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Session 1: Learn the Decoder
1.1 The Decoder Method
Welcome to the Course
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Notation Guide
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The Combining Vowel
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1.2 Word Parts
Four Kinds of Pieces
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a-, an-
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dys-
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hyper-/hypo-
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-itis
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-osis, -iasis
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-emia
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-oma
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-algia, -dynia
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-pathy
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1.3 Cold Open
Hypotensive
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Brain Scan Language
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Pancreas Inflammation
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Airway Examination
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1.4 Label the Pieces
Low Blood Sugar Condition
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Nerve Disorder
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Blood Mass
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Heart Inflammation
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Difficult Urination
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1.5 Match the Ending
Ending Meanings
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What Is Inflamed
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Blood Attention
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Mass Without Cancer
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Structure Hurts
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Disorder Without Cause
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1.6 Build the Word
Liver Inflammation
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Nerve Pain
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Clot Condition
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High Blood Sugar
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Heart Muscle Disease
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1.7 Listening Practice
Carcinoma
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Myalgia
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Meningitis
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Neuropathy
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Bacteremia
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Fibrosis
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1.8 Exit Ticket
Suffix First
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Meaning of Hyper
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Meaning of Hypo
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What Dys Signals
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Meaning of Itis
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What Emia Points To
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Decoding Hypoxemia
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Hematoma Versus Cancer
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Session 2: Heart, Vessels, and Blood
2.1 Retrieval
Inflammation Suffix
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Blood Condition Suffix
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Disease Suffix
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Above Normal Prefix
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Below Normal Prefix
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Dyspnea Breakdown
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2.2 Heart and Vessels
Anatomy Map
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cardi/o
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angi/o, vascul/o, vas/o
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arteri/o, ather/o; ven/o, phleb/o
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hem/o, hemat/o
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thromb/o
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tachy- / brady-
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endo-, intra-, peri-, epi-
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inter-, trans-, sub-, supra-
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2.3 Sort the Family
Sort by Family
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2.4 Contrast Pairs
Tachycardia vs Bradycardia
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Hypertension vs Hypotension
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Endocarditis vs Pericarditis
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Arterial vs Venous
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Thrombocytopenia vs Thrombocytosis
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Vasodilation vs Vasoconstriction
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2.5 Build the Word
Fast Heart Condition
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Heart Inflammation Around
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Blood in the Chest
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Clotted, Inflamed Vein
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Vessel Image
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Heart Muscle Disorder
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Within a Vein
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Heart and Vessel
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2.6 Listening Practice
Heart Rate and Pressure
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Expanding Hematoma
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Blocked Artery
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Cardiogenic Shock
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Clotted Vein
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Pericardial Puncture
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2.7 Exit Ticket
cardi/o
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angi/o and vascul/o
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hem/o
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thromb/o
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tachy-
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brady-
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Endocarditis
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Intravenous
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Session 3: Brain and Nerves
3.1 Retrieval
Heart Disease
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Inflammation Around the Heart
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Blood Clot Condition
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Slow Heart Rate
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Uncontrolled Bleeding
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3.2 Brain and Nerves
Nervous System Map
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neur/o
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encephal/o, cerebr/o
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crani/o, mening/o
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myel/o
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psych/o
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hemi-, semi-, para-
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-plegia, -paresis
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3.3 Sort by Structure
Sort by Structure
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3.4 Paralysis or Weakness
Paralysis or Weakness
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3.5 Build the Word
Inside the Skull
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Brain Inflammation
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Meninges and Brain Inflammation
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Nerve Pain
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Nerve and Muscle
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One-Sided Weakness
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Skull Repair
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Spinal Cord Record
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3.6 Listening Practice
Intracranial Hemorrhage
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Left-Sided Hemiparesis
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Ruling Out Meningitis
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Metabolic Encephalopathy
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Craniotomy Recommendation
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Myeloma Evaluation
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Psychogenic Symptoms
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3.7 Exit Ticket
Nerve
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Brain
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Skull
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Meninges
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Two Meanings of myel/o
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Mind or Mental State
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Paralysis Versus Weakness
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Decoding Meningoencephalitis
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Session 4: Breathing and Airway
4.1 Retrieval
One-Sided Weakness
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Meninges Inflammation
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Brain Disorder
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Inside the Skull
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Without Breathing
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4.2 Airway Map
The Breath Route
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pulmon/o, pneumon/o, pneum/o
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bronch/o
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thorac/o, pleur/o
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trache/o, laryng/o
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-pnea
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4.3 Route of Air
Sorting the Airway
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4.4 Breathing Prefixes
Prefixes for Breathing
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Fast Breathing
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Slow Breathing
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Difficult Breathing
