1
Q
qhs
A
every night at bedtime
2
Q
qid
A
four times a day
3
Q
qns
A
quantity not sufficient
4
Q
qs
A
quantity sufficient
5
Q
qt
A
quart
6
Q
R
A
respiration, rectal
7
Q
®, Rt
A
right
8
Q
Ra
A
radium
9
Q
RHIT
A
Registered Health Information Technician
10
Q
RBC
A
red blood cell
11
Q
RDA
A
recommended daily allowance
12
Q
REM
A
rapid eye movement
13
Q
RHD
A
rheumatic heart disease
14
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
15
Q
RN
A
registered nurse
16
Q
RNA
A
ribonucleic acid
17
Q
R/O
A
rule out
18
Q
RO
A
reality orientation
19
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
20
Q
RR
A
recovery room
21
Q
RRT
A
registered respiratory therapist, registered radiologic technologist
22
Q
RT
A
respiratory therapy/therapist
23
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
24
Q
Rx
A
prescription, take, treatment
25
S
sacral
26
S&A
sugar and acetone
27
s, w/o
without
28
SA
sino atrial
29
sc, SC
subcutaneous
30
SGOT, SGPT
transaminase test
31
SICU
surgical intensive care unit
32
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
33
Sig
give the following directions
34
sm
small
35
SOB
short of breath
36
sol
solution
37
sos
if necessary
38
spec
specimen
39
SpGr, spgr
specific gravity
40
SPN
student practical nurse
41
spt
spirits, liquor
42
ss
one half
43
S/S, S&S
signs and symptoms
44
SSE
soap solution edema
45
staph
staphylococcus infection
46
stat
immediately, at once
47
STD
sexually transmitted disease
48
q4h
every 4 hours
