Q-T Flashcards
q
every
q.d.
every day
q.h.
every hour
q.i.d.
four times a day
q.o.d.
every other day
q.o.h.
every other hour
q2h
every 2 hours
q3h
every 3 hours
q4h
every 4 hours
qt.
quart
R.N.
Registered Nurse
R.T.
respiratory therapy
R/O
rule out
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake
RBBB
right bundle branch block
RBC
red blood cells
ROA
right occiput anterior
ROM
range of motion
ROP
right occiput posterior
ROT
right occiput transverse
RR
recovery room
RSA
right sacrum anterior
RSR
regular sinus rhythm
RST
right sacrum transverse
Rt.
right
RUE
right upper extremity
RUQ
right upper quadrant
Rx
treatment
Rehab.
rehabilitation
RF
rheumatoid factor for arthritis
Rh
rhesus blood factor
RHD
rheumatic heart disease
RMT
right mentotransverse
s
without
s.l.
sublingual
S/P
status post
S/S
Signs and symptoms
SA
Sino-atrial
SA Block
Sino-atrial block
sc, sq
subcutaneous
sed. rate
sedimentation rate
SGA
small for gestational age
SGOT
Serum Glutamic Oxaloatic Transaminase
SLE
systematic lupus erythematosus
SOB
shortness of breath
Sod. Bicarb (NaHCO3)
sodium bicarbonate
Sp. Gr.
specific gravity
ss
half
ST
sinus tachycardia
Staph
staphylococci
stat.
at once
Strep
streptococcus
SVC
superior vena cava
TOF
Tetralogy of Fallot
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TAHBSO
total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
t.i.d.
three times a day
T.O.
telephone orders
T3
triiodothyronine
T4
thyroxine
tab.
tablet
TB
tubercolosis
Tbsp.
tablespoon
temp.
temperature
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
trach.
tracheoctomy
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
tsp
teaspoon
TUR
transurethral resection
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate