medical encyclopadia
| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| RA | Refractory anaemia Rheumatoid arthritis Right atrium |
| RAD | Reflex anal dilatation Right Axis Deviation |
| Rad hys | Radical hysterectomy |
| RAI | Radioactive Iodine |
| RAPD | Relative afferent pupillary defect |
| RAS | Renal artery stenosis |
| RBBB | Right bundle branch block |
| RBC | Red blood cells, Red blood count |
| RBLM | Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis |
| RCA | Right coronary artery |
| RCM | Restrictive cardiomyopathy Right costal margin |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| RD | Retinal detachment |
| RDS | Respiratory distress syndrome - Infant respiratory distress syndrome |
| RDW | Red cell distribution width |
| REM | Rapid eye movement |
| RF | Rheumatoid factor Rheumatic fever |
| RFLP | Restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| RFT | Renal function test |
| r/g/m | Rubs/gallops/murmurs - heart sounds |
| Rh | Rhesus factor |
| RHD | Rheumatoid heart disease |
| RhF | Rheumatoid factor |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| RIBA | Radioimmunoblotting assay |
| RICE | Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (treatment for a soft tissue injury) |
| RIMA | Reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A |
| RIND | Reversible ischemic neurologic deficit |
| RL | Ringer's lactate; lactated Ringer's solution |
| RLE | Right lower extremity |
| RLL | Right lower lobe - lung |
| RLN | Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Regional lymph node |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| RML | Right middle lobe - lung |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNP | Ribonucleoprotein |
| RNV | Radionuclear Ventriculography |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| R/O | Rule Out |
| ROA | Right occipital anterior - childbirth |
| ROP | Right occipital posterior - childbirth |
| ROS | Review of systems |
| ROSC | Return of spontaneous circulation |
| RPR | Rapid plasma reagin test |
| RR | Respiratory rate Blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer |
| RRR | Regular rate and rhythm - pulse |
| RS cell | Reed-Sternberg cell |
| RSI | Rapid sequence induction |
| RSV | Respiratory sncytial virus |
| RT | Respiratory therapy Reverse transcriptase |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| RTA | Renal tubal acidosis |
| RTC | Return to clinic (appointment for outpatient for next medical examination) |
| RTS | Revised trauma score |
| RUE | Right upper extremity |
| RUL | Right upper lobe (of the lung) |
| RUQ | Right upper quadrant (see also Human abdomen#Regions of the abdomen) |
| RV | Residual volume Right ventricle |
| RVAD | Right ventricular assist device |
| RVF | Right ventricular failure |
| RVH | Right ventricular hypertrophy |
| RVSP | Right ventricular systolic pressure |
| RVT | Renal vein thrombosis |
| Rx or ℞ or Rx | (R with crossed tail) medical prescription or Prescription drug |
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