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aa   of each  
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Ab   abortion  
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abd   abdomen  
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ac   before meals  
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ad lib   as desire  
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admin   administer  
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AM or a.m.   morning  
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amt   amount  
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AP   apical pulse  
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approx   approximately  
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appt   appointment  
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ASA   acetylsalicylic acid (asprin)  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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BA   backache  
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b/c   because  
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bid   twice a day  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BP   blood pressure  
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BPM   beats per miniute  
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BS   blood sugar  
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BSE   breast self examination  
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C   with  
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caps   capsule  
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cath   catheter catheterize  
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CC   chief complaint  
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chemo   chemotherapy  
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CMA   certified medical assistant  
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c/o   complains of  
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CS   cesarena section  
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Cx   cervox  
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d   day  
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/d   per day  
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d/c   discountinue  
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D&I   dry and intact  
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dil   dilute  
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disch   discharge  
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DNKA   did not keep appointment  
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DOB   date of birth  
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DOI   date of injury  
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DRE   digital rectal exam  
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DSD   dry sterile dressing  
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DTaP   diptheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine  
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D&V   diarrhea and vomiting  
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DVA   distance visual acuity  
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ea   each  
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EDD   expected date of delivery  
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ER   emergency room  
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Fe   iron  
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flex sig   flexible simoidoscopy  
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freq   frequent  
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F/U   follow up  
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fx   fracture  
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GYN   gynecology  
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h or hr   hour  
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H/A   headache  
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HBP   hegh blood pressure  
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HC   head circumference  
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Hep B   hepatitis B vaccine  
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Hg   mercury  
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H20   water  
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Hr   heart rate  
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hs   at bedtime  
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ht   height  
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ID   intradermal  
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IM   intramuscular  
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IPV   inactivated polis vaccine  
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IV   intravenous  
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lab   labatory  
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lac   laceration  
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lat   lateral  
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lax   laxative  
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LB   lower back  
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LBP   lower back pain  
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liq   liquid  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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med meds   medication medications  
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min   minute  
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MMR   measles, mumps, and rubella  
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abs   absent  
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mod   moderate  
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N/A   not applicable  
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NB   newborn  
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N/C   no complaints  
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neg   negative  
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NH   nursing home  
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NICU   newborn intensive care unit  
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NKDA   no known drug allergies  
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NMP   normal menstrual period  
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noct   nocturnal  
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NS   normal saline  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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NVA   near visual acuity  
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NVD   nausea vomiting  
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OB   obstetrics  
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occ   occasionally  
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oint   ointment  
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op   operation  
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OR   orperating room  
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OT   occupational therapy  
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OTC   over the counter nonprescroption medication  
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OV   office visit  
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P   pulse  
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Pap   pap test  
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path   pathology  
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peds   pediatrics  
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PEN   penicillin  
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per   by or through  
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pharm   pharmacy  
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pm or p.m   afternoon  
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po PO   by mount  
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pos   positive  
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postop   postoperative (after surgery)  
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preop   postoerative  
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prep   preparation  
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PT   physical therapy  
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Pt or pt   patient  
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qd   every day  
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qh   every hour  
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q 2,3,4,h   evry 2 3 or 4 hours  
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qid   four times a day  
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qn   every night  
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qn   every night  
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QNS   quantity not sufficient  
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qud   every ofther day  
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quad   quadriplegic  
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R   respiration  
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RE   rectal examintion  
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reg   regular  
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rehab   rehabilitation  
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RMA   registered medical assistant  
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Rx   prescription  
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s   without  
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SC or SQ   subcutaneous  
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S/E   side effect  
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sec   second  
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signoid   signoidoscopy  
