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Abbreviations #4
NUR101
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| q | every |
| qid | four times a day |
| R | respiration |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RML | right middle lobe |
| R/O | rule out |
| Rt | right |
| RUE | right upper extremity |
| RUL | Right upper lobe |
| RUQ | Right upper quadrant |
| Rx | prescription |
| s | without |
| SCD | Sequential compression device |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| SpO2 | Percentage of hgb saturated with oxygen |
| SSE | Soapsuds enema |
| stat | immediately |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| T | temperature |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| tid | three times a day |
| TO | telephone order |
| TPR | temperature, pulse and respiration |
| Tx | treatment |
| UA | urinalysis |
| VO | verbal order |
| VS | vital signs |
| WBC | white blood cell count |
| W/C | wheelchair |
| WDI | warm, dry, intact |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| wt | weight |