r-symbols

R

Respiration; rectal

R, Rt

Right

RA

Rheumatoid arthritis

RBC

Red blood count; red blood cell

RDS

Respiratory distress syndrome

Rehab

Rehabilitation

REM

Rapid eye movement

RICE

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

RLE, R.L.E.

Right lower extremity

RLL

Right lower lobe

RLQ

Right lower quadrant

rot.

Rotation

RUQ

Right upper quadrant

RML

Right middle lobe

R/O

Rule out

ROM

Range of motion

RR

Respiratory rate; recovery room

RUE

Right upper extremity

RUL

Right upper lobe

Rx, RX

Therapy, prescription, treatment

s̄ (s with a bar)

Without

SAQ

Short arc quad

SBA

Stand by assistance

SCI

Spinal cord injury

SCM

Sternocleidomastoid

shld.

Shoulder

SIDS

Sudden infant death syndrome

SLB

Short leg brace

SLC

Short leg cast

SLR

Straight leg raise

SNF

Skilled nursing facility

SOB, S.O.B.

Short of breath

S/P

Status post

S/S, S & S

Signs & symptoms

STG

Short term goals

staph

Staphylococcus

stat

Immediately, at once

std(.)

Standard

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

strep

Streptococcus

SVN

Small volume nebulizer

T

Trace; temperature

TB

Tuberculosis

TBI

Traumatic brain injury

T&A

Tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy

TD

Transdermal

TENS

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

THER, ther

Therapy, therapeutic

therex

Therapeutic exercise

THA

Total hip arthroplasty

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

TID, tid

3 times a day

TKA

Total knee arthroplasty

TKE

Terminal knee extension

TMJ

Temporomandibular joint

T/O

Telephone order

tol(.)

Tolerated

TPR

Temperature, pulse, respiration

TSR

Total shoulder replacement

TTWB

Toe touch weight bearing

TURP

Transurethral resection of prostate

Tx

Treatment

UA, U/A

Urinalysis

U/E, UE

Upper extremity

UK

Unknown

ULN

Upper limits of normal

UTI

Urinary tract infection

UP

Upright posture

URI

Upper respiratory infection

US

Ultrasound

UVR

Ultraviolet radiation

VA

Veterans Administration

vc's

Verbal cues

v/c

Vital capacity

VD

Venereal disease

VHD

Vascular heart disease

V/O

Verbal order

V/S

Vital signs

WB

Weight bearing

WBAT

Weight bearing as tolerated

WBC

White blood count, white blood cells

WBQC

Wide base quad cane

w/c

Wheelchair

WFL

Within functional limits

WK, wk

Week

WNL

Within normal limits

w/o

Without

WOP

Without pain

wt

Weight

x

Multiplied by, times

XR

X-ray

XRT

Radiation therapy

yd

Yard(s)

y/o

Year(s) old

YOB

Year of birth

yr, YR, Yr, yrs

Year(s)

≈

Approximately

>

Greater than

<

Less than

2° (or 2o)

Secondary to