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AP I

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KUB   X-Ray of Kidneys, Ureters & Bladder  
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GERD   Gastroesophagea; Reflux Disease  
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CVA   CerebroVascular Accident (Stroke)  
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/_\ (triangle)   Change  
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-c   with (latin cum)  
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-p   after  
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-a   before  
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-s   without (Latin: sine)  
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NSAID   Non-Steroidal AntiInflammatory Drug  
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NIDDM   Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus  
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PO   By Mouth (Latin: per os)  
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NPO   Nothing by Mouth (Latin: Nil Per Os)  
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ht   height  
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wt   weight  
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c/o   complains of  
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cc   chief complaint  
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BMI   Body Mass Index  
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BP   Blood Pressure  
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BPM   Beats Per Minute  
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BM   bowel movement  
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HIV   Human Immunodeficency Virus  
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AIDS   Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  
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Afebrile   Without Fever  
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Antecubital Space   The space located at the from of the elbow  
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Antipyretic   An agent that REDUCES FEVER  
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Aorta   Largest Artery in the Body  
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Apnea   Temporary Cessation (ceasing) of breathing (think "sleep apnea" no-breath)  
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Axilla   the armpit  
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Bradycardia   Abnormally SLOW HEART BEAT (brady/cardia) (slow/heart)  
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Bradypnea   Abnormally SLOW BREATHING (brady/pnea) (slow/breath)  
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Cyanosis   Blueish Discoloration of the skin & mucus membrane (Cyan = blue)  
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Diastolic   Phase in the cardia (heart) cycle when the heart Relaxes  
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Dyspnea   Shortness of breath (Dys/pnea) (difficult/breath)  
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Dysrhythmia   Irregular Rhythm (think arrhythmia)  
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Eupnea   Normal (breathing) respiration (eu/pnea) (good breath)  
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Febrile   Pertaining to FEVER  
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Hyperpnea   Abnormal increase in rate & depth of respiration (hyper/pnea) (fast/breath)  
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Hypertension   High Blood Pressure  
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Hypotension   Low Blood Pressure  
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Hypoxemia   Decrease in Oxygen saturation of the BLOOD (little/O2/blood)  
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Hypoxia   Reduction of Oxygen supply to the TISSUES of the body  
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Intercostal   Between the ribs  
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Malaise   Vague sense of discomfort, weakness, fatigue  
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Orthopnea   Breathing easier when sitting or standing  
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Pulse Oximetry   Use of a Pulse Oximeter to measure the Oxygen saturation of Arterial (artery) blood  
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