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Common Flashcards

1
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abd.

A

Abdomen

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ABG

A

Arterial blood gas

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3
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ac

A

Before meals

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4
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ACS

A

Acute compartment syndrome

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5
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AFP

A

Alpha-fetoprotein

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6
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AKA

A

Above knee amputation

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7
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ALL

A

Acute lymphocytic leukemia

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8
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ALT

A

Alanine transminase

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9
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AML

A

Acute myelogenous leukemia

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10
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ANA

A

Anti-nuclear antibody

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11
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APC

A

Atrial premature contraction

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12
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ASD

A

Atrial septal defect

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13
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ASHD

A

Atherosclerotic heart disease

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14
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AST

A

Aspartate aminotransferase

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15
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BID

A

Twice a day

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16
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BKA

A

Below knee amputation

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17
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BUN

A

Blood, urea, nitrogen

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18
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CA

A

Cancer

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19
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CAPD

A

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

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20
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CLL

A

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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21
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CP

A

Cerebral palsy

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22
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CPK

A

Creating phophokinase

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23
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CRP

A

C-reactive protein

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24
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CTD

A

Connected tissue disease

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25
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DIC

A

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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26
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DOE

A

Dyspnea on exertion

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27
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D/W

A

Dextrose with water

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28
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EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

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29
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ECG/EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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30
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EMG

A

Electromyography

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31
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ESR

A

Erythrocytes sedimentation rate

32
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FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

33
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FFP

A

Fresh frozen plasma

34
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GTT

A

Glucose tolerance test

35
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HHNC

A

Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma

36
Q

HLA

A

Human leukocyte antigen

37
Q

IAPB

A

Intraaortic balloon pump

38
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IPPB

A

Intermittent positive pressure breathing

39
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IVC

A

Intravascular catheter

40
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KO/KVO

A

Keep being open

41
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LBBB

A

Left bundle branch block

42
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MCH

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

43
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MCV

A

Mean corpuscular volume

44
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MG

A

Myasthenia gravis

45
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noc

46
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os

47
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PAC

A

Premature atrial contraction

48
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PBI

A

Protein-bound iodine

49
Q

pc

A

After meals

50
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PD

A

Peritoneal dialysis

51
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PEEP

A

Positive end-expiratory pressure

52
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PET

A

Postural emission tomography

53
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PID

A

Pelvic inflammatory disease

54
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PND

A

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

55
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PPN

A

Partial parenteral nutrition

56
Q

PT

A

Prothrombin time

57
Q

PTCA

A

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

58
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PTT

A

Partial thromboplastin time

59
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PVC

A

Premature ventricular contraction

60
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qid

A

Four times a day

61
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RAI

A

Radioactive iodine uptake

62
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RAS

A

Reticular activating system

63
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RBBB

A

Right bundle branch block

64
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RIND

A

Reversible ischemic neurological deficit

65
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r/o

66
Q

SBE

A

Subacute bacterial endocarditis

67
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SDA

A

Same day admission

68
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SDS

A

Same day surgery

69
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TENS

A

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

70
Q

TIBC

A

Total iron binding capacity

71
Q

tid

A

Three times a day

72
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tPA/TPA

A

Tissue plasminogen activator

73
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TPN

A

Total parenteral nutrition

74
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TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, respiration

75
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TURP

A

Transurethral prostatectomy

76
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ung

77
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VPC

A

Ventricular premature complexes

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