
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something abnormal
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congenital anomaly
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abnormality from birth
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instillation
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to drop in
medication |
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infusion
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medication that flows into a person
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intravenous
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inside of the vein
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antenatal
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pregnancy period
before birth |
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prenatal
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pregnancy period
before birth |
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mortality
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having to do with death
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insomnia
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lacking sleep
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incontinence
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lack of control of excretory functions
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subq
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subcutaneous
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