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