#8 Flashcards
1
Q
q
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q
A
Every
Latin: quisque
2
Q
qh
A
Every hour
Latin: quisque hora
3
Q
q2h
A
Every two hours
4
Q
q3h
A
Every three hours
5
Q
q4h
A
Every four hours
6
Q
qhs
A
Every night at bedtime
Latin: quisque hora somni
7
Q
qid
A
Four times a day
Latin: quater in die
8
Q
qns
A
Quantity not sufficient
9
Q
qol
A
Quality of life
10
Q
qs
A
Quantity sufficient
11
Q
qt
A
Quart
12
Q
R
A
Respiration
Rectal
13
Q
Rt
A
Right
14
Q
RBC
A
Red blood cell
15
Q
RDA
A
Recommend daily allowance
16
Q
REM
A
Rapid Eye Movement
17
Q
RLQ
A
RIGHT lower quadrant
18
Q
RN
A
Registered nurse
19
Q
RNA
A
Ribonucleic acid
20
Q
R/O
A
Rule out
21
Q
ROM
A
Range of motion
22
Q
RR
A
Recovery room
23
Q
RRT
A
Registered respiratory therapist
24
Q
RT
A
Respiratory therapist
25
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
26
Rx
Prescription
27
S
Sacral
28
-
| s
Without
29
SA
Sinoatrial
30
SGOT/SGPT
Liver enzymes
31
SICU
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
32
SIDS
Sudden infant death symdrome
33
Sig
Give the following directions
34
SOB
Shortness of breath
35
sol
Solution
36
sos
If necessary
37
spec
Specimen
38
SpGr
spgr
Specific gravity
39
--
| ss
One half
40
S/S
| S&S
Signs and symptoms
41
SSE
Soap solution enema
42
Staph
Staphylococcus infection
43
stat
Immediately
44
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
45
strep
Streptococcus infection
46
supp
Suppository
47
Surg
Surgery
Surgical
48
susp
Suspension
49
Sx
Symptom
Sign
50
syp
Syrup
