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med term CH 9-12

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Lymphatic system   show
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show Lymphatic system is used with this system  
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-poiesis   show
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show creates white blood cells and red blood cells  
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erthr/o   show
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thromb/o   show
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show cells  
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show watery stuff blood cells float in  
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show lymph nodes, lymph glands  
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physical barriers   show
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show cough, sneeze  
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show body can produce chemicals like mucus to keep out and fight when inside  
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show surrounds and eats infection  
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show immune system proteins  
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first level defense   show
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coagulation   show
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-philia   show
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-emia   show
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show to much of  
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-meglia   show
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show body no longer producing the problem but it can come back  
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Hodgkin lymphoma   show
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma   show
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-lytic   show
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vole/o   show
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-apheresis   show
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show thromb/o, clot  
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adenoid   show
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-otomy   show
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-statics   show
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show formative  
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show formation of  
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coron/o   show
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atria   show
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show slow  
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tachy-   show
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show biggest valve in the heart  
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show biggest vein in the heart  
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failure   show
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show ortho- muscleskeletal system, movement of body  
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show plaque buildup  
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show little grain  
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show shape, form  
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show safety, protection  
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eosin/o   show
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phag/o   show
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show controlling, stopping  
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-poiesis   show
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-lysis   show
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-poietin   show
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show attraction  
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-globin   show
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show producing  
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-siderin   show
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show hemoglobin  
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show mercury  
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neutr/o   show
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show base  
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PMNs   show
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PMN   show
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show cell  
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show bladder  
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hemostasis   show
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homeostasis   show
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show clumping  
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macro-   show
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axill/o   show
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inguni/o   show
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thym/o   show
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show thyroid  
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interstit/o   show
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pyr/o   show
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-exia   show
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show liquid  
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-leukin   show
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-in   show
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sider/o   show
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-penia   show
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-cytosis   show
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show condition  
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non-Hodgkin lymphoma   show
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ALL   show
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CLL   show
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show chronic myelogenous leukemia, slow form of leukemia with proliferation of immature bone marrow  
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show plasma cell dyscrasia, tumors found in many bones  
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AML   show
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show cancer of lymphatic system detected by presence of Reed-Sternberg cells  
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show HDN, transfusion reaction  
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show hemolytic disease of the newborn  
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Schilling test   show
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PTT   show
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show packed-cell volume, percentage of RBCs  
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show infectious mononulceosis  
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ESR   show
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show microorganisms  
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WBC   show
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show HIV  
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Hct   show
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ELISA   show
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MCH   show
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show mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, response to anemia treatment  
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show hypersensitivity  
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PT   show
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show donor is transfused with his own blood from an active bleeding site  
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autologous transfusion   show
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homologous bone transplant   show
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autologous bone transplant   show
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adenoid   show
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show Epstein-Barr virus  
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AIDS   show
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show human immunodeficiency virus  
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CMP   show
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show bone marrow transplant  
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show heart  
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show oxygen  
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capn/o   show
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show lung  
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show vessel  
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aort/o   show
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atri/o   show
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show septum, wall between chambers of heart  
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valvul/o   show
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show ventricle, small cavity or chamber, lower chamber of heart  
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cordi/o   show
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show artery, vessel that carries blood away from the body  
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e-   show
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-um   show
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ject/o   show
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-ion   show
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con-   show
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tract/o   show
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show parietal, wall outside heart  
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show examination by touch  
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show blinking  
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show racing heart  
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claudication   show
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show fainting  
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show profuse sweating  
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show abnormal heart sound of gentle blowing, fluttering, humming  
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thrill   show
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ischemia   show
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show paleness of the skin  
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-pnea   show
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cyan/o   show
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show shortness of breath  
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stenosis   show
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sclerosis   show
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infarcation   show
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show breaking  
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tens/o   show
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hyper/tens/ion   show
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show incision  
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echo   show
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sclero/o   show
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-theraphy   show
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show hard treatment, treatment by hardening veins  
