Abbreviations R-Symbols

Question 1

R

Answer 1

respiration, rectal

Question 2

(R) {full circle around R}, Rt

Answer 2

right

Question 3

RA

Answer 3

rheumatoid arthritis

Question 4

RBC

Answer 4

red blood count, red blood cell

Question 5

RDS

Answer 5

respiratory distress syndrome

Question 6

Rehab

Answer 6

rehabiliation

Question 7

REM

Answer 7

rapid eye movement

Question 8

RICE

Answer 8

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Question 9

RLE, R.L.E.

Answer 9

right lower extremity

Question 10

RLL

Answer 10

right lower lobe

Question 11

RLQ

Answer 11

right lower quadrant

Question 12

rot.

Answer 12

rotation

Question 13

RUQ

Answer 13

right upper quadrant

Question 14

RML

Answer 14

right middle lobe

Question 15

R/O

Answer 15

rule out

Question 16

ROM

Answer 16

range of motion

Question 17

RR

Answer 17

respiratory rate, recovery room

Question 18

RUE

Answer 18

right upper extremity

Question 19

RUL

Answer 19

right upper lobe

Question 20

Rx, RX

Answer 20

therapy, prescription, treatment

Question 21

_

s

Answer 21

without

Question 22

SAQ

Answer 22

short arc quad

Question 23

SBA

Answer 23

stand by assistance

Question 24

SCI

Answer 24

spinal cord injury

Question 25

SCM

Answer 25

sternocleidomastoid

Question 26

shld.

Answer 26

shoulder

Question 27

SIDS

Answer 27

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Question 28

SLB

Answer 28

short leg brace

Question 29

SLC

Answer 29

short leg cast

Question 30

SLR

Answer 30

straight leg raise

Question 31

SNF

Answer 31

skilled nursing facility

Question 32

SOB, S.O.B.

Answer 32

short of breath

Question 33

S/P

Answer 33

status post

Question 34

S/S, S & S

Answer 34

signs & symptoms

Question 35

_

ss

Answer 35

half

Question 36

STG

Answer 36

short term goals

Question 37

staph

Answer 37

staphylococcus

Question 38

stat

Answer 38

immediately, at once

Question 39

std(.)

Answer 39

standard

Question 40

STD

Answer 40

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Question 41

strep

Answer 41

streptococcus

Question 42

SVN

Answer 42

small volume nebulizer

Question 43

T

Answer 43

trace, temperature

Question 44

TB

Answer 44

tuberculosis

Question 45

TBI

Answer 45

traumatic brain injury

Question 46

T & A

Answer 46

tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy

Question 47

TD

Answer 47

transdermal

Question 48

TENS

Answer 48

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Question 49

THER, ther

Answer 49

therapy, therapeutic

Question 50

therex

Answer 50

therepeutic exercise

Question 51

THA

Answer 51

total hip arthroplasty

Question 52

TIA

Answer 52

transient ischemic attack

Question 53

TID, tid

Answer 53

3 times a day

Question 54

TKA

Answer 54

total knee arthroplasty

Question 55

TKE

Answer 55

terminal knee extension

Question 56

TMJ

Answer 56

Temporomandibular joint

Question 57

T/O

Answer 57

telephone order

Question 58

tol(.)

Answer 58

tolerated

Question 59

TPR

Answer 59

temperature, pulse, respiration

Question 60

TSR

Answer 60

total shoulder replacement

Question 61

TTWB

Answer 61

toe touch weight bearing

Question 62

TURP

Answer 62

transurethral resection of prostate

Question 63

Tx

Answer 63

treatment

Question 64

UA, U/A

Answer 64

urinalysis

Question 65

U/E, UE

Answer 65

upper extremity

Question 66

UK

Answer 66

unknown

Question 67

ULN

Answer 67

upper limits of normal

Question 68

UTI

Answer 68

urinary tract infection

Question 69

UP

Answer 69

upright posture

Question 70

URI

Answer 70

upper respiratory infection

Question 71

US

Answer 71

ultrasound

Question 72

UVR

Answer 72

ultraviolet radiation

Question 73

VA

Answer 73

Veterans Administration

Question 74

vc’s

Answer 74

verbal cues

Question 75

v/c

Answer 75

vital capacity

Question 76

VD

Answer 76

venereal disease

Question 77

VHD

Answer 77

vascular heart disease

Question 78

V/O

Answer 78

verbal order

Question 79

V/S

Answer 79

vital signs

Question 80

WB

Answer 80

weight bearing

Question 81

WBAT

Answer 81

weight bearing as tolerated

Question 82

WBC

Answer 82

white blood count, white blood cells

Question 83

WBQC

Answer 83

wide base quad cane

Question 84

w/c

Answer 84

wheelchair

Question 85

WFL

Answer 85

within functional limits

Question 86

WK, wk

Answer 86

week

Question 87

WNL

Answer 87

within normal limits

Question 88

w/o

Answer 88

without

Question 89

WOP

Answer 89

without pain

Question 90

wt

Answer 90

weight

Question 91

x

Answer 91

multiplied by, times

Question 92

XR

Answer 92

X-ray

Question 93

XRT

Answer 93

radiation therapy

Question 94

yd

Answer 94

yard(s)

Question 95

y/o

Answer 95

year(s) old

Question 96

YOB

Answer 96

year of birth

Question 97

yr, YR, Yr, yrs

Answer 97

year(s)

Question 98

Mars symbol (circle with arrow pointing to upper right)

Answer 98

Male

Question 99

Venus symbol (circle with cross coming from bottom middle)

Answer 99

Female

Question 100

symbol that looks like wavy equal sign

Answer 100

approximately

Question 101

>

Answer 101

greater than

Answer 102

less than

Question 103

2o {o should be degree symbol}

Answer 103

secondary to

Question 104

delta symbol (triangle)

Answer 104

change

Question 105

=/= (equal sign with slash through it)

Answer 105

not equal

Question 106

+, &, et.

Answer 106

and

Question 107

#

Answer 107

pounds, number

Question 108

+

Answer 108

plus, positive

Question 109

?????????

Answer 109

minus, negative, absent

Question 110

(line with arrows at each end)

Answer 110

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