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125 Cards in this Set
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The Study of Mind or Mental Process
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Psychology
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Membrane Surrounding the Lungs
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Pleura
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Membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
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Peritoneum
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Pertaining to the wall of an organ or cavity
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Parietal
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A circumscribed benign epithelial tumor projecting from the surrounding surface
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Papilloma
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Disease of a bone
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Osteopathy
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A specialist in the study of tumors
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Oncologist
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A specially trained physician who performs surgery on the structures of the nervous system
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Neurosurgeon
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Refers to any kind of tumor or abnormal growth of cells
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Neoplasm
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Preceeding Birth
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Prenatal
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Spasm of a muscle
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Myospasm
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Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord
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Meningitis
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Black Cell
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Melanocyte
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Lymph nodes and organs that help circulate tissue fluids absorb fats and fight infection
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Lymphatic
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a fat tumor
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lipoma
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a benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle
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Leiomyoma
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Study of tissue
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Histology
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Resembling or composed of fibers or fibrous tissue
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Fibroid
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Pertaining or consisting of epithelium
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Epithelial
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When brain tissue protrudes through a cranial fissure
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Encephalocele
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Excessive vomitting
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hyperemesis
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Fluid that bathes the cerebrum and spinal cord
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Cerebrospinal
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Any pain in the head
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Cephalalgia
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Transfer of a disease from one organ to another
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metastisis
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Hardening of the blood vessels
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Atherosclerosis
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Any disease of a gland
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Adenopathy
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Towards the head
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Cephalic
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Study of how body structures work
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Physiology
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The purely cellular avascular layer covering all the free surfaces, cutaneous mucous and serous, including the glands and other structures dervied there from
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Epithelium
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away from the center
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Distal
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Study of the cause of diseases
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Etiology
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Study of Tissues
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Histology
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Toward the side away from midline
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Lateral
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Progressive profiberation of abnormal leukocytes found in hemopoietic tissues, other organs and ususally in the blood in increased numbers
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Leukemia
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middle or center
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Medial
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a delusion of greatness, belief that one is god, god like, christ
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Megalomania
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Another word for anterior * Front *
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Ventral
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The outermost coat or serous layer of a visceral structure that lies in the body cavities of abdomen or thorax
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Serosa
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Incision into the chest wall
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Thoracotomy
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inflammation of the pleura
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Pleuritis
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Relating the the pelvis
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Pelvic
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Back
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Posterior
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Nearest to the point of origin
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Proximal
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Enlarged extremities
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Acromegaly
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The study of skin disease
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Dermatology
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Blueness of the skin
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Cyanoderma
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatitis
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away from the center
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distal
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any disease of the skin
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dermopathy
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Study of or pertaining to the cause of diseases
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Etiology
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Process of measuring cells
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Cytometry
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Paralysis of the extremities
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Acroparalysis
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Study of body structures
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Anatomy
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Adjective for blue condition
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Cyanotic
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Inflammation of the skin on the extremities
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Acrodermatitis
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Synonym for dorsal
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Posterior
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Below
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Inferior
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To the side of
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Lateral
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Pertaining to the chest
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Thoracic
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Closer to the point of origin
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Proximal
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Pertaining to the lung cavity
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Pleural
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General term for any skin disease
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Dermopathy
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Englargement of the hands or feet
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Acromegaly
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One who studies skin diseases
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Dermatologist
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Anatomy & Physiology
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A & P
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Hydrochloric Acid
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HCI
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Lower Left Quadrant
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LLQ
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Right upper Quadrant
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RUQ
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Anteroposterior
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AP
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posteroanterior
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PA
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Right lower quadrant
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RLQ
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above, over
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Superior
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below, under
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inferior
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around, encircling
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Circum
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Anterior
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Front
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Back
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Posterior
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Away from origin
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Distal
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Towards the midline
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Medial
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Towards the midline
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Medial
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Away from midline
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Lateral
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Vertical Plane
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Madsagittal Plane
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Embryonic or immature cell
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Blastocyte
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Study of the cell
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Cytology
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Condition of blueness
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Cyanosis
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Upward towards the head
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Cephalic
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stomach area
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Abdominal
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downward towards the tail
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Caudal
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mucous tissue lining
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Mucosa
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Red Cell
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Erythrocyte
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White Cell
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Leukocyte
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Black Cell
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Melanocyte
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Black skin
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Melanoderma
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White Skin
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leukoderma
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Red Skin
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Erythoderma
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Blue skin
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Cyanoderma
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Aortic aneurysm
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AA
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White Blood Cell (count)
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WBC
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Ventricular Fibrillation
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VFib (VF)
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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TIA
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Registered Vascular Technologist
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RVT
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Registered Radiologic Technologists
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RT (T)
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Registered dianostic Medical sonographer
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RDMS
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Red Blood Cell ( Count )
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RBC
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Premature ventricular contraction
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PVC
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Proxysmal atrial tachycardia
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PAT
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Pulse
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P
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Myocardial Infarction
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MI
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Hemoglobin
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HGB, HB, Hgb, Hb
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hematocrit
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HcT
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Electrocardiogram
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EKG / ECG
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Echocargiogram
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Echo
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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DVT
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Differential White Blood Cell count
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Diff
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Congestive heart failure
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CHF
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Complete blood count
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CBC
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Computed (axial) tomography
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CAT / CT
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Coronary artery bypass graft
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CABG
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beats per minute
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BPM
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Arteriosclerostic heart disease
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ASWD
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ateriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
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ASCVD
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Arterioclerosis
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AS
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Acute myocardial infarction
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AMI
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Xray
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XR
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control of lymph flow
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lymphostasis
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control of the flow of blood
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hemostasis
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