Why is an apostrophe used in disorders such as miner's elbow and housemaid's knee but not in eponyms?

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Disease entities named for an individual (eponym) do not take the possessive form but other terms used as descriptors follow Standard English grammar rules and do still take the possessive form. The American Medical Association adopted the non-possessive style of writing eponyms to promote consistency and clarity.

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Both maternal antepartal transport and steroids have been shown to decrease neonatal morbidity and mortality.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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List at least three factors the EHR can use to create patient specific preventive screening or health maintenance guidelines

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How is asthma distinguished from an airway obstruction?

A. Asthma produces wheezing during expirations; airway obstruction produces stridor during inspirations. B. Asthma produces stridor during expirations; airway obstruction produces wheezing during inspirations. C. Asthma produces wheezing during inspirations; airway obstruction produces stridor during expirations. D. Asthma produces stridor during inspirations; airway obstruction produces wheezing during expirations.

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Birds have two pouches, called ____________________, located where the small intestine connects into the large intestine

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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