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Abreviations Flashcards

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Appendectomy or appendicitis

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AP

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Alzheimer’s disease

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AD

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Barium enema, below elbow

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BE

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Chronic fatigue syndrome

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CFS

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Cyanosis

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C

Skin turning blue due to lack of oxygen

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Differential diagnosis

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D/D, DD, DDx, diaf., diag.

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Diagnosis

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DG,Dg,Diag.,diag.,DX,Dx

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Endoscopy

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EN

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Gastroenteritis

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GE

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Hemorrhage

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He

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Inflammation

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Inflam(m)

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Intramuscular

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IM

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Pathology

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PA, Pa, path.

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Postnatal

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PN

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Prognosis

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Prog., progn., Prx, Px

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Tonsillectomy

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TE

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Venereal disease

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VD

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Anterior

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A

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Abdomen

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Abd,abdo

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Anatomy

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Anat

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Cepahlic

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CEPH

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Communicable disease

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CD

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Chromosome

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CH, chr

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Cystic fibrosis

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CF

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Cytoplasm, cytology

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Cyt

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Dorsal

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D

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Down syndrome

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DS

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Epidemic

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Epid

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Etiology

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E

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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FAS

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Hemophilia

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HEM,hemo

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Histology

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HIS, Histo, histol

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Huntington’s disease

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HD

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Muscular dystrophy

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MD

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Phenylketonuria

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PKU

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Physiology, posterior

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Sickle cell anemia

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Tay-Sachs disease

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Umbilical

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Ventral

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V, vent, ventr

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Acetaminophen

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Bone density testing

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Bone marrow biopsy

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Bone marrow transplant

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Closed reduction

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Craniostenosis

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Dual x-ray absorptiometry

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Fracture

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Hallux valgus

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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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Nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drug

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Osteoarthritis

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Osteoporosis

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Open reduction internal fixation

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Partial knee replacement

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Spina bifida

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Total hip arthroplasty

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Total hip replacement

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Total joint arthroplasty

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Total knee arthroplasty

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Total knee replacement

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AT

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Achilles tendon

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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ADH

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atr

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BMD

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Beckers muscular dystrophy

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CTR

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Carpal tunnel release

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CTS

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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DTR

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Deep tendon reflexes

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DF

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Dorsiflexation

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DMD

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Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy

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EMG

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Electromyography

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FMS

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Fibromyalgia syndrome

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HE

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Hyperextension

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Hemi

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Hemiplegia

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IS

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Impingement syndrome

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IC

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Intermittent claudication

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MD

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Muscular dystrophy

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Myasthenia gravis

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nm

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Neuromuscular

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PT

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Physical therapy

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PM

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Polymyositis

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Quadriplegia

Quadriplegic

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ROM

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Range of motion

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RMD

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repetitive motion disorder

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RSD

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Repetitive Stress disorder

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SCI

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Spinal cord injury

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