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PHS Abbr. List #13
Medical Abbreviations List #13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| qhs | every night at bedtime |
| qid | four times a day |
| qns | quantity not sufficient |
| qs | quantity sufficient |
| qt | quart |
| qh | every hour |
| q3h | every 3 hours |
| q4h | every 4 hours |
| Q, q | every |
| R | Respiration, rectal |
| R (with circle), Rt | right |
| Ra | Radium |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RDA | Recommended daily allowance |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| R/O | rule out |
| RO | reality orientation |
| ROM | range of motion |
| RR | Recovery Room |
| RRT | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Registered Radiologic Technologist |
| RT | Respiratory Therapy/Therapist |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| Rx | Prescription, take, treatment |
| S | sacral |
| S&A | sugar and acetone |
| s, w/o | without |
| SA | sinoatrial |