#8 Flashcards
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q
Every
Latin: quisque
qh
Every hour
Latin: quisque hora
q2h
Every two hours
q3h
Every three hours
q4h
Every four hours
qhs
Every night at bedtime
Latin: quisque hora somni
qid
Four times a day
Latin: quater in die
qns
Quantity not sufficient
qol
Quality of life
qs
Quantity sufficient
qt
Quart
R
Respiration
Rectal
Rt
Right
RBC
Red blood cell
RDA
Recommend daily allowance
REM
Rapid Eye Movement
RLQ
RIGHT lower quadrant
RN
Registered nurse
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
R/O
Rule out
ROM
Range of motion
RR
Recovery room
RRT
Registered respiratory therapist
RT
Respiratory therapist
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
Rx
Prescription
S
Sacral
-
s
Without
SA
Sinoatrial
SGOT/SGPT
Liver enzymes
SICU
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
SIDS
Sudden infant death symdrome
Sig
Give the following directions
SOB
Shortness of breath
sol
Solution
sos
If necessary
spec
Specimen
SpGr
spgr
Specific gravity
–
ss
One half
S/S
S&S
Signs and symptoms
SSE
Soap solution enema
Staph
Staphylococcus infection
stat
Immediately
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
strep
Streptococcus infection
supp
Suppository
Surg
Surgery
Surgical
susp
Suspension
Sx
Symptom
Sign
syp
Syrup