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1
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°C

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DEGREES CELSIUS (CENTIGRADE)

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c̅, w/

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WITH

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Ca

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CALCIUM

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CA

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CANCER

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CABG

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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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CAD

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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cal

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CALORIE

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Cap

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CAPSULE

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CAT

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COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY

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Cath

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CATHETER, CATHETERIZE

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CBC

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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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CBET

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CERTIFIED BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

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CBR

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COMPLETE BED REST

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*cc

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CUBIC CENTIMETER

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CC

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CHIEF COMPLAINT

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CCU

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CORONARY CARE UNIT, CRITICAL CARE UNIT

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CDA

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CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT

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CDC

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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

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CEO

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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CEU

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CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT

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CF

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CYSTIC FIBROSIS

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CHD

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CORONARY HEART DISEASE

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CHF

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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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CHO

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CARBOHYDRATE

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chol

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CHOLESTROL

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CICU

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CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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ck

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CHECK

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Cl

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CHLORIDE OR CHOLRINE

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cl liq

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CLEAR LIQUID

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cm

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CENTIMETER

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CNP

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CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER

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CMA

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CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT

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CNS

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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co, c/o

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COMPLAINS OF

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CO

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CARBON MONOXIDE, CORONARY OCCUSION

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CO2

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CARBON DIOXIDE

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Comp

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COMPLETE, COMPOUND

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cont

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CONTINUED

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COPD

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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COTA

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CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

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CP

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CEREBRAL PALSY

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CPAP

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CONTINUOUS(CONSTANT) POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE

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CPK

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CREATIVE PHOSPHKINASE (CARDIAC ENZYME)

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CPR

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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

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CPT

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CURRENT PROCEDURE TERMINOLOGY

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CRTT

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CERTIFIED RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIAN

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CS

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CENTRAL SUPPLY OR SERVICE

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CST

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CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

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CT

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COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY

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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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Cu

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COPPER

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CVA

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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)

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CVD

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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Cx

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CERVIX, COMPLICATION, COMPLAINT

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CXR

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CHEST X-RAY, OR RADIOGRAPH

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