Q & R Flashcards
q
quaque (every)
q3h
quaque 3 hora (every 3 hours)
qd
quater die (every day)
qds
quater die sumendum (strictly four times a day)
qh
quaque hora (every hour)
qid
quater in die (four times a day)
QNS
quantity not sufficient
qqh
quaque quarta hora (every fourth hour)
qs
quantum sufficiat / satis (sufficient quantity)
qv
as much as desired
qw
every week
R
right / return / resistance / rectal
RACF
residential aged care facility
rad
radial
RBC or rbc
red blood cell
RCC
red cell count
RD
respiratory distress
RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
re
review / regarding / with reference to
reg
regular
Rh
rhesus factor
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RMO
resident medical officer
RN
registered nurse
RO
rule out / radiation oncology
RR
recovery room / relative risk / respiratory rate
RS
respiratory system
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
RT
radiation therapy / respiratory
RUQ
right upper quadrant
Rx
treatment / medication / prescription (recipe)
quad.
quadriplegia
quads.
quadriceps
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis / room air
RBG
random blood glucose
RBGL
random blood glucose levels
RCV
red cell volume
RDT
routine dialysis therapy
Rels.
relatives
REM
rapid eye movement
Resp.
respiratory
RF
renal failure / roller frame (two wheels)
RFTs
respiratory function tests
Rh -ve
rhesus factor negative
Rh +ve
rhesus factor positive
RIB
reportable incident brief / rest in bed
RICS
right intercostal space
R-J
Robert Jones (bandage)
RLIQ
right lower inner quadrant
RLOQ
right lower outer quadrant (breast)
RM
registered midwife
R/O
removal of
ROI
release of information
ROS
removal of sutures
Rpt
repeat
RRMed
risk reducing medication
RSI
repetitive strain injury
RT or R/T or RTx
radiotherapy
RTB
return to bed
RTI
respiratory tract infection
RTA
regular in time and amplitude
RTU
returned to unit
RTW
returned to ward
RUIQ
right upper inner quadrant (breast)
R/V
review