Page 1 Flashcards
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Anatomy & physiology
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A & P
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abortion
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ab
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arterial blood gas
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ABG
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Before meals
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a.c.
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acetest & clinitest
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ac & cl
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Advanced cardiac life support
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ACLS
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Right ear
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AD
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Activities of daily life
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ADL
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As desired
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ad lib
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Admission
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adm
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afebrile, no fever
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afeb
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acid-fast bacillus
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AFB
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above the knee
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AKA
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albumin
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alb
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alternate days (every other day)
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alt dieb
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Morning
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am
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Against medical advise
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AMA
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amalgam
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amal
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ambulate, walk
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amb
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Acute myocardial infarction
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AMI
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amount
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amt
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automatic nervous system
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ANS
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anterior
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ant
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Alert and oriented to person, time, and place
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AOx3
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Apical
Ap
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Apical pulse
AP
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Approximately
approx
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Aqueous
aq
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
30
left ear
AS
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aspirin
ASA
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as soon as possible
ASAP asap
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As tolerated
as tol
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admission, transfer, discharge
ATD
35
Both ears
AU
36
Axillary
Ax
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Barium enema
BE
38
Twice a day
bid
39
Both sides
bil, bilateral
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Below knee
BK
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Below the knee amputation
BKA
42
Blood
bl
43
Blood work
bl wk
44
Basic life support
BLS
45
Bowel movement
BM
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Bag of waters
BOW
47
Blood pressure
B/P
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Beats per minute
bpm
49
Bed rest
BR
