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A-FIB, A-FIB, OR AFIB
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (A SEVERE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA)
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ALK PHOS
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ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE (A LAB VALUE FOR A CHEMICAL IN THE BLOOD)
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APPY
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APPENDECTOMY OR APPENDICITIS (EXCISION OF THE APPENDIX OR INFECTION/INFLAMMATION OF THE APPENDIX)
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BICARB
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BICARBONATE (ONE OF THE ELECTROLYTES, WITH SODIUM, POTASSIUM, AND CHLORIDE)
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BILI
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BILIRUBIN (A LAB VALUE FOR LIVER FUNCTION TESTING)
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CBC WITH DIFF
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CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT) WITH DIFFERENTIAL (THE PERCENTAGES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHITE CELLS IN THE BLOOD)
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CAPS
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CAPSULES (A FORM OF MEDICATIONS)
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CATH
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CATHETER OR CATHETERIZATION (A TUBE OR THE PLACEMENT OF TUBES IN THE BODY)
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CHEMO
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CHEMOTHERAPY (TREATMENT WITH CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS)
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CHOLE
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CHOLECYSTECTOMY (EXCISION OF THE GALLBLADDER)
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CRIT
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HEMATOCRIT (TEST FOR PACKED RED CELLS IN THE BLOOD)
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DC
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DISCONTINUE OR DISCHARGE
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DETOX
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DETOXIFICATION (TREATMENT FOR ACUTE ALCOHOL ABUSE OR OTHER DRUG OVERUSE)
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DIG
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DIGOXIN OR DIGITALIS (MEDICATION FOR CARDIAC PROBLEMS)
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DIP SESTA
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DIPYRIDAMOLE SESTAMIBI (A NUCLEAR X-RAY EXAM)
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