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RN

Registered Nurse

RNA

Ribonucleic Acid

R/O

Rule Out

RO

Reality Orientation

ROM

Range of Motion

RR

Recovery Room

RRT

registered respiratory therapist, registered radiologic technologist

RT

Respiratory Therapy/Therapist

RUQ

Right Upper Quadrant

Rx

prescription, take, treatment

S

Sacral

S&A

Sugar and Acetone

s, w/o

without

SA

Sino Atrial

subQ or Sub-Q

Subcutaneous

SGOT, SGPT

transaminase test

SICU

Surgical Intensive Unit Care

SIDs

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sig

give the following instructions

sm

small

SOB

Short Of Breath

VICA

Vocational Industrial Clubs of America

VO

Verbal Order

Vol

Volume

VS

Vital Signs

WBC

White Blood Cell

WC

Ward Clerk/secretary

w/c

wheelchair

WHO

World Health Organization

WNL

Within Normal Limits

W/P

whirlpool

wt

weight

x

times

x-match

cross match

XR

X-ray

y/o

years old

YOB

year of birth

yr

year

Zn

Zinc

↑

higher, elevate, or up

↓

lower or down

#

pound or number

‘

foot or minute

“

inch or second