partial weight bearing

(a)  

q

(a)  

every

(a)  

RA

(a)  

rheumatoid arthritis

(a)  

RBC

(a)  

red blood cell

(a)  

RLE

(a)  

right lower extremity (right leg)

(a)  

RLL

(a)  

right lower lobe

(a)  

RLQ

(a)  

right lower quadrant

(a)  

R/O

(a)  

rule out

(a)  

ROM

(a)  

range of motion

(a)  

RT

(a)  

respiratory therapy/therapist

(a)  

RUE

(a)  

right upper extremity (right arm)

(a)  

RUQ

(a)  

right upper quadrant

(a)  

Rx

(a)  

prescription

(a)  

s̅

(a)  

without

(a)  

SOB

(a)  

shortness of breath

(a)  

stat

(a)  

immediately, at once

(a)  

STI

(a)  

sexually transmitted infection

(a)  

sx

(a)  

symptoms

(a)  

T&A

(a)  

tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy

(a)  

TB

(a)  

tuberculosis

(a)  

TIA

(a)  

transient ischemic attack

(a)  

t.i.d.

(a)  

three times a day

(a)  

TPR

(a)  

temperature, pulse, and respiration

(a)  

Tx

(a)  

treatment

(a)  

UA

(a)  

urinalysis

(a)  

URI

(a)  

upper respiratory infection

(a)  

UTI

(a)  

urinary tract infection

(a)  

v.s./VS

(a)  

vital signs

(a)  

w/c, W/C

(a)  

wheelchair

(a)  

WBC

(a)  

white blood cell

(a)  

WNL

(a)  

within normal limits

(a)