Page 4 Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
Q
reps
A
repetitions
2
Q
REM
A
rapid eye movement
3
Q
req
A
required
4
Q
resp
A
respiration
5
Q
RF
A
rheumatic fever
6
Q
Rh
A
Rhesus (blood factor)
7
Q
RHD
A
rheumatic heart disease
8
Q
RLE
A
right lower extremity
9
Q
RLL
A
right lower lobe (lung)
10
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
11
Q
RML
A
right mediolateral
12
Q
RN
A
registered nurse
13
Q
R/O
A
rule out
14
Q
ROA
A
right occipitoanterior
15
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
16
Q
ROS
A
review of symptoms
17
Q
RPFT
A
Registered Pulmonary
Function Technologist
18
Q
RSR
A
regular sinus rhythm
19
Q
RROM
A
resisted range of motion
20
Q
RUG
A
resource utilization group (Medicare)
21
Q
RUL
A
right upper lobe (lung)
22
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
23
Q
RV
A
right ventricle
24
Q
rv
A
residual volume
25
RVH
right ventricular hypertrophy
26
Rx
prescription
27
S
supervision
28
S1-S5
sacral vertebrae 1 through 5
29
SA
sinoatrial
30
SAH
subarachnoid Hemmorhage
31
SACH
solid ankle cushion heel
32
SaO2
arterial saturation of hemoglobin
33
SAQ
short arc quads
34
SBA
standby assist
35
SBO
small bowel obstruction
36
SCI
spinal cord injury
37
sed.rate
sedimentation rate
38
sep
separately
39
SG
Swan Ganz
40
sib
sibling
41
SICU
surgical intensive care unit
42
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
43
SLE
systemic lupus erythematos
44
SLP
speech and language pathologist
45
SLR
straight leg raise
46
SNF
skilled nursing facility
47
SOAP
subjective, objective,
| assessment and plan
48
SOB
shortness of breath
49
S/P
status post
50
SpO2
saturation via pulse oximetry
51
SSDI
social security disability insurance
52
SSS
sick sinus syndrome
53
staph
Staphylococcus
54
STAT
immediately
55
STG
short term goal
56
strep
Streptococcus
57
subq
subcutaneous
58
sup
superior, supine
59
surg
surgery
60
SVC
superior vena cava
61
SVO2
venous saturation of hemoglobin
62
Sx
symptoms
63
syst
systolic
64
STD
sexually transmitted disease
65
T
trace (as in MMT)
66
T1-T12
Thoracic Vertebrae 1-12
67
T3/T4/T7
thyroid tests
68
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
69
tab
tablet
70
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
71
TB
tuberculosis
72
TBA
to be assessed
73
TBSA
total burn surface area
74
TEDS
Total Embolic Deterrent System
| elastic stockings
75
temp
temperature
76
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
77
THR
total hip replacement
78
TIA
transient ischemic attack
79
tid
three times a day
80
TKA
total knee arthoplasty
81
TKR
total knee replacement
82
TLC
triple lumen catheter
83
t/c
total lung capacity
84
TMJ
temporalmandibular joint
85
TNR
tonic neck reflex
86
T/O
telephone order
87
tPA
tissue plasminogen activator
88
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
89
trach
tracheostomy
90
trans
transverse
91
TSD
Tay-Sachs disease
92
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
93
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
94
TURP
transurethral resection of prostate
95
TVH
total vaginal hysterectomy
96
Tx
treatment
97
UBE
upper body ergometer
98
UE
upper extremity
99
UMN
upper motor neuron
100
U/L
unilateral
101
URI
upper respiratory infection
102
URT
upper respiratory tract
103
US
ultrasound
104
UTI
urinary tract infection
105
UV
ultraviolet
106
VA
veterans administration
107
VAS
visual analog scale
108
vc
vital capacity
109
VNA
visiting nurse association
110
VO
verbal order
111
V/Q
ventilation/perfusion quotient
112
VRE
vanco resistant enterococcus
113
VS
vital signs
114
Vtach
ventricular tachycardia
115
WB
weight bearing
116
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
117
WBC
white blood cell
118
W/C
wheelchair
119
WBQC
wide based quad cane
120
WFL
within functional limits
121
WNL
within normal limits
122
wt
weight
123
w/u
work up
124
x
times
125
yr
year
126
y/o
year old
