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Medical Abbreviations RSTUVW
Quiz 6
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Undergraduate 2
03/05/2009
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RUL
 Definition
Right upper lobe
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RUQ
 Definition
Right upper quadrant
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Rx
 Definition
Treatment, prescription
Term
s (line above it)
 Definition
without
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SARS
 Definition
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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SB
 Definition
Sternal border
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SICU
 Definition
Surgical intensive care unit
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SED
 Definition
Sedimentation Rate
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SLE
 Definition
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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SOB
 Definition
Short of breath
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sp.gr., s.g., SG
 Definition
Specific gravity
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SR
 Definition
Siderails
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ss (line above it)
 Definition
half
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stat
 Definition
immediately
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STD
 Definition
Sexually Transmitted Disease
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susp
 Definition
suspension
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S/S
 Definition
signs and symptoms
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TAH
 Definition
Total abdominal hysterectomy
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TB
 Definition
Tuberculosis
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TIA
 Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack
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TID
 Definition
Three times a day
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TPN
 Definition
Total parenteral nutrition
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TPR
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Temperature, pulse, and respirations
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U/A
 Definition
Urine for analysis
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UGI
 Definition
Upper gastrointestinal
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UTI
 Definition
Urinary tract infection
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VS
 Definition
vital signs
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WBC
 Definition
white blood cell
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WNL
 Definition
Within normal limits
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W/A
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