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sl   slight  
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sm   small  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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sol   solution  
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spec   specimen  
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STAT   immediately  
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surg   surgery  
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T   temperature  
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tab   tablet  
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temp   temperature  
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ther   therapy  
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tid   three times a day  
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TLC   totral lung capacity tender loving care  
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TPR   temperature pulse and respiration  
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tr   trace  
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TSE   testicular self examination  
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vag   vagina, vaginal  
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VE   vaginal examination  
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vit   vitamin  
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VO   verbal order  
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VS   vital signs  
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wk   week  
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WNL   withing normal limits  
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WO   written order  
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VS   vital signs  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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WO   written order  
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w/o   without  
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wt   wieght  
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W?U   workup  
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AD   right ear  
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AS   left ear  
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AU   in each ear both ears  
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EENT   eye ear nose and throat  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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GU   genitourinary  
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LA or lt   left arm  
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LLQ   lower left quadrant  
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LRQ   lower right  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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OD   right eye  
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OS   left eye  
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OU   in each eye both eyes  
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RLQ1   ritht lower quadrant  
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RuQ   right upper quadrant  
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C   celsius  
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cc   cubic centimeter  
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cm   centimeter  
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dL   decliter  
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F   fahraenheit  
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g   gram  
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kg   kilogram  
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kg   kilogram  
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L   liter  
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l   length  
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lb   pound  
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m   meter  
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mcg   microgram  
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mg   milligram  
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ml   nukuter  
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mm   milimeter  
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oz   ounce  
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pt   pint  
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qu   quart  
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ss   one half  
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tbsp   tablespoon  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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H/O   history of  
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H&P   history and physical  
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Hx   history  
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PE or Px   physical examination  
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pog   prognosis  
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Sx   symptoms  
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Tx   treatment  
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BPH   benign prostatic hypertropy  
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CA   cancer  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CRC   colorectal cancer  
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CVA   ceebrovascular accident  
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DM   diabetes melitus  
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Fe def   iron deficiency  
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GC   gonorrhea  
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GDM   gestational diabetes mellitus  
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HTN   hypertension  
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IBS   irritable bowel syndrome  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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MS   multiple sclerosisq  
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OA   osteroarthritis  
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OM   otitis media  
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PID   pelvic inflammatory disease  
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RA   rheumatioid arthritis  
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RF   rheumatic fever  
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OA   osteroarthritis  
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OM   otis media  
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PID   pelvic inflammatory disease  
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RA   rheumatoid artrtis  
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RF   rheumatic fever  
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STD   sexually transmitted disease  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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USI   urinary stress incontinence  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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CT, CAT   computed axial tomography  
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CXR   chest x-ray  
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ECG   electrocardiaogram  
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Echo   echocardiogram  
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FOBT   fecall occult blood test  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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NST   nonstress test  
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PFT   pulmonary function test  
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TRUS   transrectal ultrasound  
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US   ultrasound  
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BG   blood glucose  
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Bx   biopsy  
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CBC   cmmplete blood count  
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diff   differential  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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GCT   glucose challenge test  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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Hct   hemotocrit  
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Hgb   hemoglobin  
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PPBS   postprandial blood sugar  
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PSA   prostate specific antigen  
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PT   prothrobin  
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RBC   red blood count  
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RBS   random blood sugar  
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SG   specific gravity  
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trig   triglycerides  
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UA   urinalysis  
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U/C   urine culture  
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WBC   white blood count  
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"   inches  
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'   feet  
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-   negative  
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+   positive  
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>   greater than  
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<   less than  
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@   at  
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afebrile   without fever the body temperature is normal  
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antipyretic   an agent that reduces fever  
