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abbreviation -- Severe AS?? - Speedy


Posted: Oct 16, 2013

Having a brain fart -- ? help

aortic stenosis - nm

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Abandon Ship - Ice Floe

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ankylosing spondylitis - context is key - NM

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Exactly! - sm

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it's not hard for me to understand why so many MTs don't understand how to research when they can't even identify the nature of their questions.


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