{"id":6552,"date":"2022-09-01T05:25:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T05:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The abbreviations that are used by doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals people to write a description are known as medical abbreviations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Medical List Of Abbreviations"},"modified":"2022-09-01T05:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T05:27:20","slug":"500-medical-list-of-abbreviations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/500-medical-list-of-abbreviations\/","title":{"rendered":"500+ Medical List Of Abbreviations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-3168955794\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The abbreviations that are used by doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals people to write a description are known as medical abbreviations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical List Of Abbreviations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> AD &#8211; autonomic dysreflexia <\/td><td> AV &#8211; atrioventricular <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ASD &#8211; atrial septal defect <\/td><td> AF &#8211; atrial fibrillation or afebrile <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ASHD &#8211; atherosclerotic heart disease <\/td><td> ASCVD &#8211; atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ASAP &#8211; as soon as possible <\/td><td> ad lib &#8211; as much as needed <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> A-VO2 &#8211; arteriovenous oxygen <\/td><td> A-V &#8211; arteriovenous <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ABG &#8211; arterial blood gas <\/td><td> AS &#8211; aortic stenosis <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AI &#8211; aortic insufficiency <\/td><td> ANA &#8211; antinuclear antibody <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ADH &#8211; anti-diuretic hormone <\/td><td> AP &#8211; anteroposterior or abdominal <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AFO &#8211; ankle foot orthosis <\/td><td> ASIA &#8211; American Spinal Injury Association <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> amb &#8211; ambulate <\/td><td> A-a gradient &#8211; alveolar to arterial gradient <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AFP &#8211; alpha-fetoprotein <\/td><td> AOB &#8211; alcohol on breath <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> A\/G &#8211; albumin\/globulin ratio <\/td><td> ACLS &#8211; advanced cardiac life support <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AODM &#8211; adult onset diabetes mellitus <\/td><td> ACTH &#8211; adrenocorticotropic hormone <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ARDS &#8211; acute respiratory distress syndrome <\/td><td> ARF &#8211; acute renal failure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AML &#8211; acute myelogenous leukemia <\/td><td> ALL &#8211; acute lymphocytic leukemia <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AAS &#8211; acute abdominal series <\/td><td> ADL &#8211; activity of daily living <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AFB &#8211; acid-fast bacilli <\/td><td> AKA &#8211; above the knee amputation <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> AAA &#8211; abdominal aortic aneurysm <\/td><td> ABD &#8211; abdomen <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>bid &#8211; twice a day<\/td><td>BBB &#8211; bundle branch block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BRBPR &#8211; bright red blood per rectum<\/td><td>BCAA &#8211; branched chain amino acids<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BS &#8211; bowel or breath sounds<\/td><td>BC &#8211; bowel care<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BM &#8211; bone marrow or bowel movement<\/td><td>BW &#8211; body weight<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUN &#8211; blood urea nitrogen<\/td><td>BP &#8211; blood pressure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BX &#8211; biopsy<\/td><td>BOM &#8211; bilateral otitis media<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bilat &#8211; bilateral<\/td><td>BPH &#8211; benign prostatic hypertrophy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BKA &#8211; below the knee amputation<\/td><td>BPM &#8211; beats per minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BRP &#8211; bathroom privileges<\/td><td>BMR &#8211; basal metabolic rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BEE &#8211; basal energy expenditure<\/td><td>BE &#8211; barium enema<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> CMV &#8211; cytomegalovirus <\/td><td> CF &#8211; cystic fibrosis <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CVAT &#8211; CVA tenderness <\/td><td> C&amp;S &#8211; culture and sensitivity <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CAA &#8211; crystalline amino acids <\/td><td> CCV &#8211; critical closing volume <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CPK &#8211; creatinine phosphokinase <\/td><td> CRCL &#8211; creatinine clearance <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CRP &#8211; C-reactive protein <\/td><td> CN &#8211; cranial nerves <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CAD &#8211; coronary artery disease <\/td><td> CABG &#8211; coronary artery bypass graft <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CPAP &#8211; continuous positive airway pressure <\/td><td> CHF &#8211; congestive heart failure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CT &#8211; computerized tomography <\/td><td> CAT &#8211; computerized axial tomography <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CBC &#8211; complete