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prefix, suffix, abreviations Flashcards

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a

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without

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ante

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before

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anit

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against

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bi

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two, life

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blast(o)

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germ, bud, developing cell

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brady

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slow

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cardi(o)

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heart

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cerebr(o)

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brain, cerebrum

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cervic(o)

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neck

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circum

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around, about

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contra

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against, opposite

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cyan(o)

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blue

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dys

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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erythr(o)

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red

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gastr(o)

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stomach

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glyc(o)

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sugar, sweet

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hemat(o)

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liver

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hemi

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half

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hepat(o)

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blood

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hyper

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high, excessive, over

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hypo

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low, below normal

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latero

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outer structures

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leuk(o)

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white

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mega

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large

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my(o)

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muscle

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nephr(o)

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kidney

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neur(o)

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nerves

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ortho

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straight, normal

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oste(o)

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bone

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peri

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around

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pharyng(o)

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throat

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pneum(o)

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lungs, air

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poly

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many

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pre

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before

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psued(o)

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false

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pulm(o)

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lungs

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retr(o)

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backward, behind

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sub

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under, below

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tachy

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fast

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thorac(o)

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chest

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vas(o)

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blood vessel

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algia

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pertaining to pain

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ectomy

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surgical removal of

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itis

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inflammation

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megaly

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enlargement

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ology

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the study of

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oma

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tumor

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ostomy

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surgical creation of an opening

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plegia

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paralysis

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pnea

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pertaining to breathing

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rrhage

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abnormal/excessive flow or discharge

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rrhea

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flow or discharge

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bronch

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airway, bronchus

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carcin

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cancer

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foramen

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opening

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gastr

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stomach

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glyc(y)

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sugar

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hem(at)

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blood

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hep(at)

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liver

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my

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muscle

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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ocul

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path

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pleur

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psych

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sept

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wall, divider

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viscer

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internal organs

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AED

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automated external defibrillator

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AMA

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against medical advise

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AMI

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acute myocardial infarction

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AO x 4

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alert and oriented by place, person, time, event

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AMS

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altered mental status

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ARDS

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adult respiratory distress syndrome

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ASA

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BM

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bowel movement

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BP

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blood pressure

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BSA

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body surface area

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BVM

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bag-valve mask

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CA

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cancer, cardiac arrest

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graph

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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cc

A

cubic centimeter

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CC OR C/C

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chief complaint

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CCU

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cardiac care unit

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CNS

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central nervous system

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c/o

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complaining of

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CP

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chest pain, chemically pure, cerebral palsy

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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cardiovascular accident

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DOA

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dead on arrival

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DTs

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delirium tremors

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DX

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ECG

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electrocardiogram

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ED

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emergency department

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ETA

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estimated time of arrival

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ETOH

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ethyl alcohol

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fx

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GI

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gastro intestinal

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gm

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GSW

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gun shot wound

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HA

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HPI

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history of present illness

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Hx

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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ICU

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intensive care unit

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IDDM

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insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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IM

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intramuscular

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JVD

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jugular vein distention

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kg

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LLQ

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left lower quadrent

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LOC

A

level of conciousness

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LPM

A

liters per minute

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LR

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lactated ringers

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LUQ

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left upper quadrent

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MI

A

myocardial infarction

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mL

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mm

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millimeter

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MVA

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motor vehicle accident

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MVC

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motor vehicle crash

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NC

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nasal canula

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NIDDM

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non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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NKDA

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no know drug allergies

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NPA

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naso-pharyngeal airway

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NPO

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nothin by mouth

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NSR

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normal sinus rythym

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NTG

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nitrogycerin

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N/V

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nausea & vomiting

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O2

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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PEA

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pulseless electrical activity

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PEARL

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pupils equal and reactive to light

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PEEP

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positive end expiratory pressure

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PERRL

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pupils round and reactive to light

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po

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PRN

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q

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qd

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qh

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every hour

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RBC

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red blood cells

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R/O

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ROM

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range of motion, rupture of membranes

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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Rx

A

prescription

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SL

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sub ligual

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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SQ

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subcutaneous injection

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S/S

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signs & symptoms

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stat

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immediately

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STD

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sexually transmitted disease

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SVT

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supraventricular tachycardia

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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Tx

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VS

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vital signs

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y/o

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