Abbrev Quiz 3 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

S s

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 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