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*@

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AT

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ā

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BEFORE

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A&D

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ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE

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A&P

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ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

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āā

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OF EACH

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Ab

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ABORTION

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abd

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ABDOMEN, ABDOMINAL

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ABG

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ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS

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ac

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BEFORE MEALS

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ACLS

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ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT

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ACTH

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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE

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*AD

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RIGHT EAR

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ADH

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ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE

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ADHD

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ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

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ad lib

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AS DESIRED

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ADL

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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

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adm

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ADMISSION

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AED

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AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

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AHA

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AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

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20
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AIDS

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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

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AL

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ASSISTED LIVING

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am, AM

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MORNING, BEFORE NOON

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AMA

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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE

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amal

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AMALGAM

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amb

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AMBULATE, WALK

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amt

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AMOUNT

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ANA

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AMERICAN NURSES’ ASSOCIATION

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ANS

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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

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ant

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ANTERIOR

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AP

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APICAL PULSE

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approx

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APPROXIMATELY

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aq, aqua

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AQUEOUS, WATER BASE

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ARC

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AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX

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ARF

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ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

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AROM

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ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION

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ART

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ACCREDITED RECORDS TECHNICIAN

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*AS

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LEFT EAR

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as tol

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AS TOLERATED

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ASA

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ASPIRIN (ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID)

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ASAP

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AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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ASCVD

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ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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ASHD

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ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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*AU

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BOTH EARS

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av

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AVERAGE

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AV

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ARTERIOVENOUS, ATRIOVENTRICULAR

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A&W

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ALIVE AND WELL

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Ax

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AXILLA, AXILLARY, ARMPIT

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ANP

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ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER