level: Medical Terms 6
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Medical Terms 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| q.2h | Every 2 hours |
| q.3h | Every 3 hours |
| q.4h | Every 4 hours |
| Q.A | Quality assurance |
| q.d | Once a day |
| q.h | Every hour |
| q6 | Every 6 hours |
| QHS/qhs | Every night |
| QID | Four times per day |
| qtts | Drops |
| R/rt | Right |
| radiology | X-ray department |
| RBC/rbc | Red blood cells |
| reg. | Regular |
| rehab | Rehabilitation |
| resp. | Respiratory |
| right lateral recumbent | Lying on right side |
| RLE | Right lower extremity |
| RO, R/O. r/o | Rule out |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| RR | Respiratory rate |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| RUE | Right upper extremity |
| RX | Pharmacy, prescription |
| s with a line on top | Without |
| S/P | Status post (previous condition) |
| S1 | Sacral vertebrae |
| sat | Saturation |
| sig | Directions, label |
| SNF | Skilled nursing facility |
| SOB | Short of breath |
| SPD | Sterile processing department |
| SQ | Subcutaneous |
| staph | Staphylococcus |
| stat | Immediately |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| stool | Bowel movement |
| supination | Palm facing upwards |
| supine | Lying face up |
| surg | Surgery, surgical |
| syncope | Loss of consciousness |
| T cells | Thymus cells |
| T&A | Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| T&CM | Type & crossmatch |
| T/t | Temperature |
| TCDB | Turn cough and deep breath |
| TED hose | Thrombi-embolic-deterrent |
| thoracic | Back vertebrae |
| thrombosis | The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel |
| TID | Three times a day |
| TPN | Total parental nutrition |
| Trendelenburg position | Supine with head lower than feet |
| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate |
| Tx | Treatment |
| u/s, US | Ultrasound |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| void | Urinate |
| VRE | Vancomycin resistant enterococcus |
| v-tach | Ventricular tachycardia |
| W/ | With |
| W/C | Wheelchair |
| W/O | Without |
| W/U | Work-up |
| WBC | White blood cells |
| WBS | Weight-bearing status |
| WNL | Within normal limits |
| Wt/wt | Weight |
| x with line on top | Except, without |
| X1 | Times 1 |
| X2 | Times 2 |
| X7 | Times 7 |
| Y/O | Year old |