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Numbers and Staging

EKG terms:  AVS ( AudioVisual Stimulation), leads (1-3: Roman numerals; V1-6: Cardinal numbers: aVR, aVL, aVF)

Breast cancer staging:  Carcinoma (Roman numerals; capital letters if stated after the staging Roman numeral)

Heart murmurs: grades are listed in Roman numerals

Joint injuries:  types are in Roman numerals

Motor Exam:  Facial V1, V2, V3 etc.

Neuropathy grades:  Cardinal numbers

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (stages Roman numerals)

Sleep stages:  Roman numerals

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