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1
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bid

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Twice a day

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Bx

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Biopsy

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CC

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Chief complaint

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c/o

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Complains of

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DOB

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Date of birth

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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ETA

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Estimated time of arrival

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ETOH

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Alcohol (beverage)

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Fx

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Fracture

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Hx

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History

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NPO/npo

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Nothing by mouth

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PO

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Orally, by mouth

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PRN/prn

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As needed

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14
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q

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Every

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qam

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Every morning

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qd/qday

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Every day

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qid

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Four times a day

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r/o

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Rule out

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19
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Rx

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Take OR prescription

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20
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tid

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Three times a day

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Upper respiratory track consists of

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Nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx, and larynx

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Lower respiratory tract consists of

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Trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs

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Phonation

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The production of speech sounds

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Bronchitis

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Acute or chronic inflammation or infection of the bronchi

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Atelectasis

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Incomplete expansion or collapse of part or all of a lung

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Apnea

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Brief or prolonged absence of spontaneous respiration due to respiratory failure

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Bradypnea

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Abnormally slow rate of Breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficult, labored, or painful breathing due to lung disease

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Orthopnea

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The need to be propped in an upright or semi upright position in order to breathe comfortably

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Tachypnea

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Abornally rapid rate of Breathing greater than 20 breaths per min

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Anoxia

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Complete lack or severely decreased level of oxygen in the arterial blood and body tissues

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Cyanosis

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Blueish-gray discoloration of the skin due to very low levels of oxygen and a high level of Co2 in the blood and tissues

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Hypercapnja

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Very high level of co2 in the arterial blood

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Endocardium

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Innermost later of the heart; lines atria, ventricles, and heart valves

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Pericardium

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Outermost layer of the heart; surrounds heart as the pericardial sac

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Myocardium

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Middle muscular layer of the hearts walls

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Lumen

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A central opening in blood vessels in which blood flows

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

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Arrhythmia

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Irregular heart beat; happens when electrical impulses don’t work properly, causing heart to beat too fast, too slow, or irregularly

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (under 60 bpm)

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Fibrillation

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The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of muscle fibers; atrial and ventricular

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate

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Arteriosclerosis

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Thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries

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Hypertension

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High BP

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Hypotension

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Low BP

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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Degutition

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The action or process of swallowing

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Peristalsis

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Contraction or relaxation of muscles that propagates in a wave down a tube

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Rugae

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Series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ; internal surface of the stomach

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Sphincter

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A ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dyspepsia

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Indigestion; upset stomach

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Volvulus

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When a loop of intestine twists around itself

54
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Intussusception

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A serious condition in which part of th me intestine slides into an adjacent part

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Incontinence

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Not able to keep urine from leaking out of urethra

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Hilum

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Renal hilum; recesses Central fissure where vessels, nerves, and ureter pass

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Vesical

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A small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body

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Meatus

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A passage or opening leading to the interior of the body; meatus is the opening to the urethra where urine exits in males and females and where semen exits in males

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Parenchyma

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The functional tissue of the kidney, consisting of nephrons

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Nephron

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The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney; regulates the concentration of water and soluble substances by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what’s needed and excreting the rest as urine

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Filtration

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The mass movement of water and solutes from plasma (180 liters of fluid are filtered by the kidneys every day)

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Micturition

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The act of passing urine

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Hydronephrosis

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Swelling of the kidney due to a buildup of urine

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Nephrolithiasis

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Kidney stones or disease affecting the urinary tract

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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the kidney due to a bacterial infection

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Uremia

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Dangerous condition that occurs when kidneys no longer function properly, Final stage of chronic kidney disease

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the bladder

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Cystocele

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Occurs when the muscles and supportive tissues between a woman’s bladder and vagina weaken and stretch, causing it to bulge through the vagina opening

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Dysuria

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Symptom of pain, discomfort, or burning when urinating

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Enuresis

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Bed wetting

71
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Hematuria

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The presence of RBCs in the urine

72
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Oliguria

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The production of abnormally small amounts of urine

73
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Divisions of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

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