blood count <\/td><td> C\/O &#8211; complaining of <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CCU &#8211; clean catch urine or cardiac care unit <\/td><td> CRF &#8211; chronic renal failure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> COPD &#8211; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease <\/td><td> COLD &#8211; chronic obstructive lung disease <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CML &#8211; chronic myelogenous leukemia <\/td><td> CGL &#8211; chronic granulocytic leukemia <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CC &#8211; chief complaint <\/td><td> CXR &#8211; chest X-ray <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CP &#8211; chest pain or cerebral palsy <\/td><td> CSW &#8211; certified social worker <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CSF &#8211; cerebrospinal fluid <\/td><td> CVP &#8211; central venous pressure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CNS &#8211; central nervous system <\/td><td> CPR &#8211; cardiopulmonary resuscitation <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CO &#8211; cardiac output <\/td><td> CI &#8211; cardiac index <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CHO &#8211; carbohydrate <\/td><td> CBG &#8211; capillary blood gas <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> CA &#8211; cancer <\/td><td> Ca &#8211; calcium <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>DOE &#8211; dyspnea on exertion<\/td><td>DNR &#8211; do not resuscitate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DIP &#8211; distal interphalangeal joint<\/td><td>DAW &#8211; dispense as written<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DC &#8211; discontinue or discharge<\/td><td>DPT &#8211; diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D&amp;C &#8211; dilation and curettage<\/td><td>DDx &#8211; differential diagnosis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DAT &#8211; diet as tolerated<\/td><td>DPL &#8211; diagnostic peritoneal lavage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DX &#8211; diagnosis<\/td><td>DKA &#8211; diabetic ketoacidosis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DM &#8211; diabetes mellitus<\/td><td>DI &#8211; diabetes insipidus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DNA &#8211; deoxyribonucleic acid<\/td><td>DJD &#8211; degenerative joint disease<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DVT &#8211; deep venous thrombosis<\/td><td>DTR &#8211; deep tendon reflexes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dL &#8211; deciliter<\/td><td>DOA &#8211; dead on arrival<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D5W &#8211; 5% dextrose in water<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>EOM &#8211; extraocular muscles<\/td><td>ECD &#8211; external continence device<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EUA &#8211; examination under anesthesia<\/td><td>ETOH &#8211; ethanol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EBL &#8211; estimated blood loss<\/td><td>EFAD &#8211; essential fatty acid deficiency<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EAA &#8211; essential amino acids<\/td><td>ESR &#8211; erythrocyte sedimentation rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ED &#8211; erectile dysfunction<\/td><td>ETT &#8211; endotracheal tube<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ET &#8211; endotracheal<\/td><td>EMG &#8211; Electromyogram<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ECT &#8211; electroconvulsive therapy<\/td><td>ECG &#8211; electrocardiogram<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ENT &#8211; ears, nose, and throat<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>FRC &#8211; functional residual capacity<\/td><td>FES &#8211; functional electrical stimulation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FFP &#8211; fresh frozen plasma<\/td><td>Fx &#8211; fracture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FVC &#8211; forced vital capacity<\/td><td>FEV &#8211; forced expiratory volume<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FU &#8211; follow-up<\/td><td>FUO &#8211; fever of unknown origin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FBS &#8211; fasting blood sugar<\/td><td>FTT &#8211; failure to thrive<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> GSW &#8211; gun shot wound <\/td><td> gr &#8211; grain; 1 grain &#8211; 65mg <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> GXT &#8211; graded exercise tolerance <\/td><td> GC &#8211; gonorrhea <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> GTT &#8211; glucose tolerance test <\/td><td> GFR &#8211; glomerular filtration rate <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> GU &#8211; genitourinary <\/td><td> GETT &#8211; general by endotracheal tube <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> GI &#8211; gastrointestinal <\/td><td> gt or gtt &#8211; drops <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> HTN &#8211; hypertension <\/td><td> HIV &#8211; human immunodeficiency virus <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HCG &#8211; human chorionic gonadotropin <\/td><td> HPI &#8211; history of present illness <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HO &#8211; history of <\/td><td> Hx &#8211; history <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HLA &#8211; histocompatibility locus antigen <\/td><td> HPF &#8211; high power field <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HDL &#8211; high density lipoprotein <\/td><td> HBP &#8211; high blood pressure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HSV &#8211; herpes simplex virus <\/td><td> HSM &#8211; hepatosplenomegaly <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HJR &#8211; hepatojugular reflex <\/td><td> HAA &#8211; hepatitis B surface antigen <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HAV &#8211; hepatitis A virus <\/td><td> Hgb &#8211; hemoglobin <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HCT &#8211; hematocrit <\/td><td> HR &#8211; heart rate <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HA &#8211; headache <\/td><td> HEENT &#8211; head, eyes, ears, nose, throat <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> HOB &#8211; head of bed <\/td><td> HS &#8211; at bedtime <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> IVP &#8211; intravenous pyelogram <\/td><td> INF &#8211; intravenous nutritional fluid <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IV &#8211; intravenous <\/td><td> IM &#8211; intramuscular <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IT &#8211; interthecal <\/td><td> IPPB &#8211; intermittent positive pressure breathing <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IMV &#8211; intermittent mandatory ventilation <\/td><td> ICS &#8211; intercostal space <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ICU &#8211; intensive care unit <\/td><td> I&amp;O &#8211; intake and output <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IRDM &#8211; insulin resistant diabetes mellitus <\/td><td> ID &#8211; infectious disease or identification <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IRBBB &#8211; incomplete right bundle branch block <\/td><td> I&amp;D &#8211; incision and drainage <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IG &#8211; immunoglobulin <\/td><td> ITP &#8211; idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> IHSS &#8211; idiopathic hypertropic subaortic stenosis <\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>JVD = jugular venous distention<\/td><td>JODM = juvenile onset diabetes mellitus<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>KAFO &#8211; knee ankle foot orthosis<\/td><td>KT &#8211; kinesio therapy or kinesiotherapist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>KUB &#8211; kidneys, ureters, bladder<\/td><td>KVO &#8211; keep vein open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>KOR &#8211; keep open rate<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> LE &#8211; lupus erythematosus <\/td><td> LP &#8211; lumbar puncture <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LDL &#8211; low density lipoprotein <\/td><td> LPN &#8211; licensed practical nurse <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LVH &#8211; left ventricular hypertrophy <\/td><td> LVEDP &#8211; left ventricular end diastolic pressure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LV &#8211; left ventricle <\/td><td> LUL &#8211; left upper quadrant <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LLL &#8211; left lower lobe <\/td><td> LIH &#8211; left inguinal hernia <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LBBB &#8211; left bundle branch block <\/td><td> LAD &#8211; left axis deviation or left anterior descending <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LAE &#8211; left atrial enlargement <\/td><td> LAHB &#8211; left anterior hemiblock <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> L &#8211; left <\/td><td> LNMP &#8211; last normal menstrual period <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> LMP &#8211; last menstrual period <\/td><td> LDH &#8211; lactate dehydrogenase <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> MI &#8211; myocardial infarction or mitral insufficiency <\/td><td> MVI &#8211; multivitamin injection <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MVA &#8211; motor vehicle accident <\/td><td> MAO &#8211; monoamine oxidase <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> mmol &#8211; millimole <\/td><td> mL &#8211; milliliter <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MLE &#8211; midline episiotomy <\/td><td> MSSA &#8211; methicillin-sensitive staph aureus <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MRSA &#8211; methicillin resistant staph aureus <\/td><td> MUSE &#8211; medicated urethral system erection <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MAST &#8211; medical antishock trousers <\/td><td> MMR &#8211; measles, mumps, rubella <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MCV &#8211; mean cell volume <\/td><td> MCHC &#8211; mean cell hemoglobin concentration <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MCH &#8211; mean cell hemoglobin <\/td><td> MAP &#8211; mean arterial pressure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MVV &#8211; maximum voluntary ventilation <\/td><td> MMEF &#8211; maximal mid expiratory flow <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> MBT &#8211; maternal blood type <\/td><td> MRI &#8211; magnetic resonance imaging <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> NMR &#8211; nuclear magnetic resonance <\/td><td> NPO &#8211; nothing by mouth <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> NSR &#8211; normal sinus rhythm <\/td><td> NSAID &#8211; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> NIDDM &#8211; non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus <\/td><td> NRM &#8211; no regular medications <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> NKDA &#8211; no known drug allergies <\/td><td> NKA &#8211; no known allergies <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> NED &#8211; no evidence of recurrent disease <\/td><td> NAS &#8211; no added salt <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> NAD &#8211; no active disease <\/td><td> NCV &#8211; nerve conduction velocity <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> NT &#8211; nasotracheal <\/td><td> NG &#8211; nasogastric <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> ng &#8211; nanogram <\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> OD &#8211; overdose or right eye <\/td><td> OOB &#8211; out of bed <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> OM &#8211; otitis media <\/td><td> OPV &#8211; oral polio vaccine <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> OCG &#8211; oral cholecystogram <\/td><td> OR &#8211; operating room <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> OB &#8211; obstetrics <\/td><td> OS &#8211; left eye <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> OU &#8211; both eyes <\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> PPD &#8211; purified protein derivative <\/td><td> PS &#8211; pulmonic stenosis <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PI &#8211; pulmonic insufficiency disease <\/td><td> PFT &#8211; pulmonary function tests <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PCWP &#8211; pulmonary capillary wedge pressure <\/td><td> PAP &#8211; pulmonary artery pressure <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PT &#8211; prothrombin time, or physical therapy <\/td><td> PSA &#8211; prostate-specific antigen <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PPMS &#8211; primary progressive multiple sclerosis <\/td><td> PMH &#8211; previous medical history <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PVC &#8211; premature ventricular contraction <\/td><td> PAC &#8211; premature atrial contraction <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PTSD &#8211; post-traumatic stress disorder <\/td><td> PP &#8211; postprandial or pulsus paradoxus <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PPS &#8211; post-polio syndrome <\/td><td> POD &#8211; post-op day <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PA &#8211; posteroanterior <\/td><td> PVR &#8211; post voiding residual <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PEEP &#8211; positive end expiratory pressure <\/td><td> PMN &#8211; polymorphonuclear leukocyte <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PMI &#8211; point of maximal impulse <\/td><td> pg &#8211; picogram <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PDR &#8211; physicians desk reference <\/td><td> PKU &#8211; phenylketonuria <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PVD &#8211; peripheral vascular disease <\/td><td> PaO2 &#8211; peripheral arterial oxygen content <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PTHC &#8211; percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram <\/td><td> P&amp;PD &#8211; percussion and postural drainage <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PUD &#8211; peptic ulcer disease <\/td><td> Pt &#8211; patient <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PDA &#8211; patent ductus arteriosus <\/td><td> PTT &#8211; partial thromboplastin time <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PAT &#8211; paroxysymal atrial tachycardia <\/td><td> PND &#8211; paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PTH &#8211; parathyroid hormone <\/td><td> P &#8211; para <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PRBC &#8211; packed red blood cells <\/td><td> PR &#8211; by rectum <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PO &#8211; by mouth <\/td><td> PRN &#8211; as needed <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> PAO2 &#8211; alveolar oxygen <\/td><td> PC &#8211; after eating <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> Qt &#8211; total cardiac output <\/td><td> Qs\/Qt &#8211; shunt fraction <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> QNS &#8211; quantity not sufficient <\/td><td> qid &#8211; four times a day <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> qod &#8211; every other day <\/td><td> qh &#8211; every hour <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> qd &#8211; every day <\/td><td> q4h &#8211; every 4 hours, every 6 hours etc. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> q &#8211; every <\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>Rx &#8211; treatment<\/td><td>R\/O &#8211; rule out<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RVH &#8211; right ventricular hyperthrophy<\/td><td>RUQ &#8211; right upper quadrant<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RUL &#8211; right upper lobe<\/td><td>RML &#8211; right middle lobe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RLQ &#8211; right lower quadrant<\/td><td>RLL &#8211; right lower lobe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RIH &#8211; right inguinal hernia<\/td><td>RBBB &#8211; right bundle branch block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RAP &#8211; right atrial pressure<\/td><td>RAE &#8211; right atrial enlargement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RAD &#8211; right atrial axis deviation<\/td><td>R &#8211; right<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RNA &#8211; ribonucleic acid<\/td><td>RA &#8211; rheumatoid arthritis or right atrium<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ROS &#8211; review of systems<\/td><td>RTC &#8211; return to clinic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RUG &#8211; retrograde urethogram<\/td><td>RPG &#8211; retrograde pyelogram<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RBP &#8211; retinol-binding protein<\/td><td>RT &#8211; respiratory or radiation therapy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RU &#8211; resin uptake<\/td><td>RV &#8211; residual volume<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RTA &#8211; renal tubular acidosis<\/td><td>RRMS &#8211; relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RPMS &#8211; 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