List of medical abbreviations: R

Abbreviation Meaning
Rrespiration, (right)
RArefractory anemia
rheumatoid arthritis
right atrium
room air
RADreflex anal dilatation
right axis deviation
reactive airway disease
radiation absorbed dose
reactive attachment disorder
Rad hysradical hysterectomy
RAEright atrial enlargement
RAIradioactive iodine
RAIUthyroid reactive iodine uptake
RAPDrelative afferent pupillary defect
RASrenal artery stenosis
RATLHRobotic assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy
RATVHRadical Total Vaginal Hysterectomy
RBBBright bundle branch block
RBCred blood cells, red blood count
RBErelative biologic equivalent
RBLMrecurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis
RCAright coronary artery
RCCrenal cell carcinoma
RCMrestrictive cardiomyopathy
right costal margin
RCRrotator cuff repair
RCTrandomized controlled trial
RDretinal detachment
RDSrespiratory distress syndrome (see also infant respiratory distress syndrome)
RDWred cell distribution width
REIReproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
REMrapid eye movement
roentgen equivalent man
RFrheumatoid factor
rheumatic fever
Renal Failure
RFARadiofrequency ablation
RFLPrestriction fragment length polymorphism
RFTrenal function test
r/g/mrubs/gallops/murmurs (see heart sounds)
Rhrhesus factor
RhabdoRhabdomyolysis
RHCright heart catheterization
RHDRheumatic heart disease
RhFrheumatoid factor
RIAradioimmunoassay
RIBAradioimmunoblotting assay
RICErest, ice, compression, and elevation (treatment for a soft tissue injury)
RIFrifampin
RIMAreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A
RINDreversible ischemic neurologic deficit
RLRinger's lactate (that is, lactated Ringer's solution)
RLEright lower extremity
RLLright lower lobe (of lung)
RLNrecurrent laryngeal nerve;
regional lymph node
RLQright lower quadrant (of abdomen)
R&MRoutine + microscopic (General analysis of urine)
RMLright middle lobe (of lung)
RMSrhabdomyosarcoma
RMSFrocky mountain spotted fever
RNAribonucleic acid
RNPribonucleoprotein
RNVradionuclide ventriculography
RNYRoux-en-Y anastomosis
R/Orule out
ROAright occipital anterior (see childbirth)
ROHremoval of hardware
ROMrange of motion
rupture of membranes
ROPright occipital posterior (see childbirth)
retinopathy of prematurity
ROSreview of systems
ROSCreturn of spontaneous circulation
ROWRest of the Week; as in, "Take 2 mg on Monday and 1 mg ROW"
RPGNrapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
RPLNDretroperitoneal lymph node dissection
RPRrapid plasma reagin test
RRrespiratory rate
blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer
relative risk
RRMS relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
RRPRecurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
RRRregular rate and rhythm (see pulse)
r/r/wrales, rhonchi, wheezes (lung sounds)
RS cellReed–Sternberg cell
RSBRight sternal border
RSIrapid sequence induction
RSVrespiratory syncytial virus
R/trelated to
RTradiotherapy
respiratory therapy
reverse transcriptase
RT-PCRreverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
RTArenal tubular acidosis
RTCreturn to clinic (appointment for outpatient for next medical examination)
RTSRevised Trauma Score
RTVritonavir
RUEright upper extremity
RULright upper lobe (of lung)
RUQright upper quadrant (see also regions of the abdomen)
RUTIrecurrent urinary tract infection
RVresidual volume
right ventricle


review

RVADright ventricular assist device
RVFright ventricular failure, or rectovaginal fistula
RVHright ventricular hypertrophy
RVRrapid ventricular rate (tachycardia)
RVSPright ventricular systolic pressure
RVTrenal vein thrombosis
RWrolling walker
Rx or or Rx(R with crossed tail) medical prescription, prescription drug, or remedy
RXNreaction
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