Chapter 8 The Letters 'R', 'S' and 'T'

The Letter 'R'

1.What is the abbreviation for 'respiration' and 'rectal'? R

2.What is the abbreviation for 'right'? Rt

3. What is the abbreviation for 'radium'? Ra

4. What is the abbreviation for 'red blood cell'? RBC

5. What is the abbreviation for 'recommended daily allowance'? RDA

6. What is the abbreviation for 'rapid eye movement'? REM

7. What is the abbreviation for 'rheumatic heart disease'? RHD

8. What is the abbreviation for 'right lower quadrant'? RLQ

9. What is the abbreviation for 'registered nurse'? RN

10. What is the abbreviation for 'ribonucleic acid'? RNA

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1. What is the abbreviation for 'rule out'? R/O

2. What is the abbreviation for 'reality orientation'? RO

3. What is the abbreviation for 'range of motion'? ROM

4. What is the abbreviation for 'recovery room'? RR

5. What is the meaning of 'RRT'? registered respiratory therapist, registered radiologic technologist

6. What is the meaning of 'RUQ'? right upper quadant

7. What is the meaning of 'Rx'? prescription, take, treatment

8. What is the meaning of 'S'? sacral

9. What is the meaning of 'S & A'? sugar and acetone

10. What is the meaning of 'w/o' or 'small 's' with a line above'? without

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1. What is the meaning of 'SA'? sino atrial

2. What is the meaning of 'SC' or 'sc'? subcutaneous

3. What is the meaning of 'SGOT' and 'SGPT'? transaminase test

4. What is the meaning of 'SICU'? surgical intensive care unit

5. What is the meaning of 'SIDS'? sudden infant death syndrome

6. What is the meaning of 'Sig'? give the following directions

7. What is the meaning of 'sm'? small

8. What is the meaning of 'SOB'? shortness of breath

9. What is the meaning of 'sol'? solution

10. What is the meaning of 'SOS'? if necessary

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1. What is the meaning of 'spec'? specimen

2. What is the meaning of 'SpGr' or 'spgr'? specific gravity

3. What is the meaning of 'SPN'? student practical nurse

4. What is the meaning of 'spt'? spirits or liquor

5. What is the meaning of 'ss' with a line above it? one half

6. What is the meaning of 'S/S' or 'S&S'? signs and symptoms

7. What is the meaning of 'SSE'? soap solution enema

8. What is the meaning of 'staph'? staphylococcus infection

9. What is the meaning of 'stat'? immediately or at once

10. What is the meaning of 'STD'? sexually transmitted disease

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1. What does the abbreviation 'STH' mean? somatotropic hormone

2. What does the abbreviation 'strep' mean? streptococcus infection

3. What does the abbreviation 'supp' mean? suppository

4. What does the abbreviation 'surg' mean? surgery or surgical

5. What does the abbreviation 'susp' mean'? suspension

6. What does the abbreviation 'Sx' mean? symptom, sign

7. What does the abbreviation 'syp' mean? syrup

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Just a note: If you have noticed I changed up the form of the questions now and again, so that it would not be repetitious. Also, just a reminder if interested you could make flashcards with these terms for easier study.

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The Letter 'T'

1. What does the abbreviation 'T&A' mean? tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

2. What does the abbreviation 'T' or 'Temp' mean? temperature

3. What does the abbreviation 'tab' mean? tablet

4. What does the abbreviation 'TB' mean? tuberculosis

5. What does the abbreviation 'tbsp' mean? tablespoon

6. What is the abbreviation for 'turn, cough, deep breathe'? TCDB

7. What is the abbreviation for 'thyroid hormone'? TH

8. What is the abbreviation for 'transient ischemic attack'? TIA

9. What is the abbreviation for 'three times a day'? TID

10. What is the abbreviation for 'tender loving care? TLC

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1. What is the meaning of the abbreviation 'TO'? telephone order

2. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'tol'? tolerated

3. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'TPN'? total parental nutrition

4. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'TPR'? temperature, pulse, respiration

5. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'tinc' or 'tr'? tincture

6. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'TSH'? thyroid stimulating hormone

7. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'tsp'? teaspoon

8. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'TUR'? transurethral resection

9. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'TWE'? tap water enema

10. What is the meaning of the abbreviation for 'tx'? traction, treatment, transplant