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lymphangi/o

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tox/o

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albin/o

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cyan/o

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blue

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hirsut/o

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hairy, rough

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keratin/o

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hard, horny, cornea

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lip/o

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fat, lipids

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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fingernail or toenail

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pil/l, pil/o

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hairy, rough

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum

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urtic/o

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rush, hives

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xer/o

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dry

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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I&D

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incision & drainage

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NF

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necrotizing fasciitis

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Ps

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psoriasis

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SCD

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scleroderma

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SCC

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squamous cell carcinoma

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SC, subq

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subcutaneous

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SLE

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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adren/o

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crin/o

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-dipsia

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glyc/o

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gonad/o

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gonads, sex glands

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-ism

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condition, state of, theory

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pancreati/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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pineal/o

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pineal gland

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pituitary/o

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pituitary gland

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poly-

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many, much

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somat/o

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mouth

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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thyr/o, thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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ADH

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antidiuretic hormone

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DM

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diabetes mellitus

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EPI

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epinephrine

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FBS

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fasting flood sugar

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TSH

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thyroid-stimulating hormone

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caus/o or caut

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burning, burn

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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concuss/o

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shaken together, violently

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contus/o

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encephala/o

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-esthesia

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esthet/o

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-graphy

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mening/o

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myel/o

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neur/i, neur/o

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psych/o

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radicul/o

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-tropic

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ALS

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ADHD

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CP

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CSF

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EEG

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OCD

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an/o

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chol/e

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cholecyst/o

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col/o, colon/o

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-emesis

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NG tube

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colp/o

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gynec/o

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hyster/o

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mast/o

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men/o

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orchid/o

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ovari/o

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test/i

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vagin/o

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NICU

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus, air tubes in lungs

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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nas/o

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ox/l, ox/o, ox/y

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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pleur/o

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pleura, side of body, ribs

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pnuem/o, pnuemon/o

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pulm/o, pulmon/o

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sinus/o

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somn/o

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spir/o

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to breathe

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thorac/o. -thorax

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chest, pleural cavity

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trache/o, trachea

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trachea, windpipe

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CF

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cystic fibrosis

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ETT

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endotracheal intubation

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PFT

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pulmonary function test

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R

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respiration, rectal

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SIDS

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sudden infant death syndrome

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SOB

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short of breath

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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TB

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tuberculosis

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cyst/o

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dia-

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lith/o

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ren/o

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ur/o

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-tripsy

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urethr/o

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-uria

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Cath

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Cysto

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ESRD

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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aur-

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blephar/o

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myring/o

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phak/o

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presby/o

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retin/o

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tympan/o

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G, glu

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albumin/o

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calc/i

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-centesis

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surgical procedure to remove fluid

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creatin/o

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creatinine

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glycos/o

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sugar, glycose

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-graphy

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diagram, instrument for recording

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hem/o, hemat/o

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laparo/o

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abdomen, abdomen wall

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-otomy

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cutting into, surgical incision

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phleb/o

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radi/o

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x-ray, radiation

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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Q

son/o

273
Q

BP

A

blood pressure

273
Q

BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

274
Q

CBC

A

complete blood count

275
Q

CT scan

A

computerized tomography scan

276
Q

ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

277
Q

HCT

A

hematocrit

278
Q

HGB

A

hemoglobin

279
Q

LFT

A

liver function test

280
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

281
Q

RBC

A

red blood cell

282
Q

TPR

A

temperature, pulse, respiration

283
Q

WBC

A

white blood cell

284
Q

angi/o

A

blood or lymph vessel

285
Q

aort/o

286
Q

arteri/o

287
Q

ather/o

A

fatty substance, lipids, plaque

288
Q

brady-

289
Q

cardi/o

290
Q

-crasia

A

mixture or blending

291
Q

-emia

292
Q

erythr/o

293
Q

leuk/o

294
Q

phleb/o

295
Q

tachy-

A

rapid, fast

296
Q

thromb/o

A

clot, thrombus

297
Q

ven/o

298
Q

A-Fib

A

atrial fibrillation

299
Q

AED

A

automatic external defibrllator

300
Q

BP

A

blood pressure

301
Q

card cath, CC

A

cardiac catheterization, chief complaint

302
Q

CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

303
Q

CAD

A

coronary artery disease

304
Q

DNR

A

do not resuscitate

305
Q

DOA

A

dead on arrival

306
Q

EKG, ECG

A

electrical diagram

307
Q

HTN

A

hypertension

308
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarction

309
Q

PAD

A

peripheral artery disease

310
Q

P

311
Q

PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

312
Q

V-Fib

A

ventricular fibrillation

313
Q

ABX

A

antibiotic

314
Q

AC

A

before meals

315
Q

amt

316
Q

ASA

317
Q

BID

A

twice a day

318
Q

BX

319
Q

D

320
Q

DOB

A

day of birth

321
Q

DX

322
Q

H

323
Q

ID

A

intradermal

324
Q

INJ

325
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

326
Q

IV

A

intravenous

327
Q

NPO

A

nothing by mouth

328
Q

OTC

A

over the counter

329
Q

PC

A

after meals

330
Q

PO

A

phone order

331
Q

PRN

A

whenever necessary, as needed

332
Q

Q

333
Q

QD

334
Q

QH

A

every hour

335
Q

QID

A

four times a day

336
Q

Rx

A

prescription, take, treatment

337
Q

Sig

A

give the following directions, to be labeled accordingly

338
Q

SQ, subq

A

subcutaneous

339
Q

TID

A

three times a day

340
Q

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Principles of Health Science (10 decks)

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