Medical Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Medical Acronyms

• RSR — Regular Sinus Rhythym
• RSV — Respiratory Syncitial Virus
• RUQ — Right Upper Quadrant
• RX — Prescription
• S/S — Signs & Symptoms
• S/S — Signs & Symptoms
• SAB — Spontaneous Abortion
• SABA — Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• SAED — SemiAutomatic External Defibrillator
• SAST — Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase
• SB — Spina Bifida
• SBO — Small Bowel Obstruction
• SC — Subcutaneous
• SGPT — Serum Glutamic-pyruvic Transaminase
• SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• SLUD — Salivation
• SMO — Standing Medical Orders
• SNF — Skilled Nursing Facility
• SOB — Short(ness) of Breath
• SR — Sedimentation Rate
• SS — Social Services
• ST — Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac)
• STD — Sexually Transmitted Disease
• STH — Somatotropic Hormone
• STM — Short Term Memory
• SUI — Stress Urinary Incontinence
• SUI — Stress Urinary Incontinence
• SVR — Systemic Vascular Resistance
• SVT — Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia
• SX — Symptoms
• SX — Surgery
• SZ — Seizure
• T3 — Triiodothyronine
• T3 — Triiodothyronine
• T4 — Thyroxine
• TB — Tuberculosis/Trouble Breathing
• TBF — Total Body Failure
• TBI — Traumatic Brain Injury
• TBSA — Total Body Surface Area
• TCDB — Turn, Cough, Deep Breathe
• TED — Thrombo-Embolism Deterrent
• TED — (hose) Thrombo-embolism Deterrent
• TEP — Transesophageal Puncture
• THR — Total Hip Replacement
• THR — Total Hip Replacement
• TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
• TIBC — Total Iron Binding Capacity
• TID — Three Times A Day
• TIL — Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes
• TKR — Total Knee Replacement
• TM — Tympanic Membrane
• TNF — Tumor Necrosis Factor
• TNM — Tumor, Node, Metastases
• TNTC — Too Numerous To Mention
• TP — Tuberculin Precipitation
• TP — Tuberculin Precipitation
• TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
• TPR — Temperature
• TTN — Transient Tachypnea of The Newborn
• TTP — Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
• TUPR — Trans-urethral Prostatic Resection
• TUR — Trans-Urethral Resection of The Prostate
• TUR — (or TURP) Trans-urethral Resection of The Prostate
• TURP — Trans-Urethral Resection of The Prostate
• TWB — Touch Weight Bear
• TWE — Tap Water Enema
• TX — Treatment
• UA — Urinalysis
• UA — Urinalysis
• UAO — Upper Airway Obstruction
• UBW — Usual Body Weight
• UGI — Upper Gastrointestinal
• UPJ — Ureteropelvic Junction
• URI — Upper Respiratory Infection
• URI — URinary Incontinence
• US — Ultrasonic
• UTI — Urinary Tract Infection
• UVJ — Ureterovesical Junction
• UVJ — Ureterovesical Junction
• VA — Visual Acuity
• VA — Visual Acuity
• VBAC — Vaginal Birth After Caeserean
• VF/VFIB — Ventricular Fibrillation
• VLDL — Very Low Density Lipoprotein
• VMA — Vanillylmandelic Acid
• VPB — Ventricular Premature Beat
• VPC — Ventricular Premature Contraction
• VSA — Vital Signs Absent
• VSD — Ventricular Septal Defect
• VT/VTACH — Ventricular Tachycardia
• VW — Vessel Wall
• VW — Vessel Wall
• W/C — Wheelchair
• W/C — Wheelchair
• WBC — White Blood Cell
• WD — Well Developed
• WDI — Warm
• WHO — World Health Organization
• WMA — World Medical Association
• WN — Well Nourished