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show removal of plaque from the coronary artery  
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show surgical puncture  
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TEE   show
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show myocardial infarction, heart attack  
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show atrial septal defect, hole between top chambers of the heart  
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TV   show
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show extracorporeal circulation, circulation of blood outside the body during surgery  
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show mitral valve, valve on the left side of the heart  
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EST   show
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show rheumatoid arthritis, upper right chamber of the heart  
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AS   show
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AV   show
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show abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues  
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pulmonary congestion   show
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venous distension   show
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auscultation   show
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bruit   show
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show 4 defects  
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show open  
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PDA   show
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show deformed aortic media, causing narrowing of the lumen of the vessel  
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normal sinus rhythm   show
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flutter   show
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fibrillation   show
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show premature arterial contractions  
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premature ventricular contractions are the same as what?   show
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show artery becomes blocked and part of the heart muscle dies  
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what are the similarities of the esophageal varices and hemorrhoids?   show
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Holter monitor   show
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what is measured in a lipid profile?   show
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show creatine phosphokinase, enzymes released during myocardial infarction  
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LDH   show
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-ase   show
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digital subtraction angiography   show
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show ultrasound tech. also used to create images of the heart  
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show size and shape  
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Swan-Ganz catheter   show
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show instrument to measure blood pressure  
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cardiac pacemaker   show
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MIDCAB   show
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show coronary artery bypass graft  
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show connection  
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what does commissurotomy correct?   show
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show left ventricular assist device  
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ligation   show
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radio frequency catheter ablation   show
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what is sclerotheraphy correct?   show
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PACAB   show
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show drugs that lessen the heart rate and force of the heart beat by decreasing nerve impulses  
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anticoagulants   show
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show drugs that slow the flow of calcium to smooth muscle cells causing arterial relaxation  
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ACE inhibitors   show
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show restores normal sinus rhythm  
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show drugs that dissolve clots  
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show drugs that relax blood vessels and reduce myocardinal oxy.consumption to lessen pain of angina pectoris  
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diuretics   show
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CHF   show
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show transdermal nirtoglycerin  
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CAD   show
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PTCA   show
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show left coronary artery  
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show contractions of the upper chambers of the heart  
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show sternum, breastbone  
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ECG   show
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hemorrhoids   show
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spir/o   show
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-atory   show
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show process of  
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show out  
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nas/o   show
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show trachea, windpipe goes down and splits in two  
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show larynx, voicebox  
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pharyng/o   show
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show epiglottis, flap of cartilage at the opening to the voicebox  
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mediastin/o   show
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show chest  
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show chest  
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pector/o   show
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show tiny branch of air tubes within the lungs that is a continuation of the bronchus  
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bronch/o, bronchi/o   show
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show alveolus, Small air sacs or cavities in the lung that give the tissue a honeycomb appearance and expand its surface area for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide  
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pneum/o, pneumon/o   show
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show lobe, sections in the lungs  
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show pleural cavity, one of the two membranes around the lungs  
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viscer/o   show
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pariet/o   show
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phren/o   show
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branchi/o   show
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-dynia   show
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eu-   show
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show chest pleural cavity, membrane surrounding lungs  
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mantoux skin test   show
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ABG   show
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show sweat test  
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pulmonary angiography   show
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show chest x-ray  
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show right middle lobe  
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show purified protein derivative  
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show upper respiratory infection  
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show chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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DOE   show
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show dust  
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show bloody nose  
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show sound  
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show abnormal breathing marked by apnea, deep rapid breathing  
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wheezing   show
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sputum   show
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stridor   show
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clubbing   show
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deviated septum   show
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hyp/ox/ia   show
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show rumbling sound heard when breathing in usually caused by thick secretions or contractions of airways  
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show fungus  
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show type of chronic bacterial lung infection resistant to drugs  
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croup   show
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show tuberculosis, infection of the respiratory system caused by acid-fast bacillus  
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pleurisy   show
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show collasped lung or lung segment  
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ausculation and percussion   show
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another term for endoscopy of space between the lungs   show
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PFT   show
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patients with hypoxia that need medical assistant can be placed on?   show
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show nasal cannula  
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show drug to treat severe cough caused by upper respiratory infection and to help sleeping  
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show used to treat allergies  
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show bronchodilators are administered with this  
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show clear to auscultation  
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AP   show
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inspiratory   show
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show escape of a fluid into a part  
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show nerve cell that looks like a star  
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somat/o   show
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-on   show
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show dendrite, projections from the cell body looks like a tree  
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efferent   show
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afferent   show
