1
Q
R or rt
A
right
2
Q
RBC or rbc
A
Red blood cell
3
Q
R/O
A
Rule out
4
Q
RDA
A
Recommended daily allowance
5
Q
RDS
A
Respiratory distress syndrome
6
Q
RDS
A
Infant respiratory distress syndrome
7
Q
REM
A
Rapid eye movement
8
Q
RLQ
A
Right lower quadrant
9
Q
RUQ
A
Right upper quadrant
10
Q
RDS
A
Respiratory distress syndrome
11
Q
RN
A
Registered nurse
12
Q
RNA
A
Ribonucleic acid
13
Q
RNA
A
Registered nurse anesthetist
14
Q
ROM
A
Range of motion
15
Q
ROM
A
Rupture of membranes
16
Q
ROS
A
Review of systems
17
Q
RR
A
Respiratory rate
18
Q
RRR
A
Regular rate and rhythm
19
Q
RT
A
Reverse transcriptase
20
Q
RT
A
Respiratory therapy
21
Q
RX
A
Recipe
22
Q
RX
A
Prescription
23
Q
¯s
A
without
24
Q
S/P
A
status post
25
SC, subcu, or subq
Subcutaneous
26
sGOT
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
27
sGPT
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
28
SICU
Surgical intensive care unit
29
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
30
sig
Label or write
31
SOB
Shortness of breath
32
SpGr
Specific gravity
33
ss
Sliding scale insulin
34
stat
Immediately
35
staph
Staphylococcus
36
surg
surgery
37
Sx or symp
Symptom
38
T
Temperature
39
T&A
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
40
TB
Tuberculosis
41
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
42
tid
Three times a day
43
TMJ
Temporomandibular joint
44
TPN
Total perenteral nutrition
45
TSH
Thyroid stimulating hormone
46
tsp
Teaspoon
47
tbsp
Table spoon
48
T-spine
Thoracic spine
49
TURP
Transurethral resection of prostate
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