list of medical abbreviations: r list of medical abbreviations: r medical abbreviations ← previous page of list (q) next page of list (s) → 0–9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z latin abbreviations prescription abbreviations acronyms in healthcare abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel abbreviations for diseases and disorders abbreviation meaning rrespiration, (right) rarefractory anemia rheumatoid arthritis right atrium room air radreflex anal dilatation right axis deviation reactive airway disease radiation absorbed dose reactive attachment disorder rad hysradical hysterectomy raeright atrial enlargement rairadioactive iodine raiuthyroid reactive iodine uptake rapdrelative afferent pupillary defect rasrenal artery stenosis ratlhrobotic assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy ratvhradical total vaginal hysterectomy rbbbright bundle branch block rbcred blood cells, red blood count rberelative biologic equivalent rblmrecurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis rcaright coronary artery rccrenal cell carcinoma rcmrestrictive cardiomyopathy right costal margin rcrrotator cuff repair rctrandomized controlled trial rdretinal detachment rdsrespiratory distress syndrome (see also infant respiratory distress syndrome) rdwred cell distribution width reireproductive endocrinology and infertility remrapid eye movement roentgen equivalent man rfrheumatoid factor rheumatic fever renal failure rfaradiofrequency ablation rflprestriction fragment length polymorphism rftrenal function test r/g/mrubs/gallops/murmurs (see heart sounds) rhrhesus factor rhabdorhabdomyolysis rhcright heart catheterization rhdrheumatic heart disease rhfrheumatoid factor riaradioimmunoassay ribaradioimmunoblotting assay ricerest, ice, compression, and elevation (treatment for a soft tissue injury) rifrifampin rimareversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase a rindreversible ischemic neurologic deficit rlringer's lactate (that is, lactated ringer's solution) rleright lower extremity rllright lower lobe (of lung) rlnrecurrent laryngeal nerve; regional lymph node rlqright lower quadrant (of abdomen) r&mroutine + microscopic (general analysis of urine) rmlright middle lobe (of lung) rmsrhabdomyosarcoma rmsfrocky mountain spotted fever rnaribonucleic acid rnpribonucleoprotein rnvradionuclide ventriculography rnyroux-en-y anastomosis r/orule out roaright occipital anterior (see childbirth) rohremoval of hardware romrange of motion rupture of membranes ropright occipital posterior (see childbirth) retinopathy of prematurity rosreview of systems roscreturn of spontaneous circulation rowrest of the week; as in, "take 2 mg on monday and 1 mg row" rpgnrapidly progressing glomerulonephritis rplndretroperitoneal lymph node dissection rprrapid plasma reagin test rrrespiratory rate blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer relative risk rrms relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis rrprecurrent respiratory papillomatosis rrrregular rate and rhythm (see pulse) r/r/wrales, rhonchi, wheezes (lung sounds) rs cellreed–sternberg cell rsbright sternal border rsirapid sequence induction rsvrespiratory syncytial virus r/trelated to rtradiotherapy respiratory therapy reverse transcriptase rt-pcrreverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction rtarenal tubular acidosis rtcreturn to clinic (appointment for outpatient for next medical examination) rtsrevised trauma score rtvritonavir rueright upper extremity rulright upper lobe (of lung) ruqright upper quadrant (see also regions of the abdomen) rutirecurrent urinary tract infection rvresidual volume right ventricle review rvadright ventricular assist device rvfright ventricular failure, or rectovaginal fistula rvhright ventricular hypertrophy rvrrapid ventricular rate (tachycardia) rvspright ventricular systolic pressure rvtrenal vein thrombosis rwrolling walker rx or ℞ or rx(r with crossed tail) medical prescription, prescription drug, or remedy rxnreaction medical abbreviations ← previous page of list (q) next page of list (s) → 0–9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z latin abbreviations prescription abbreviations acronyms in healthcare abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel abbreviations for diseases and disorders this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.