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AD

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RIGHT EAR

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AS

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LEFT EAR

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AU

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BOTH EARS

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ID

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INTRADERMAL

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IM

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INTRAMUSCULARLY

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IV

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INTRAVENOUSLY

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OD

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RIGHT EYE

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OS

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LEFT EYE

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OU

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BOTH EYES

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p.o.

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ORALLY

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PR

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RECTALLY

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SL

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SUBLINGUALLY

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SQ
SC
subq
subQ

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SUBCUTANEOUSLY

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vag.

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VAGINALLY

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NPO

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NOTHING BY MOUTH

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OTC

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OVER THE COUNTER

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WITH

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s

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WITHOUT

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ABG

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ATERIAL BLOOD GAS

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AKA

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ABOVE-KNEE AMPUTATION

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BKA

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BELOW-KNEE AMPUTATION

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bx

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BIOPSY

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CABG

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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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CHF

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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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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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CXR

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CHEST X-RAY

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DNR

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DO NOT RESUSCITATE

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Fx

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FRACTURE

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GSW

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GUNSHOT WOUND

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MRSA

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METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

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MRI

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

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MVA

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

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NaCl

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SODIUM CHLORIDE

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NKA

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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES

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O2

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OXYGEN

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oint.

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OINTMENT

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PEG

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PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY

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pre-op

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PREOPERATIVE

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PVD

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PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

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T&A

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TONSIL & ADENOIDS

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TAH

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TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY

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TIA

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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

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TKR

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TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

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TNM

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TUMOR, NODES AND METASTASES

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gtts

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DROPS

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STAT

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IMMEDIATELY

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PRN

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AS NEEDED

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BID

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TWICE A DAY

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BMI

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BODY MASS INDEX

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EUA

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EXAMINATION UNDER ANRSTHESIA

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i

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1 TABLET

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ii

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2 TABLETS

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iii

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3 TABLETS

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IVP

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INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM

X-RAY OF URINARY TRACT

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PTT

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PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME

MEASURE OF HOW QUICKLY BLOOD CLOTS