618 APPENDIX E• Abbreviations and SymbolsRLQ right lower quadrant
R/O rule out
ROM range of motion
RP retrograde pyelogram; retrograde
pyelography
RSO right salpingo-oophorectomy
rt right
RUQ right upper quadrant
RV residual volume; right ventricle
S
S1, S2, and so on first sacral vertebra, second sacral
vertebra, and so on
SA, S-A sinoatrial
SaO 2 arterial oxygen saturation
SD shoulder disarticulation
SIADH syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone
SICS small incision cataract surgery
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus;
slit-lamp examination
SMAS superficial musculoaponeurotic
system (flap)
SNS sympathetic nervous system
SOB shortness of breath
sono sonogram
SPECT single-photon emission computed
tomography
sp. gr. specific gravity
ST esotropia
stat., STAT immediately
STD sexually transmitted disease
STI sexually transmitted infection
subcu, Sub-Q, subQ* subcutaneous (injection)
Sx symptom
T
T1, T2, and so on first thoracic vertebra, second
thoracic vertebra, and so on
T 3 triiodothyronine (thyroid
hormone)
T 4 thyroxine (thyroid hormone)
T&A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TAH total abdominal hysterectomy
TB tuberculosis
TFT thyroid function test
THA total hip arthroplastyPIH pregnancy-induced hypertension
PKD polycystic kidney disease
PMH past medical history
PMI point of maximum impulse
PMN, PMNL polymorphonuclear leukocyte
PMP previous menstrual period
PMS premenstrual syndrome
PND paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
PNS peripheral nervous system
p.o.* by mouth
PO 2 partial pressure of oxygen
poly polymorphonuclear leukocyte
post posterior
p.r.n.* as required
PSA prostate-specific antigen
pt patient
PT prothrombin time; physical
therapy
PTCA percutaneous transluminal
coronary angioplasty
PTH parathyroid hormone (also called
parathormone)
PTHC percutaneous transhepatic
cholangeography
PTT partial thromboplastin time
PUD peptic ulcer disease
PVC premature ventricular contraction
Q
q.2h.* every 2 hours
qAM* every morning
q.d.* every day
q.h.* every hour
q.i.d.* four times a day
q.o.d.* every other day
qPM* every evening
R
RA right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis
RAI radioactive iodine
RAIU radioactive iodine uptake
RBC, rbc red blood cell
RD respiratory distress
RDS respiratory distress syndrome
RF rheumatoid factor; radiofrequency
RGB Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
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