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without, away from, not

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a-, an-

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adherence, increase, toward

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ad-

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from, away from, negative, absent

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ab-

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against, opposing, counteracting

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anti-

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two, double, twice

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bi-

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slow

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brady-

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blue

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cyano-

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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dys-

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red

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erythro-

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half

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hemi-

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above, excessive, beyond

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hyper-

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below, under, beneath, or deficient

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hypo-

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among, between

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inter-

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within

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intra-

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white, white corpuscle, white matter of the brain

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leuko-

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black, darkness

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melano-

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small, abnormally small, minute

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micro-

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new, recent

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neo-

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small, few

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oligo-

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near, beside, past, beyond, opposite, abnormal, irregular

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para-

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throughout, through, utterly, intense

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per-

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around, about

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peri-

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many, much

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poly-

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behind, after, posterior

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post-

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before, in front of

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pre-

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backward, back, behind

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retro-

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under, beneath, in small quantity, less than normal

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sub-

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above, beyond, on the top side

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supra-

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swift, rapid

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tachy-

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across, over, beyond, through

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trans-

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pain

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-algia

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surgical puncture

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-centesis

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surgical excision of an anatomical structure

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-ectomy

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inflammation (of)

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-itis

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decomposition, dissolving, or loosening

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-lysis

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softening

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-malacia

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abnormal enlargement (of a specific body part)

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-megaly

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tumor

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-oma

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condition, status, process

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-osis

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a surgical opening in a body or part between body parts

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-stomy

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cutting, incision

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-tomy

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feeling, disease, method of treating disease

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-pathy

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decrease, deficiency

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-penia

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formation, growth, proliferation

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-plasia

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surgical repair

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-plasty

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paralysis, stroke

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-plegia

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hardening (of an organ, tissue, or artery)

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-sclerosis

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stop, control, pace

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-stasis

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narrowing, strictures

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-stenosis

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nutrition, nourishment, growth

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-trophy

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lying on the back with the face upward

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supine

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horizontal with the face downward

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prone

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before, in front of, front side of the body

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anterior (ventral)

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farthest from the center/medial line

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distal

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beneath, lower

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inferior

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farther from the midline plane

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lateral

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nearer to/toward the midline plane

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medial

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located away from the center, the outer part of a surface of an organ

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peripheral

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located at or toward the rear/back of the body

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posterior

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nearest the point of attachment

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proximal

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higher than, situated above something else

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superior

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cell

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-cyte

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joint

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arthro-

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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myelo-

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muscle

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myo-

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weakness, debility

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-asthenia

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fat

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lipo-

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nerve, nervous tissue, nervous system

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neuro-

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flesh, muscle

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sarco-

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feeling, sensation, capacity for feeling or sensation

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-esthesia

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inflammation of the joints

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arthritis

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muscular weakness and abnormal fatigue

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myasthenia

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a malignant tumor in epithelial tissue and may infiltrate local tissues or produce metastases

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carcinoma

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a tumor originating in bone marrow

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myeloma

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combined osteoma and carcinoma, carcinoma of a bone

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osteocarcinoma

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inflammation of bone and marrow, usually caused by infection

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osteomyelitis

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inflammatory disease of skeletal muscles

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polymyositis

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inflammation of a tendon

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tendinitis

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inflammation of the white and gray matter of the brain

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encephalitis

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pain occurring along a nerve

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neuralgia

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inflammation of a nerve

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neuritis

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any type of tumor composed of nerve cells

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neuromma

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multiple neuritis

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polyneuritis

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a radiograph of the spinal cord and associated nerves

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myelogram

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paralysis on one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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complete or partial loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness

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anesthesia

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surgery to reshape, reconstruct, or replace a disease or damaged joint

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arthroplasty

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the operation of cutting through a bone

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osteotomy

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joint stiffness

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arthralgia

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before meals

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a.c.

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abdomen

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abd

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advance directive

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AD

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as desired

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ad lib

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Activities of Daily Living

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ADL

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twice daily

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b.i.d.

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bowel movement

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BM

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body mass index

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BMI

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bathroom privileges

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BRP

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complete blood count

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CBC

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chief complaint

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CC

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congestive heart failure

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CHF

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

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COPD

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cerebrovascular accident

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CVA

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central venous catheter

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CVC

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dextrose 5% in water

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D5W

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discontinue

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dc

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do not resuscitate

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DNR

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dyspnea on exertion

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DOE

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diagnosis

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dx

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electrocardiogram

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EKG/ECG

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drops

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gtt

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history and physical

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H & P

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hemoglobin

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Hb, Hgb

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hematocrit

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Hct

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at bedime

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h.s.

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Intake and Output

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I & O

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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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IDDM

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intramuscular

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IM

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miligram

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mg

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mililiter

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mL

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nothing by mouth

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NPO/npo

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normal saline

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NS

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after a meal

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p.c.

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through, by, by means or agency of

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per

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by mouth

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p.o.

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according to circumstances, as necessary

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PRN

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every hour

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qh1

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rule out

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R/O

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Range of Motion

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ROM

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immediately

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stat

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three times a day

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t.i.d.

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total parenteral nutrition

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TPN

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temperature, pulse, respirations

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TPR

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vital signs

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VS

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white blood cell, white blood count

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WBC

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within normal limits

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WNL

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intravenous

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IV

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status post

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s/p

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subcutaneous

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subcu or subq

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gland

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adeno-

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lymph, blood vessels

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angio-

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artery

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arterio-

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fatty plaque

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athero-

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airway

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bronco-

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heart

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cardio-

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skin

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dermato-

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intestines

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entero-

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fiber, fibrous tissues

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fibro-

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stomach, ventral

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gastro-

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generation, production

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-genic

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record, writing

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-gram

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blood

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hem, hemo-, hemato-

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kidney

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nephro-

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liver

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hepato-

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study of

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-logy

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feeling

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-pathy

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vein

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phlebo-, phleb-

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breath, breathe, breathing

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-pnea

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air, gas, respiration

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pneumo-

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instrument for viewing or examining

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-scope

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examination with a device or tool

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-scopy

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blood clot, coagulation, thrombin

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thrombo-

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chest, chest wall

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thoraco-

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thyroid

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thyro

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presence (of something) in the urine

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-uria

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channel, blood vessel, vessel

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vaso-

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location or action of the heart

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-cardia

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomegaly

169
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excision of the thyroid

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thyroidectomy

170
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abnormal enlargement of a lymph node

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adenomegaly

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an inflammatory rash

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dermatitis

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vomit

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emesis

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a mouth, small opening, or pore

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stoma

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surgical incision of the chest wall

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thoracotomy

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inflammation of the lung

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pneumonitis

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inflammation of a vein in conjunction with the formation of a thrombus

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thrombophlebitis

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a disease of the arterial vessels marked by thickening and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls

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arteriosclerosis

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excessive secretion and discharge of urine

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polyuria

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surgical removal of part or all of the stomach

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gastrectomy

180
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inflammation of the liver

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hepatitis

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the puncturing of a vein or the surgical opening of a vein to withdraw blood

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phlebotomy

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inflammation of the intestine

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enteritis

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visualization of the lower gastrointestinal tract

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colonoscopy

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fast breathing

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tachypnea

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surgical removal of a kidney

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nephrectomy

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a fibrous, encapsulated connective tumor

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fibroma

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lack or loss of strength; debility, weakness

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asthenia

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