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axilla   the armpit  
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Celsius scale   a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 and the boiling point of water is 100 also called the centigrade scale  
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conduction   the transfer of energy such as heat from one object to another  
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convention   the transfer of energy such as heat through air currents  
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crisis   a sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal  
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disinfectant   an agent used to clean and sterilize  
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Fahrenheit scale   - a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 and boiling point of water is 212  
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febrile   a body temperature that is above normal synonym for pyrexia  
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frenulum linguae   the midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth  
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hyperpyrexia   an extremely high fever  
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hypothermia   a body temperature that is below normal  
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malaise   a vague feeling  
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radiation   the transfer of energy such as heat in the form of waves  
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antecubital space   the space located in front of the elbow  
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aorta   major trunk of the arterials system of the body  
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bounding pulse   a pulse that feels extremely strong and full  
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bradycardia   slower than normal heart rate less than 60 per minute  
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Dysrhythmia   unequal irregular intervals between the heartbeats  
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intercostals   between the ribs  
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Pulse rhythm   time interval between heart beats  
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Pulse volume   refers to the strength of the heart beat  
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Tachycardia   fast heart rate  
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thready pulse   the pulse feels weak and may be difficult to detect  
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alveolus   thin walled sacs of the lungs and the blood  
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apnea   with out breathing  
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bradypnea   slow breathing  
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cyanosis   bluish color  
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Dyspnea   bad brething  
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Eupnea   normal respirations  
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Orthopnea   easier o breathe while in a sitting or standing position  
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hypoxia   lack of oxygen  
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Attending physician   - the physician responsible for the care of a hospitalized patient  
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Consultation report   a narrative report of an opinion about a patients condition by a practitioner other than the attending physician  
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objective symptom   a symptom that can be observed by an examiner  
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subjective symptom   a symptom that is felt by the patient but is not observable by an examiner  
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Aerobe   microorganisms that require oxygen  
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Anaerobe   microorganisms that live with out oxegen  
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Asepsis   free from infection or pathogens that actions practiced to make and maintain an area object free from infection or pathogens  
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exposure incident   a specific eye, nose mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from an employees duties  
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opportunistic infection   an infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment  
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transient flora   microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers and are picked up in the course of daily activities they are offer pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands  
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Critical item   an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system  
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Incubate   to provide proper conditions for growth and development  
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Non-critical item   an item that comes into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes  
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Semicritical item   an item that comes into contact with nonintact skin or intact mucous membranes  
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Spore   a hard thick walled capsule formed by some bacteria that contains only the essential parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell  
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Thermolabile   easily affected or change by heat  
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5 element   plot what happen the action character the people and development theme symbol what story means something stands for point of view who is telling the story narration what tense story is in setting the place of story takes place  
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first person   me I mine tense of stroy  
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second person   you instructions how to do somthing type of stroy  
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third person   they he she tense  
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limited third person   when person leaves story being told is over  
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unlimited   all knowing  
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5 stages of story   expostion rising action climax falling action conclusion  
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person vrs person   example: why lived at p.o. conflict is when sister arguing with stella rondo about shirley  
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person vrs nataur   example: very old man with enoumous wings conflict is old man outside in elements and when family dealing with the clean up of a disaster  
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person vrs self   example: young Goodman brown conflict is when he was dealing with the strength of his faith  
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Hills like white elephants   Earnest Hemingway  
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receitiff   Toni Morrison  
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How I learned to drive   paula Vogel  
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zebra story   spencer  
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Young goodman brown   nathianal hawthorn  
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how do I love thee   Elizibeth robert browning  
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Happlily ending   margaret atwood  
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story of an hour   kate choppin  
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married love   liz rogberg  
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too the ladies   mary lay  
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rocking horse   D H lawerence  
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last confession   WB yates  
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3 elements of poetry different from fiction   meter the syllabus or accent in line how you feel when saying tone feeling behind piece of writing form moves by lines ideals and no background information  
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what is drama   ment to be perfomed more diagloues less description time contraints less discription of characters thier way look their actions  
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protangnist   leading charcter leading role  
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antangnist   counter part or opponet of the leading role  
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exposition   the explanation of the past and current situation emerges only here and there in the dialogue  
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rising action   what it takes to get to climax of the story  
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climax   the main action of the story  
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falling action   the winding down before story comes to an end  
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conclusion   the ending of the story  
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stage direction   the italicized description of the set characters and actions  
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monlouge   extended speeches by one character  
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narrator   the person telling the story  
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tone   the style or number or expression is difficult to specify or explain  
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