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SHORT HAND MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards

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ABD

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ABDOMEN

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ABGs

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ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES

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AC

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BEFORE MEALS

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ACLS

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ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT

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AD LIB

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AS DESIRED

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ADHD

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ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

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AKA

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ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION

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AMA

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AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE

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ASA

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ASPIRIN

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ASAP

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AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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BE

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BARIUM ENEMA

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BKA

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BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION

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BM

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BOWEL MOVEMENT

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BMI

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BODY MASS INDEX

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BP

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BLOOD PRESSURE

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BPH

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BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY

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BPM

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BEATS PER MINUTE

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BRP

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BATHROOM PRIVILEGES

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BSA

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BODY SURFACE AREA

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BUN

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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN

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BX

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BIOPSY

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C

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CELSIUS

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C&S

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CULTURE & SENSITIVIY

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CA

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CALCIUM

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CABG

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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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CAD

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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CBC

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COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNT

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CC

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CHIEF COMPLAINT

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CDC

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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL

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CM

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CENTIMETER

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CNS

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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CP

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CHEST PAIN

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CPR

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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

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C/O

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COMPLAINS OF

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COPD

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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CSF

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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

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CT

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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

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CV

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CARDIOVASCULAR

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CVA

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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)

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CXR

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CHEST X-RAY

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D

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DAY

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D&C

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DILATION AND CURETTAGE

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D/C

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DISCHARGE, DISCONTINUE

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DM

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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DNR

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DO NOT RESUSCITATE

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DOB

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DATE OF BIRTH

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DTap

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DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS, ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE

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DX

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DIAGNOSIS

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ECG, EKG

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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ED

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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

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EEG

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

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ENT

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EAR, NOSE, THROAT

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F

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FAHRENHEIT

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FBS, FBG

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FASTING BLOOD SUGAR/GLUCOSE

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F/U

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FOLLOW UP

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FUO

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FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN

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FX

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FRACTURE

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GI

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GASTROINTESTINAL

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GTT

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GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST

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GU

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GENTOURINARY

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GYN

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GYNECOLOGY

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HR

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HOUR

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H2O

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WATER

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HCT

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HEMATOCRIT

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HEENT

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HEAD, EARS, EYES, NOSE, THROAT

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HF

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HEART FAILUE

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HGB

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HEMOGLOBIN

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HIV

A

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

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HPV

A

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS

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HTN

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HYPERTENSION

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I&D

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INCISION AND DRAINAGE

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I&O

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INTAKE AND OUTPUT

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ICU

A

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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IUD

A

INTRAUTERINE DEVICE

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K

A

POTASSIUM

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KUB

A

KIDNEYS, URETERS, BLADDER

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L

A

LITER

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LB

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POUND

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LLE

A

LOWER LEFT EXTREMITY (LEFT LEG)

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LLL

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LEFT LOWER LOBE

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LLQ

A

LEFT LOWER QUADRANT

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LMP

A

LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD

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LUE

A

LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY (LEFT ARM)

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LUQ

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LEFT UPPER QUADRANT

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MG/DL

A

MILLIGRAMS PER DECILITER

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MI

A

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

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ML

A

MILLILITERS

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MM

A

MUCOS MEMBRANE

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MM HG

A

MILLIMETERS OF MERCURY

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MRI

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

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MS

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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N/V

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NAUSEA/VOMITING

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NB

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NEWBORN

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NG

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NASOGASTRIC

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NKA

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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES

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NPO

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NOTHING BY MOUTH

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NS

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NORMAL SALINE

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NSAID

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NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG

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O2

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OXYGEN

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OB

A

OBSTETRICS

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OC

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ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE

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OOB

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OUT OF BED

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OP

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OUTPATIENT

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OT

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY/THERAPIST

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OTC

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OVER-THE-COUNTER

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PA

A

POSTEROANTERIOR, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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PC

A

AFTER MEALS

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PE

A

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

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PID

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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

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PMS

A

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME

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PO

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BY MOUTH

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PRN

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AS NEEDED

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PT

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PHYSICAL THERAPIST/THERAPY

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pt

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PATIENT

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RA

A

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

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RA

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

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RBC

A

RED BLOOD COUNT

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RLE

A

RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY

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RLL

A

RIGHT LOWER LOBE

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RLQ

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RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT

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R/O

A

RULE OUT

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ROM

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RANGE OF MOTION

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RT

A

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

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RUE

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RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY (RIGHT ARM)

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RUQ

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RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT

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RX

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PRESCRIPTION

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SOB

A

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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STI

A

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION

129
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SX

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SYMPTOMS

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T&A

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TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY

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TB

A

TUBERCULOSIS

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TIA

A

TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

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TX

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TREATMENT

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UA

A

URINALYSIS

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URI

A

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

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UTI

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URINARY TRACT INFECTION

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VS

A

VITAL SIGNS

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WBC

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WHITE BLOOD CELLS

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WNL

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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS

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YO, Y/O

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YEARS OLD

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