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Module 1
Flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| NPO | Nil per os (nothing by mouth) |
| QHS | At night "each night at the hour of sleep" |
| PMHx | Past medical history |
| CTA | clear to auscultation (normal lung sound) |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| ad lib | as desired |
| sequela | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| idiopathic | no known specific cause: it just happens. |
| etiology | the cause |
| auscultation | to listen |