Abbreviations R-Symbols Flashcards
1
Q
R
A
respiration, rectal
2
Q
(R) {full circle around R}, Rt
A
right
3
Q
RA
A
rheumatoid arthritis
4
Q
RBC
A
red blood count, red blood cell
5
Q
RDS
A
respiratory distress syndrome
6
Q
Rehab
A
rehabiliation
7
Q
REM
A
rapid eye movement
8
Q
RICE
A
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
9
Q
RLE, R.L.E.
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, RX
A
therapy, prescription, treatment
21
Q
_
s
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, S.O.B.
short of breath
33
S/P
status post
34
S/S, S & S
signs & symptoms
35
_
| ss
half
36
STG
short term goals
37
staph
staphylococcus
38
stat
immediately, at once
39
std(.)
standard
40
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
41
strep
streptococcus
42
SVN
small volume nebulizer
43
T
trace, temperature
44
TB
tuberculosis
45
TBI
traumatic brain injury
46
T & A
tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
47
TD
transdermal
48
TENS
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
49
THER, ther
therapy, therapeutic
50
therex
therepeutic exercise
51
THA
total hip arthroplasty
52
TIA
transient ischemic attack
53
TID, tid
3 times a day
54
TKA
total knee arthroplasty
55
TKE
terminal knee extension
56
TMJ
Temporomandibular joint
57
T/O
telephone order
58
tol(.)
tolerated
59
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
60
TSR
total shoulder replacement
61
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
62
TURP
transurethral resection of prostate
63
Tx
treatment
64
UA, U/A
urinalysis
65
U/E, UE
upper extremity
66
UK
unknown
67
ULN
upper limits of normal
68
UTI
urinary tract infection
69
UP
upright posture
70
URI
upper respiratory infection
71
US
ultrasound
72
UVR
ultraviolet radiation
73
VA
Veterans Administration
74
vc's
verbal cues
75
v/c
vital capacity
76
VD
venereal disease
77
VHD
vascular heart disease
78
V/O
verbal order
79
V/S
vital signs
80
WB
weight bearing
81
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
82
WBC
white blood count, white blood cells
83
WBQC
wide base quad cane
84
w/c
wheelchair
85
WFL
within functional limits
86
WK, wk
week
87
WNL
within normal limits
88
w/o
without
89
WOP
without pain
90
wt
weight
91
x
multiplied by, times
92
XR
X-ray
93
XRT
radiation therapy
94
yd
yard(s)
95
y/o
year(s) old
96
YOB
year of birth
97
yr, YR, Yr, yrs
year(s)
98
Mars symbol (circle with arrow pointing to upper right)
Male
99
Venus symbol (circle with cross coming from bottom middle)
Female
100
symbol that looks like wavy equal sign
approximately
101
>
greater than
102
less than
103
2o {o should be degree symbol}
secondary to
104
delta symbol (triangle)
change
105
=/= (equal sign with slash through it)
not equal
106
+, &, et.
and
107
#
pounds, number
108
+
plus, positive
109
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minus, negative, absent
110
(line with arrows at each end)
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