Abbreviation of Medical Terms (Q-T)

Question 1

q

Answer 1

every

Question 2

q.d.

Answer 2

every day

Question 3

q.h.

Answer 3

every hour

Question 4

q.i.d.

Answer 4

four times a day

Question 5

q.o.d.

Answer 5

every other day

Question 6

q.o.h.

Answer 6

every other hour

Question 7

q2h

Answer 7

every two hours

Question 8

q4h

Answer 8

every four hours

Question 9

qt.

Answer 9

quart

Question 10

R.N.

Answer 10

Registered Nurse

Question 11

R.T.

Answer 11

respiratory therapy

Question 12

R/O

Answer 12

rule out

Question 13

RA

Answer 13

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 14

RAIU

Answer 14

radioactive iodine uptake

Question 15

RBBB

Answer 15

right bundle branch block

Question 16

RBC

Answer 16

red blood cells

Question 17

ROA

Answer 17

right occiput anterior

Question 18

ROM

Answer 18

range of motion

Question 19

ROP

Answer 19

right occiput posterior

Question 20

ROT

Answer 20

right occiput transverse

Question 21

RR

Answer 21

recovery room

Question 22

RSA

Answer 22

right sacrum anterior

Question 23

RSR

Answer 23

regular sinus rhythm

Question 24

RST

Answer 24

right sacrum transverse

Question 25

Rt.

Answer 25

right

Question 26

RUE

Answer 26

right upper extremity

Question 27

RUQ

Answer 27

right upper quadrant

Question 28

Rx

Answer 28

treatment

Question 29

Rehab.

Answer 29

rehabilitation

Question 30

RF

Answer 30

rheumatoid factor for arthritis

Question 31

Rh

Answer 31

rhesus blood factor

Question 32

RHD

Answer 32

rheumatic heart disease

Question 33

RMT

Question 34

s

Answer 34

without

Question 35

s.l.

Answer 35

sublingual

Question 36

S/P

Answer 36

Status post

Question 37

S/S

Answer 37

Signs and symptoms

Question 38

SA

Answer 38

Sino-atrial

Question 39

SA Block

Answer 39

Sino-atrial block

Question 40

sc, sq

Answer 40

subcutaneous

Question 41

sed. rate

Answer 41

sedimentation rate

Question 42

SGA

Answer 42

small for gestational age

Question 43

SGOT

Answer 43

Serum Glutamic Oxaloatic Transaminase

Question 44

SLE

Answer 44

systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 45

SOB

Answer 45

shortness of breath

Question 46

Sod. Bicarb

Answer 46

sodium bicarbonate

Question 47

Sp. Gr.

Answer 47

specific gravity

Question 48

ss

Answer 48

half

Question 49

ST

Answer 49

sinus tachycardia

Question 50

Staph

Answer 50

staphylococci

Question 51

Strep

Answer 51

streptococcus

Question 52

stat.

Answer 52

at once

Question 53

SVC

Answer 53

superior vena cava

Question 54

TOF

Answer 54

Tetralogy of Fallot

Question 55

T&A

Answer 55

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 56

TAHBSO

Answer 56

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Question 57

t.i.d.

Answer 57

three times a day

Question 58

T.O.

Answer 58

telephone orders

Question 59

T3

Answer 59

triiodothyronine

Question 60

T4

Answer 60

thyroxine

Question 61

tab.

Answer 61

tablet

Question 62

TB

Answer 62

tuberculosis

Question 63

Tbsp.

Answer 63

tablespoon

Question 64

temp.

Answer 64

temperature

Question 65

TENS

Answer 65

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Question 66

TIA

Answer 66

Transient ischemic attack

Question 67

TPN

Answer 67

Total Parenteral Nutrition

Question 68

TPR

Answer 68

temperature, pulse, respiration

Question 69

trach.

Answer 69

tracheotomy

Question 70

TSH

Answer 70

thyroid stimulating hormone

Question 71

tsp

Answer 71

teaspoon

Question 72

TUR

Answer 72

transurethral resection

Question 73

TURP

Answer 73

transurethral resection of the prostate