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Absent Breathing
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Reduced Breathing
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4.5 Build the Word
Bronchitis
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Pneumonectomy
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Tracheostomy
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Thoracentesis
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Bronchopneumonia
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Pleuritis
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Endotracheal
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Pneumothorax
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4.6 Listening Practice
Fast and Low
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Air in the Chest
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Widened Airways
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Airway Examination
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Fluid Around the Lung
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No Breathing After Seizure
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4.7 Exit Ticket
Lung Root
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Bronchial Root
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Chest Root
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Pleura Root
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Windpipe Root
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Voice Box Root
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Breathing Suffix
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Why Context Matters
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Session 5: Digestive System
5.1 Retrieval
Difficult Breathing
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Air in the Chest
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Bronchial Inflammation
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Chest Puncture
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Blood in the Chest
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5.2 Digestive Map
Digestive Map
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gastr/o
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enter/o, col/o, colon/o
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hepat/o
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pancreat/o, cholecyst/o, chol/e
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-rrhea, -rrhage, -rrhagia
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Guest Word Parts
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5.3 Organ Sorting
Sort by Organ
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5.4 Build the Word
Stomach and Intestine Inflammation
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Liver Enlargement
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Pancreas Inflammation
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Gallbladder Removal
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Colon Examination
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Stomach Opening
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Gallstone Condition
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Vomiting Blood
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Heavy Uterine Bleeding
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Nasal Discharge
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5.5 Listening Practice
Colon Finding
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Liver Specialty
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Gallstones and Inflammation
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Pancreas Finding
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Vomiting and Bleeding
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Digestive Specialty Plan
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5.6 Exit Ticket
Stomach
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Intestine
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Colon
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Liver
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Pancreas
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Gallbladder
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Flow or Discharge
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Decode Gastroenteritis
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Session 6: Kidneys and Glands
6.1 Retrieval
Liver Enlargement
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Pancreatic Inflammation
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Gallbladder Removal
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Vomiting Blood
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Intestinal Disorder
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6.2 Kidneys and Glands
Kidney and Endocrine Map
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nephr/o, ren/o
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ur/o
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cyst/o
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glyc/o, glycem-
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aden/o, thyr/o, thyroid/o, endocrin/o
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-uria
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-penia, -cytosis, -megaly
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6.3 Where Is the Finding
Where Is the Finding
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6.4 Quantity and Size
Excessive Urine Output
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Low Urine Output
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Absence of Urine Output
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Low White Blood Cell Count
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High White Blood Cell Count
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Low Platelet Count
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Enlarged Heart
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Enlarged Liver
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Enlarged Spleen
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Enlarged Thyroid
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6.5 Build the Word
Kidney Disorder
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Kidney Removal
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Relating to the Kidney
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Bladder Examination
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High Blood Sugar
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Underactive Thyroid
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Gland Tumor
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Hormone Specialty
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6.6 Listening Practice
Urine Output Decline
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Urinalysis Findings
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Kidney Specialty Evaluation
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Severe Low Blood Sugar
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White Cell Count Change
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Thyroid Scan and Labs
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Bladder Mass Found
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6.7 Exit Ticket
Kidney Roots
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Urinary Root
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Bladder Root
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Sugar Root
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Gland Root
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Urine Suffix
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Deficiency Suffix
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Enlargement Suffix
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Session 7: Bones and Muscles
7.1 Retrieval
Kidney Inflammation
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Sugar in Urine
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Thyroid Condition
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White Blood Cell Count
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Enlarged Heart
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7.2 Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Body Structure Map
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oste/o
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arthr/o
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my/o, muscul/o
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
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7.3 Sort the Structure
Sort the Structure
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7.4 Build the Word
Bone and Joint Inflammation
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Joint Pain
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Muscle Inflammation
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Widespread Muscle Inflammation
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Vertebra Repair
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Between Vertebrae
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Beneath the Skin
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Across the Skin
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Skin Condition
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Bone Cancer
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Similar-Sounding Suffixes
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7.5 Trauma Vocabulary
Trauma Vocabulary
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7.6 Listening Practice
Neck Fracture
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Infected Joint
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Muscle Weakness
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Spine Scan
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Injection Route
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Skin Biopsy
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7.7 Exit Ticket
Bone Root
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Joint Root
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Muscle Root
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Vertebra Roots
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Skin Roots
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Muscle Versus Spinal Cord
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Decode Polyarthritis
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Decode Transdermal
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Session Wrap-up
