ah rst abbrev Flashcards

1
Q

R or rt

A

right

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2
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RBC or rbc

A

Red blood cell

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3
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R/O

A

Rule out

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4
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RDA

A

Recommended daily allowance

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5
Q

RDS

A

Respiratory distress syndrome

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6
Q

RDS

A

Infant respiratory distress syndrome

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7
Q

REM

A

Rapid eye movement

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8
Q

RLQ

A

Right lower quadrant

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9
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RUQ

A

Right upper quadrant

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10
Q

RDS

A

Respiratory distress syndrome

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11
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RN

A

Registered nurse

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12
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RNA

A

Ribonucleic acid

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13
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RNA

A

Registered nurse anesthetist

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14
Q

ROM

A

Range of motion

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15
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ROM

A

Rupture of membranes

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16
Q

ROS

A

Review of systems

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17
Q

RR

A

Respiratory rate

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18
Q

RRR

A

Regular rate and rhythm

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19
Q

RT

A

Reverse transcriptase

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20
Q

RT

A

Respiratory therapy

21
Q

RX

A

Recipe

22
Q

RX

A

Prescription

23
Q

¯s

A

without

24
Q

S/P

A

status post

25
Q

SC, subcu, or subq

A

Subcutaneous

26
Q

sGOT

A

Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

27
Q

sGPT

A

Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase

28
Q

SICU

A

Surgical intensive care unit

29
Q

SIDS

A

Sudden infant death syndrome

30
Q

sig

A

Label or write

31
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

32
Q

SpGr

A

Specific gravity

33
Q

ss

A

Sliding scale insulin

34
Q

stat

A

Immediately

35
Q

staph

A

Staphylococcus

36
Q

surg

A

surgery

37
Q

Sx or symp

A

Symptom

38
Q

T

A

Temperature

39
Q

T&A

A

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

40
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TB

A

Tuberculosis

41
Q

TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

42
Q

tid

A

Three times a day

43
Q

TMJ

A

Temporomandibular joint

44
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TPN

A

Total perenteral nutrition

45
Q

TSH

A

Thyroid stimulating hormone

46
Q

tsp

A

Teaspoon

47
Q

tbsp

A

Table spoon

48
Q

T-spine

A

Thoracic spine

49
Q

TURP

A

Transurethral resection of prostate