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| R |
right |
| RA |
rheumatoid
arthritis or right atrium |
| RAD |
right
atrial axis deviation |
| RAE |
right
atrial enlargement |
| RAP |
right
atrial pressure |
| RBBB |
right
bundle branch block |
| RBC |
red
blood cell |
| RBP |
retinol-binding
protein |
| RDA |
recommended
daily allowance |
| RDW |
red
cell distribution width |
| RIA |
radioimmunoassay |
| RIH |
right
inguinal hernia |
| RLL |
right
lower lobe |
| RLQ |
right
lower quadrant |
| RML |
right
middle lobe |
| RNA |
ribonucleic
acid |
| R/O |
rule
out |
| ROM |
range
of motion |
| ROS |
review
of systems |
| RPG |
retrograde
pyelogram |
| RRR |
regular
rate and rhythm |
| RT |
respiratory
or radiation therapy |
| RTA |
renal
tubular acidosis |
| RTC |
return
to clinic |
| RU |
resin
uptake |
| RUG |
retrograde
urethogram |
| RUL |
right
upper lobe |
| RUQ |
right
upper quadrant |
| RV |
residual
volume |
| RVH |
right
ventricular hyperthrophy |
| Rx |
treatment |
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| s |
without
| ss = one-half |
| SA |
sinoatrial |
| SAA |
synthetic
amino acid |
| S&E |
sugar
and acetone |
| SBE |
subacute
bacterial endocarditis |
| SBFT |
small
bowel follow through |
| SBS |
short
bowel syndrome |
| SCr |
serum
creatinine |
| SEM |
systolic
ejection murmur |
| SG |
Swan-Ganz |
| SGA |
small
for gestational age |
| SGGT |
serum
gamma- glutamyl transpeptidase |
| SGOT |
serum
glutamic- oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SGPT |
serum
glutamic- pyruvic transaminase |
| SIADH |
syndrome
of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
| sig |
write
on label |
| SIMV |
synchronous
intermittent mandatory ventilation |
| sl |
sublingual |
| SLE |
systemic
lupus erythematous |
| SMO |
slips
made out |
| SOAP |
subjective,
Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| SOB |
shortness
of breath |
| SQ |
subcutaneous |
| STAT |
immediately |
| SVD |
spontaneous
vaginal delivery |
| Sx |
symptoms |
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| T&C |
type
and cross |
| TAH |
total
abdominal hysterectomy |
| T&H |
type
and hold |
| TB |
tuberculosis |
| TBG |
total
binding globulin |
| Td |
tetanus-diphtheria
toxoid |
| TIA |
transient
ischemic attack |
| TIBC |
total
iron binding capacity |
| tid |
three
times a day |
| TIG |
tetanus
immune globulin |
| TKO |
to
keep open |
| TLC |
total
lung capacity |
| TMJ |
temporo
mandibular joint |
| TNTC |
too
numerous to count |
| TO |
telephone
order |
| TOPV |
trivalent
oral polio vaccine |
| TPN |
total
parenteral nutrition |
| TSH |
thyroid
stimulating hormone |
| TT |
thrombin
time |
| TTP |
thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura |
| TU |
tuberculin
units |
| TUR |
transurethral
resection |
| TURBT |
TUR
bladder tumors |
| TURP |
transurethral
resection of prostate |
| TV |
tidal
volume |
| TVH |
total
vaginal hysterectomy |
| tw
|
twice
a week |
| Tx |
treatment,
transplant |
