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Abbrev. Meaning
RA refractory anemia
rheumatoid arthritis
right atrium
RAD reflex anal dilatation
right axis deviation
reactive airway disease
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
RCC renal cell carcinoma
RCM restrictive cardiomyopathy
right costal margin
RCT randomized controlled trial
RD retinal detachment
RDS respiratory distress syndrome (see also 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 (see 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)
RIF rifampin
RIMA reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A
RIND reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
RL Ringer's lactate (that is, lactated Ringer's solution)
RLE right lower extremity
RLL right lower lobe (of lung)
RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve;
regional lymph node
RLQ right lower quadrant (of abdomen)
RML right middle lobe (of lung)
RNA ribonucleic acid
RNP ribonucleoprotein
RNV radionuclear ventriculography
ROM range of motion
R/O rule out
ROA right occipital anterior (see childbirth)
ROP right occipital posterior (see childbirth)
ROS review of systems
ROSC return of spontaneous circulation
RPGN rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
RPR rapid plasma reagin test
RR respiratory rate
blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer
RRR regular rate and rhythm (see pulse)
RS cell Reed-Sternberg cell
RSI rapid sequence induction
RSV respiratory syncytial 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 lung)
RUQ right upper quadrant (see also 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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