List of medical abbreviations: R
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Abbreviation
Meaning
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
review
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 R
x
(R with crossed tail)
medical prescription
,
prescription drug
, or
remedy
RXN
reaction
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