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1
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LLQ

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Left lower quadrant

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INF

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Inferior

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Post

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Posterior

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Lat

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Lateral

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AP

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Anteroposterior

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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

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PA

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Posteroanterior

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SUP

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Superior

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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

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MED

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Medial

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ANT

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Anterior

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CA

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Carcinoma, cancer

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Px

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Prognosis

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XRT

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Radiation therapy

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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Chemo

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Chemotherapy

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MET

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Metastasis

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ABD

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Abdomen

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AD

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Right ear

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AMA

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American Medical Association

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AS

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Left ear

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AU

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Both ears

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BM

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Bowel movement

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BMI

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Body Mass Index

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BMR

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Base Metabolic Rate

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BP

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Blood pressure

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Bx

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Biopsy

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CA

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Cancer

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DOA

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Dead on arrival or date of admission

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DOB

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Date of birth

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ER

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Emergency room

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H/O

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History of

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HPI

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History of present illness

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HR

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Heart rate or hour

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Hx

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History

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I&D

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Incision and drainage

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LLL

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Left lower lobe

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LUL

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Left upper lobe

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MVA

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Motor vehicle accident

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N/V

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Nausea / vomiting

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OD

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Right eye

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OS

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Left eye

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OTC

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Over the counter

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OU

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Both eyes

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PID

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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PKD

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Polycystic kidney disease

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PO

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Per os (by mouth)

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PT

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Physical therapy

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Post-op

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Postoperative (after surgery)

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Pre-op

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Preoperative (before surgery)

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REM

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Rapid eye movement

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RF

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Risk factor

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RUL

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Right upper lobe

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S/S

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Signs and symptoms

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STAT

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Immediately

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STD

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Sexually transmitted disease

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SX

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Symptoms

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TB

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Tuberculosis

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VS

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Vital signs

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WBC

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White blood cell

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Ba

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Barium

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BE

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Barium enema; below the elbow

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BM

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Bowel movement

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CA

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Cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest

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Ca

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Calcium; cancer

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cm

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Centimeter (1/100 of a meter)

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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EGD

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Esophagogastroduodenscopy

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ERCP

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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ESWL

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Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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FBS

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Fasting blood sugar

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FH

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Family history

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GERD

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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GTT

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Glucose tolerance test

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HAV

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hepatitis A virus

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HBV

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Hepatitis B virus

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HF

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heart failure

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IBD

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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IBS

A

Irritable bowel syndrome

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IVC

A

Intravenous cholangiogram; intravenous cholangiography

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LES

A

Lower esophageal sphincter

84
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MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging

85
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OR

A

Operating room

86
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RGB

A

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

87
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RUQ

A

Right upper quadrant

88
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UGI

A

Upper gastrointestinal

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UGIS

A

Upper gastrointestinal series

90
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US

A

ultrasound; ultrasonography

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Hx

92
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DDx

A

Differential diagnosis

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BMP

A

Basic metabolic panel

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PTA

A

Physical therapist assistant

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Fx

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C1 - C7

A

Cervical vertebrae

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RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

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MD

A

Muscular dystrophy

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T1 - T12

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Thoracic vertebrae

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EMG

A

Electromyogram

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MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging

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OA

A

Osteoarthritis

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PT

A

Physical Therapist

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CTS

A

Carpal tunnel syndrome

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L1 - L5

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Lumbar vertebrae

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Ortho

A

Orthopedics

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NM

A

Nuclear medicine

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ABG

A

Arterial blood gas

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AIP

A

Acute interstitial pneumonia

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ARDS

A

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

111
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ARF

A

acute respiratory failure

112
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BPD

A

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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CF

A

Cystic fibrosis

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CO2

A

Carbon dioxide

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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CompSAS

A

Complex sleep apnea syndrome

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LRT

A

lower respiratory tract

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O2

120
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PO2

A

Partial pressure of oxygen

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PaCO2

A

Arterial pressure of carbon dioxide

122
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PaO2

A

Arterial pressure of oxygen

123
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AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

124
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EBV

A

Epstein-Barr virus

125
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HD

A

Hodgkin’s disease
(Now known as Hodgkin lymphoma)

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HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency virus

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HPV

A

Human papillomavirus

128
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HSV

A

Herpes simplex virus

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MALT

A

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

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NHL

A

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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NKT

A

Natural killer T cell

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SLNB

A

Sentinel lymph node biopsy

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ALS

A

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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ANS

A

Autonomic nervous system

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CNS

A

Central nervous system

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CP

A

Cerebral palsy

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CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident/stroke – blood leaking into the cranium

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EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

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HA

140
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ICP

A

Intracranial pressure

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LP

A

Lumbar puncture

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MS

A

Multiple sclerosis

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PET

A

Positron emission tomography

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PNS

A

Peripheral nervous system

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SCI

A

Spinal cord injury

146
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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack, consider a ‘mini stroke’

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ACD

A

Anterior chamber depth

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AH

A

Aqueous humor

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ARC

A

Age related cataract

150
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AT

A

Artificial tears

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CVD

A

Color vision deficiency

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GLC

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gl

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LV

A

Low vision

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ON

A

Optic nerve

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VF

A

Visual field

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VT

A

Vision therapy

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ARF

A

Acute renal failure

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BNO

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Bladder neck obstruction

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BPH

A

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy

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BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

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CRF

A

Chronic renal failure

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CT

A

Computed tomography

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Cysto

A

Cystoscopy

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DRE

A

Digital rectal examination

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ED

A

Erectile dysfunction; emergency department

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ESRD

A

End stage renal disease

168
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ESWL

A

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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EU

A

Excretory urography

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IVP

A

Intravenous pyelogram; intravenous urography

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IVU

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Intravenous urogram; intravenous urography

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KUB

A

Kidney ureter bladder

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PKD

A

Polycystic kidney disease

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PSA

A

Prostate specific antigen

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RP

A

Retrograde pyelography

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TURP

A

Transurethral resection of the prostate

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UA

A

Urinalysis

178
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US

A

Ultrasonography; ultrasound

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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

180
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VCUG

A

Voiding cystourethrogram; voiding cystourethrography

181
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ABC

A

Advanced breast cancer

182
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BSE

A

Breast self examination

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GU

A

Genito–urinary

184
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HPV

A

Human papilloma virus – implicated in some gynecological cancers

185
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HRT

A

Hormone replacement therapy

186
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Lx

A

Lumpectomy

187
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Mx

A

Mastectomy

188
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NABCO

A

National alliance of breast cancer organizations

189
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PSA

A

Prostate specific antigen – PSA test used in screening for prostate cancer

190
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SGO

A

Society of gynecologic oncologists

191
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OB/GYN

A

Obstetrics and gynecology

192
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STD

A

Sexually transmitted disease

193
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HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency virus

194
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C-section

A

The birthing of a child via a surgical procedure to remove the child through an incision in the uterus

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