What does the medical abbreviation REM mean?
The REM abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. Below is the meaning that the abbreviation REM stands for.
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What is the REM medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation REM means rapid eye movement (sleep).
REM: rapid eye movement (sleep)
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| D&D | dehydration and diarrhea |
| DARE | Drug & Alcohol Resistance Education; data, action, response, education |
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| FBD | fibrocystic disease |
| FCU | flexor carpi ulnaris |
| FGM | female genital mutilation |
| FGT | female genital tract |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FMP | first menstrual period |
| H&H | Hemoglobin and Hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hib | Haemophilus influenzae type B |
| IBM | inclusion body myositis |
| ICF | intermediate care facility; intracellular fluid |
| IM | Intramuscular also Intramedullary |
| ITT | insulin tolerance test; intent to treat |
| KA | ketoacidosis |
| LML | left mediolateral |
| LRT | lower respiratory tract |
| LTC | long-term care (facility); long-term condition; low transverse cervical (c/s) |
| MHT | menopause hormone therapy; mental health therapist |
| ML | midline |
| MOAB | monoclonal antibodies |
| MOU | memorandum of understanding |
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| RK | radial keratotomy |
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| S/P | Status Post; also Supra Pubic |
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| Urol | urology |
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| g | gram, a unit of weight. The cream is available in both 30 and 60 gram tubes. |
| kg | kilogram (1 kg = 2.2 pounds = 1,000 g) |
| lat. | lateral |
| med neb | medication nebulizer |
| mg | Milligrams. |
| oint | ointment |
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| vit | vitamin |
