Abbreviation
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Meaning
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R |
respiration, (right)
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RA |
refractory anemia rheumatoid arthritis right atrium room air
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RAD |
reflex anal dilatation right axis deviation reactive airway disease radiation absorbed dose reactive attachment disorder
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Rad hys |
radical hysterectomy
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RAE |
right atrial enlargement
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RAI |
radioactive iodine
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RAIU |
thyroid reactive iodine uptake
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RAPD |
relative afferent pupillary defect
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RAS |
renal artery stenosis
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RATLH |
Robotic assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy
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RATVH |
Radical Total Vaginal Hysterectomy
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RBBB |
right bundle branch block
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RBC |
red blood cells, red blood count
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RBE |
relative biologic equivalent
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RBLM |
recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis
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RCA |
right coronary artery
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RCC |
renal cell carcinoma
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RCM |
restrictive cardiomyopathy right costal margin
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RCR |
rotator cuff repair
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RCT |
randomized controlled trial
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RD |
retinal detachment
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RDS |
respiratory distress syndrome (see also infant respiratory distress syndrome)
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RDW |
red cell distribution width
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REI |
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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REM |
rapid eye movement roentgen equivalent man
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RF |
rheumatoid factor rheumatic fever
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RFA |
Radiofrequency ablation
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RFLP |
restriction fragment length polymorphism
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RFT |
renal function test
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r/g/m |
rubs/gallops/murmurs (see heart sounds)
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Rh |
rhesus factor
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Rhabdo |
Rhabdomyolysis
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RHC |
right heart catheterization
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RHD |
rheumatoid heart disease
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RhF |
rheumatoid factor
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RIA |
radioimmunoassay
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RIBA |
radioimmunoblotting assay
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RICE |
rest, ice, compression, and elevation (treatment for a soft tissue injury)
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RIF |
rifampin
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RIMA |
reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A
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RIND |
reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
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RL |
Ringer's lactate (that is, lactated Ringer's solution)
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RLE |
right lower extremity
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RLL |
right lower lobe (of lung)
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RLN |
recurrent laryngeal nerve; regional lymph node
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RLQ |
right lower quadrant (of abdomen)
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R&M |
Routine + microscopic (General analysis of urine)
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RML |
right middle lobe (of lung)
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RMS |
rhabdomyosarcoma
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RMSF |
rocky mountain spotted fever
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RNA |
ribonucleic acid
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RNP |
ribonucleoprotein
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RNV |
radionuclide ventriculography
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RNY |
Roux-en-Y anastomosis
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R/O |
rule out
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ROA |
right occipital anterior (see childbirth)
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ROH |
removal of hardware
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ROM |
range of motion rupture of membranes
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ROP |
right occipital posterior (see childbirth) retinopathy of prematurity
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ROS |
review of systems
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ROSC |
return of spontaneous circulation
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ROW |
Rest of the Week; as in, "Take 2 mg on Monday and 1 mg ROW"
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RPGN |
rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
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RPLND |
retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
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RPR |
rapid plasma reagin test
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RR |
respiratory rate blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer relative risk
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RRP |
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
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RRR |
regular rate and rhythm (see pulse)
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r/r/w |
rales, rhonchi, wheezes (lung sounds)
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RS cell |
Reed–Sternberg cell
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RSB |
Right sternal border
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RSI |
rapid sequence induction
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RSV |
respiratory syncytial virus
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R/t |
related to
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RT |
radiotherapy respiratory therapy reverse transcriptase
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RT-PCR |
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
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RTA |
renal tubular acidosis
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RTC |
return to clinic (appointment for outpatient for next medical examination)
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RTS |
Revised Trauma Score
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RTV |
ritonavir
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RUE |
right upper extremity
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RUL |
right upper lobe (of lung)
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RUQ |
right upper quadrant (see also regions of the abdomen)
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RUTI |
recurrent urinary tract infection
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RV |
residual volume right ventricle
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RVAD |
right ventricular assist device
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RVF |
right ventricular failure, or rectovaginal fistula
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RVH |
right ventricular hypertrophy
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RVR |
rapid ventricular rate (tachycardia)
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RVSP |
right ventricular systolic pressure
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RVT |
renal vein thrombosis
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Rx or ℞ or Rx |
(R with crossed tail) medical prescription, prescription drug, or remedy
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RXN |
reaction
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