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Session 8: Cancer and Infection
8.1 Retrieval
Bone Tumor Language
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Skin Inflammation
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Joint Fluid Puncture
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Muscle Disorder
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Recalling Tissue Death
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8.2 Cells and Disease
Cell-to-Disease Map
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onc/o, carcin/o
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cyt/o, hist/o
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path/o
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necr/o, seps/o, septic/o
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leuk/o, lymph/o, immun/o
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bacteri/o, vir/o
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anti-
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neo-, meta-
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8.3 Sort the Process
Sort the Process
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8.4 Build the Word
Oncology
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Oncologist
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Adenocarcinoma
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Cytotoxic
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Histopathology
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Neoplasm
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Metastasis
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Leukopenia
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Bacteremia
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Aseptic
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8.5 Drug Classes
Drug Classes
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8.6 Listening Practice
Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
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Neutropenia and Bacteremia
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Sepsis and Organ Dysfunction
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Extensive Necrosis
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Immunosuppression and Infection
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Viral versus Bacterial
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8.7 Exit Ticket
Cancer Specialty Root
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Cancer Root Recall
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Cell Root Recall
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Tissue Root Recall
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Necrosis Root
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Immune Root Recall
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Anti- Prefix Recall
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Metastatic Spread
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Session 9: Reproduction and Birth
9.1 Retrieval
Neoplasm Formation
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Cancer Spread
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Bacteremia
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Immunosuppression
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Anticoagulation
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9.2 Reproduction and Birth
Reproduction and Birth Map
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gynec/o, uter/o, hyster/o
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obstetr/o, nat/o, neonat/o
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mamm/o, mast/o
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pre-, ante-, post-
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mono-, bi-, poly-, multi-
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9.3 Timeline Order
Perinatal Timeline
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9.4 Build the Word
Hysterectomy
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Hysteroscopy
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Intrauterine Location
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Mammogram
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Mastitis
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Obstetrics
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Neonatology
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Postpartum Hemorrhage
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9.5 Number Prefixes
Bilateral
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Monocyte Naming
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Polyuria
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Polycythemia
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Biventricular
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Multiorgan Involvement
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Monoplegia
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Polyarthritis
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9.6 Guest Term: Ectopic
Ectopic Pregnancy
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9.7 Listening Practice
Ectopic Pregnancy Report
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Alert
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Neonatology Attendance
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Intrauterine Confirmation
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Bilateral Breast Masses
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Hysteroscopy Recommendation
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9.8 Exit Ticket
Gynecology Root
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Uterus Roots
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Obstetrics Root
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Newborn Root
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Breast Roots
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Before Prefixes
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After Prefix
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Poly Prefix
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Session 10: Procedures and Synthesis
10.1 Mixed Retrieval
Naming the Heart
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Naming the Brain
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Naming the Lung
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Naming the Liver
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Naming the Kidney
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Bone, Joint, and Muscle
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Inflammation, Disorder, and Mass
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Without, Difficult, Fast, and Low
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10.2 Procedures and Specialties
Procedure Endings
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-ectomy
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-otomy, -stomy
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-scope, -scopy
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-gram, -graphy
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-centesis, -opsy
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-lysis, -plasty, -stasis
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-logy, -logist
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10.3 Procedure Contrasts
Removal, Incision, or Opening
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Tool, Act, Result, or Process
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Instrument or Act
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Tool for the Bladder
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Vessel Image or Process
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Breast Imaging Process
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Specialist or Specialty
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Sample, Break, Repair, or Stop
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10.4 Build the Word
Removal of the Kidney
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Incision into the Chest
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Opening into the Colon
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Visual Exam of a Joint
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Image of the Vessels
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Puncture Near the Heart
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Repair of a Vessel
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Nerve Specialist
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10.5 Listening Practice
Open Incision, Not a Scope
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Chest Fluid Sample
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Vessel Imaging and Repair
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Tissue Sample Destination
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Bleeding Stopped
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Nerve Specialty Orders a Recording
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10.6 Final Examination
Final Examination
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Bonus: Hospital Language Reference
1.1 Whole-Form Vocabulary
Hospital Shorthand
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1.2 Reference Tables
People and Workflow
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Reasoning Phrases
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Urgency and Bedside Care
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Labs and Imaging
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Whole-Form Conditions
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Medications
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Obstetric Terms
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Listening Traps
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1.3 Bonus Scene
Bonus Scene
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Vital Sign Roots
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Immediate Action
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Two Diagnoses
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Differential Meaning
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Altered Mental Status
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Pericardial Puncture
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Prepare for pericardiocentesis.
Choose the best meaning.
Prepare to widen a narrowed artery.
Prepare to remove a blood clot from a vein.
Prepare for a puncture procedure to remove fluid from around the heart.
Check answer
-centesis
is formally taught in a later session.