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ABG

A

Arterial Blood Gas

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A.C.

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Before Meals

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ACLS

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support

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AD

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Right ear

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ADL

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Activities of Daily Living

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AEC

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Automatic exposure

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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AF

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Atrial Fibrillation

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AK

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Above the knee

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ALARA

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As low as reasonably achievable

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A/P

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Anterior/ Posterior

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A/V

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Arterioventricular

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ARD

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Acute respiratory disease

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ARRT

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American registry of radiologic technology

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AS

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Left Ear

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ASD

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Atrial Septal Defect

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ASDH

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Arteriosclerotic heart disease

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BCLS

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Basic cardiac life support

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BE

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Barium enema

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BID

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Twice a day

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BK

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Below the knee

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BMI

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Body mass Index

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BMP

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Basic metabolic Panel

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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BPH

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

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BSA

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Body Surface Area

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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BX

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Biopsy

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C

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With

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CA

A

Cancer / Carcinoma

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

A

Coronary artery disease

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CAT / CT

A

Computed Axial Tomography

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CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

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CC

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Chief complaint

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CCU

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Cardiac Care Unit

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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CNS

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Central Nervous System

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C/o

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Complaining of

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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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C & S

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Culture and Sensitivity

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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CVA

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Cerebrovascular accident

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CVP

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Central Venous Pressure

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D&C

A

Dilation (Dilatation) and curettage

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DIC

A

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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DJD

A

Degenerative joint Disease

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DM

A

Diabetes mellitus

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DNR

A

Do not Resuscitate

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DX

A

Diagnosis

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ECG (EKG)

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Electrocardiograph, Electrocardiograph

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ED ( ER )

A

Emergency Department / Emergency Room

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EEG

A

Electroencephalogram, Electroencephalograph

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ENT

A

Ear Nose Throat

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E.S.W.L

A

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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ETOH

A

Alcohol

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FX

A

Fracture

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GERD

A

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

A

Gastrointestinal

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GM

A

Gram

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GSW

A

Gunshot wound

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GTT

A

Drop

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GU

A

Genitourinary

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GYN

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Gynecology

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HEENT

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Head eyes ears nose throat

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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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HX

A

History

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H&P

A

History & Physical

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HBV

A

Hepatitis B Virus

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HCT

A

Hematocrit

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HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency virus

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HTN

A

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

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I&D

A

Incision & Drainage

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ICP

A

Intracranial pressure

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ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

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IM

A

Intramuscular

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I&O

A

Intake and Output

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IOO

A

Intraocular Pressure

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IV

A

Intravenous

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IVPB

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Intravenous Piggy Back

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KUB

A

Kidney Ureter Bladder

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L

A

Left

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L & D

A

Labor and Delivery

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LAO

A

Left Anterior Oblique

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LLQ

A

Lower Left Quadrant

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LMD

A

Local Medical Doctor

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LMP

A

Last menstrual period

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LPO

A

Left posterior oblique

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LUQ

A

Left Upper Quadrant

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MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging

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MVA

A

Motor vehicle accident

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NAD

A

No appreciable disease

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NCRP

A

National council on radiation protection

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NKA / NKDA

A

No known allergies/ no known drugs

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NPO

A

Nothing By mouth

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NS

A

Normal Saline

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N/V

A

Nausea / Vomiting

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OD

A

Right Eye

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OS

A

Left Eye

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OU

A

Both Eyes

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OOB

A

Out of Bed

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OR

A

Operating Room

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P/A

A

Posterior/Anterior

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PACU

A

Post Anesthesia Care Unit

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PAD

A

Peripheral Artery Disease

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P.C.

A

After Meals

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PDA

A

Patient Ductus Arteriosus

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PET

A

Posterior emission tomography

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PID

A

Pelvic inflammatory disease

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PO

A

By mouth

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PRN

A

As needed

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PT

A

Patient

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PTA

A

Prior to admission

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PVC

A

Premature ventricular contraction

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PVD

A

Peripheral vascular disease

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PX

A

Physical

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q.h.

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Every hour

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q. 2h.

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Every two hours

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R

A

Right

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RAO

A

Right anterior oblique

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RBC

A

Red Blood Cells

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RLQ

A

Right Lower Quadrant

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R/O

A

Rule out

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ROM

A

Range of Motion

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RPO

A

Right posterior oblique

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RR

A

Recovery Room

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RUQ

A

Right Upper Quadrant

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RX

A

Drug Prescription

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S

A

Without

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Ss

A

One half

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SOB

A

Shortness of Breath

133
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STAT

A

Immediately

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STD

A

Sexually Transmitted Disease

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TAH / BSO

A

Total Abdominal hysterectomy with Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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T&A

A

Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy

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TB

A

Tuberculosis

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Temp

A

Temperature

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TENS

A

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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TIA

A

Transient Ischemic Attack

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t.i.d

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Three times a day

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TMJ

A

Temperomandibilar joint

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TPR

A

Temperature Pulse Respiration

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TURP

A

Transurethral resection of prostate

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Tx (Rx)

A

Treatment

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U/A

A

Urinalysis

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UGI

A

Upper gastrointestinal series

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URI

A

Upper Respiratory Infection

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UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

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VS

A

Vital Signs

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VSD

A

Ventricular Septal defect

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WBC

A

White Blood Cells

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WDWN

A

Well developed, Well nourished

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WNL

A

Within Normal Limits

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yo

A

Years Old

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Osis

A

Condition of

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AC

A

Before meals

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Acrocyanosis

A

Blue extremity of hands or feet

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Caridomegaly

A

Enlargement of the Heart

160
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Medical term for High blood pressure

A

Hypertension

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Below the breast

A

Infra mammary

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Joint Commission

A

They give accreditation or deny it after inspection

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Moral actions

A

Ethics

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Difficulty : Prefix

A

Dys

165
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Putting a vowel on a word root

A

Combining form

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Lipoma

A

Fatty tumor

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Hyperemisis

A

Vomiting a lot

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Cryptorchid

A

Hidden testicles

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Physical

A

PX

170
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Before Meals

A

AC

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Carcinoma / Cancer

A

CA

172
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Do Not resuscitate

A

DNR

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