Foundations Abbreviations R-Symbols Flashcards
1
Q
R
A
Respiration, rectal
2
Q
Rt
A
right
3
Q
RA
A
Rheumatoid Arthritis
4
Q
RBC
A
red blood count
5
Q
RDS
A
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
6
Q
Rehab
A
rehabilitation
7
Q
REM
A
rapid eye movement
8
Q
RICE
A
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
9
Q
RLE
A
Right Lower Extremity
10
Q
RLL
A
right lower lobe
11
Q
RLQ
A
Right lower Quadrant
12
Q
rot.
A
rotation
13
Q
RUQ
A
Right upper Quadrant
14
Q
RML
A
right middle lobe
15
Q
R/O
A
Rule out
16
Q
ROM
A
Range of Motion
17
Q
RR
A
Respiratory rate, recovery room
18
Q
RUE
A
Right Upper Extremity
19
Q
RUL
A
Right upper lobe
20
Q
Rx
A
prescription
21
Q
S w/ line above
A
without
22
Q
SAQ
A
short arc quad
23
Q
SBA
A
Stand by assistance
24
Q
SCI
A
spinal cord injury
25
SCM
sternocleidomastoid
26
shld.
shoulder
27
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
28
SLB
short leg brace
29
SLC
short leg cast
30
SLR
straight leg raise
31
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
32
SOB
Short of Breath
33
S/P
status post
34
S/S, S&S
signs & symptoms
35
STG
short term goals
36
staph
staphylococcus
37
stat
immediately, at once
38
std.
standard
39
STD
sexually transmitted disease
40
strep
streptococcus
41
SVN
Small volume nebulizer
42
T
trace, temperature
43
TB
tuberculosis
44
TBI
traumatic brain injury
45
T & A
Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
46
TD
transdermal
47
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
48
Ther, THER
therapy, therapeutic
49
THA
Total Hip Arthroplasty
50
TIA
transient ischemic attack
51
TID
3 times a day
52
TKA
total knee arthroplasty
53
TKE
terminal knee extension
54
TMJ
Temporomandibular joint
55
T/O
Telephone Order
56
tol.
Tolerated
57
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
58
TSR
Total shoulder replacement
59
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
60
TURP
transurethral resection of prostate
61
Tx
treatment
62
UA, U/A
Urinalysis
63
U/E, UE
Upper Extremity
64
UK
unknown
65
ULN
upper limits of normal
66
UTI
urinary tract infection
67
UP
upright posture
68
URI
upper respiratory infection
69
US
Ultrasound
70
UVR
ultraviolet radiation
71
VA
Veterans Administration
72
vc's
verbal cuss
73
v/c
vital capacity
74
VD
venereal disease
75
VHD
Vascular Heart Disease
76
V/O
Verbal Order
77
V/S
Vital Signs
78
WB
weight bearing
79
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
80
WBC
white blood count, white blood cells
81
WBQC
wide base quad cane
82
w/c
wheelchair
83
WFL
Within Functional Limits
84
WK, wk
week
85
WNL
Within Normal Limits
86
w/o
without
87
WOP
without pain
88
t
weight
89
x
times
90
XR
X-ray
91
XRT
Radiation Therapy
92
yd
Yard(s)
93
y/o
Year(s) old
94
YOB
year of birth
95
yr, YR, Yr, yrs
Year(s)
