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| Common Medical Abbreviations |
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| ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
| q |
Every |
| q.d. |
Every day |
| q.h. |
Every hour |
| q2h |
Every 2 hours |
| q4h |
Every 4 hours |
| q.i.d. |
Four times a day |
| R |
Respirations, roentgen |
| RA |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RAIU |
Radioactive iodine uptake |
| RBBB |
Right bundle branch block |
| RBS |
Red blood cell |
| RCA |
Right coronary artery |
| RF |
Rheumatic fever, rheumatoid factor |
| Rh |
Rhesus blood factor |
| Rh neg. (Rh-) |
Rhesus factor negative |
| Rh pos. (Rh+) |
Rhesus factor positive |
| RLQ |
Right lower quadrant |
| RN |
Registered nurse |
| RNA |
Ribonucleic acid |
| R/O |
Rule out |
| ROM |
Range of motion (of joint) |
| RUQ |
Right uper quadrant |
| Rx |
Prescription |
* abbreviations should have a line above
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