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show blood-brain barrier or bundle branch block  
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-glia   show
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show star  
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show small  
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encephal/o   show
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show cerebrum, the main portion of the brain, occupying the upper part of the cranial cavity  
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show cerebellum, portion of the brain that is in the back of the head, between the cerebrum and the brain stem  
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myel/o   show
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show spinal cord  
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mening/o, meningi/o   show
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rhiz/o, radicul/o   show
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show duro mater, outermost, toughest of the three meninges (membranes) of the brain and spinal cord  
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show instrument to cut layers of the skin or mesodermal layer in early deveolpment  
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show A specialized junction at which a neural cell (neuron) communicates with a target cell  
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show A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber-optic cable carrying outgoing (efferent) messages  
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dysarthria   show
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dysarthrosis   show
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osm/o   show
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vertigo   show
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athetosis   show
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show premonition  
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fasciculation   show
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show decrease in normal movement  
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paresthesia   show
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show taste  
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show knowledge  
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somn/o   show
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show eat  
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show speech  
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show mass of blood that has leaked out of a vessel and pooled  
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-fida   show
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MS   show
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show paralysis  
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show abnormal  
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show slight paralysis  
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show two  
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show in  
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show brain  
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show used to measure walking abnormalities  
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show examination of fluid from the central nervous system  
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CSF   show
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show lumbar puncture or spinal tap  
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Babinski sign   show
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show used to diagnose narcolepsy  
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cerebral angiography   show
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show injection of radioactive sugar substance to scan for abnormalities  
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show use of radionuclides to visulaize brain function  
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show transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation  
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sympath/o   show
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show nerve root, spinal nerve root  
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show excision of a dorsal nerve root  
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cord/o   show
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nerve block   show
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show tube in brain to relieve pressure of cerebrospinal fluid  
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show cervical nerves  
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PSG   show
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ADL   show
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show cerebrovascular accident, blood vessels in brain ruptures and bleeds into brain  
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dysarthria   show
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Alzheimer disease (AD)   show
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ALS   show
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show paralysis from the neck down  
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show inability or difficulty with reading or writing  
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narco/lepsy   show
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show inherited disorder resulting in dementia and progressive loss of neural control beginning in adulthood  
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migraine   show
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show recurring seizures, sensory disturbances, abnormal behavior, loss of consciousness  
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echoencephalography   show
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brain scan   show
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computed tomography (CT)   show
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show deep tendon reflex, assists in the diagnosis of stroke  
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show uses radiowaves to localize structures with 3-D spaces  
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show treats epilepsy  
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anesthetics   show
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show drugs that promote sleep  
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analgesics   show
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show electroencephalogram  
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L1-L5   show
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show short steps with minimal flexing and toes dragging  
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show may be drug induced or caused by infectious disease  
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autoimmune acquired hemolytic anemia   show
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thalassemia   show
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sickle-cell anemia   show
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hemophilia   show
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show disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus  
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show accumulation of lymphatic fluid  
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dyscrasia   show
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allergy   show
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show extreme allergic response  
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show test to determine whether patient has anemia  
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coombs antiglobulin test   show
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septic-   show
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diff count   show
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show clotting problems are measure with this  
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-crit   show
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monospot   show
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apheresis   show
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-coagulants   show
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AZT, efavirenz   show
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show drugs used as antineoplastics or immunosuppressants with cell-damaging properties  
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CBC   show
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Rh factors   show
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show massive hemorrhaging under the skin  
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pyrexia   show
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cost/o   show
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show spitting  
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rales   show
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OSA   show
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ARF   show
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show coal workers pneumo/coni/osis, abnormal condition of dust in the lungs  
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abscess   show
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show respiratory synctyial virus, usually seen in infants and older people  
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SARS   show
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papill/o   show
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NSCLC   show
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hist/o   show
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show small cell lung cancer  
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show breathing and gas exchange  
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show how much movement of air exists  
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somnography   show
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show positive-pressure breathing, machine is breathing for the patient  
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CPAP   show
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rebreathing mask   show
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nervous system   show
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CNS   show
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PNS   show
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somatic   show
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terminal fibers   show
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diencephalon   show
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show outside of  
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show medulla, middle of  
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show ramp up  
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show relax bring back to normal  
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TIA   show
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show two parts paralyzed  
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cytoma, blastoma   show
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GARS   show
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LP   show
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show trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation  
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HF   show
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