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4+ albuminuria

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proteinuria (4+)

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blood sugar

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blood glucose

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chart

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medical record

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chief complaint

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chief concern

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cocktail

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mixture

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congenital heart

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congenital heart disease; congenital cardiac anomaly

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emergency room

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emergency department

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exam

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examination

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flu

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influenza

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gastrointestinal infection

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gastrointestinal tract infection; infection of the gastrointestinal tract

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genitourinary infection

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genitourinary tract infection; infection of the genitourinary tract

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heart attack

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myocardial infarction

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hyperglycemia of 250 mg/dL

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hyperglycemia (blood glucose level of 250 mg/dL)

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jugular litigation

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jugular vein litigation; litigation of the jugular vein

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lab

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laboratory

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left heart failure

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left ventricular failure [preferred, but query author]; left-sided heart failure

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normal range

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reference range

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Pap smear

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Papanicolaou test

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the patient failed treatment

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treatment failed

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preemie

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premature infant

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preop/postop

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preoperative/postoperative

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prepped

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psychiatric floor

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psychiatric department, service, unit, ward

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randomized patients

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randomly assigned patients

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respiratory infection
respiratory tract infection; infection of the respiratory tract
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surgeries
operation or surgical procedures
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symptomatology
symptoms [query author]
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therapy of [a disease or condition]
therapy for
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treatment for [a disease or condition]
treatment of
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urinary infection
urinary tract infection or infection of the urinary tract

AMA Ch. 11: Preferred and Correct Usage (5 decks)

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