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| arteriosclerotic heart disease |
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| bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy - surgery in which a woman's fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed |
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| cytomegalovirus - herpesvirus that includes herpes simplex, varicella zoster, and Epstein-Barr viruses |
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| degenerative joint disease |
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| extrapyramidal syndrome - marked by abnormal involuntary movements |
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| forced expiratory volume in 1 second |
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| electronic medication administration record |
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| glomerular filtration rate |
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| human immunodeficiency virus |
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| intrathecal - into spinal cord to subarchnoid space |
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| leave of absence, loss of awareness |
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| medication administration record |
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| myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
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| non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
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| obstetrics and gynecology |
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| ova and paracites - stool exam that looks for presence of paracites or their ova |
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| paroxysmal atrial tachycardia - periods of very rapid and regular heart beats that begin and end abrutly |
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| pulmonary capillary wedge pressure - indirect measure of left atrial pressure |
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| positron emission tomography |
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| point of maximal impulse - the place where the apical pulse is palpated as strongest |
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| percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty - performed to open blocked arteries caused by CAD |
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| recommended daily allowance |
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| radiation therapist, registered technician |
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| total abdominal hysterectomy |
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| transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation - the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes |
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| continuous (or constant) positive airway pressure |
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| dilation and curettage - dilation (widening/ opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus |
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