R & S & T Abbreviations

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R
R	right
RA	rheumatoid arthritis or right atrium
RAD	right atrial axis deviation
RAE	right atrial enlargement
RAP	right atrial pressure
RBBB	right bundle branch block
RBC	red blood cell
RBP	retinol-binding protein
RDA	recommended daily allowance
RDW	red cell distribution width
RIA	radioimmunoassay
RIH	right inguinal hernia
RLL	right lower lobe
RLQ	right lower quadrant
RML	right middle lobe
RNA	ribonucleic acid
R/O	rule out
ROM	range of motion
ROS	review of systems
RPG	retrograde pyelogram
RRR	regular rate and rhythm
RT	respiratory or radiation therapy
RTA	renal tubular acidosis
RTC	return to clinic
RU	resin uptake
RUG	retrograde urethogram
RUL	right upper lobe
RUQ	right upper quadrant
RV	residual volume
RVH	right ventricular hyperthrophy
Rx	treatment
S
s	without | ss = one-half
SA	sinoatrial
SAA	synthetic amino acid
S&E	sugar and acetone
SBE	subacute bacterial endocarditis
SBFT	small bowel follow through
SBS	short bowel syndrome
SCr	serum creatinine
SEM	systolic ejection murmur
SG	Swan-Ganz
SGA	small for gestational age
SGGT	serum gamma- glutamyl transpeptidase
SGOT	serum glutamic- oxaloacetic transaminase
SGPT	serum glutamic- pyruvic transaminase
SIADH	syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
sig	write on label
SIMV	synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation
sl	sublingual
SLE	systemic lupus erythematous
SMO	slips made out
SOAP	subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
SOB	shortness of breath
SQ	subcutaneous
STAT	immediately
SVD	spontaneous vaginal delivery
Sx	symptoms
T
T&C	type and cross
TAH	total abdominal hysterectomy
T&H	type and hold
TB	tuberculosis
TBG	total binding globulin
Td	tetanus-diphtheria toxoid
TIA	transient ischemic attack
TIBC	total iron binding capacity
tid	three times a day
TIG	tetanus immune globulin
TKO	to keep open
TLC	total lung capacity
TMJ	temporo mandibular joint
TNTC	too numerous to count
TO	telephone order
TOPV	trivalent oral polio vaccine
TPN	total parenteral nutrition
TSH	thyroid stimulating hormone
TT	thrombin time
TTP	thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
TU	tuberculin units
TUR	transurethral resection
TURBT	TUR bladder tumors
TURP	transurethral resection of prostate
TV	tidal volume
TVH	total vaginal hysterectomy
tw	twice a week
Tx	treatment, transplant