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| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| ABO | four main blood types
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| BMT | bone marrow transplant
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| BMT | bone marrow transplant
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| Hct | hematrocrit
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| PT | prothrombin time
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| HSV | herpes simplex virus
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| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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| HIV | human immunodeficiency syndrome
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| KS | kaposi sarcoma
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| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome
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| L1, L2 | lumbar vertebrae 1 and 2
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| SLE | systemic lupus erethamatosus
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| T1, T2 | thoracic vertebrae 1 and 2
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| EMG | electromyography
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| Bx | biopsy
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| DLE | discoid lupus erythamatosus
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| PPD | purifid protein derivatirve
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| OS | left eye (oculus sinister)
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| OU | both eyes (oculus uterque)
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| IOL | intraoccular lens
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| ENT | ears, nose, throat
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| SOM | serous otitis media
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| ADH | antidiuretic hormone
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| DI | diabetes insipidus
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| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone
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| PTH | parathyroid hormone
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| CEA | carcinoembroynic antigen
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| NHL | non-hodgkin lymphoma
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| PSA | prostate specific antigen
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| TNM | tumor, nodes, metastases
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| XRT, RT | radiation therapy
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| Ba | barium
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| 131I | isotope of radioactive iodine
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| IVP | intravenous pyelogram
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| PET | positron emission tomography
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| US | ultrasound
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| VQ scan | ventilation perfusion scan
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| IM | intramuscular
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| PDR | Physicians Desk Reference
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| qAM | every morning
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| t.i.d. | three times a day
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| AD | alzheimers disease
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| ADL | activities of daily living
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| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy
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| MR | mental retardation
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