abbrev exam 4 Flashcards
1
Q
RBBB
A
right bundle branch block
2
Q
RBC
A
red blood cell
3
Q
RDDA
A
recommended daily dietary allowance
4
Q
RDS
A
respiratory distress syndrome
5
Q
RF
A
rheumatoid factor
6
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
7
Q
RLL
A
right lower lobe
8
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
9
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
10
Q
Rx
A
treatment; therapy; prescription
11
Q
SBE
A
subacute bacterial endocarditis
12
Q
SARS
A
severe acute respiratory syndrome
13
Q
sed rate
A
sedimentation rate
14
Q
segs
A
segmented neutrophils
15
Q
SL
A
sublingual
16
Q
SIDS
A
sudden infant death syndrome
17
Q
SLE
A
systemic lupus erythematosus
18
Q
SOAP
A
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
19
Q
SOB
A
shortness of breath
20
Q
STD
A
sexually transmitted disease
21
Q
Staph.
A
staphylococci
22
Q
stat
A
immediately
23
Q
STI
A
sexually transmitted infection
24
Q
SVC
A
superior vena cava
25
T
temperature; time
26
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
27
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
28
TB
tuberculosis
29
TBI
traumatic brain injury
30
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
31
TM
tympanic membrane
32
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
33
tPA
tissue plasminogen activator
34
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
35
TVH
total vaginal hysterectomy
36
UA
urinalysis; unstable angina
37
URI
upper respiratory infection
38
UTI
urinary tract infection
39
VCUG
voiding cystourethrogram
40
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
41
VF
ventricular fibrillation
42
VSD
ventricular septal defect
43
VT
ventricular tachycardia
44
WBC
white blood cell
45
WNL
within normal limits
46
wt
weight
47
XRT
radiatiion therapy
