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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 |
S
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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 |
T
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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 |
