What does RICE medical abbreviation stand for?

What does the abbreviation RICE mean in medical terms?

The RICE abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what is the medical abbreviation RICE?

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What is RICE medical abbreviation?

In medicine, the medical term RICE stands for rest, ice, compression, elevation.

RICE: rest, ice, compression, elevation

BET	Benign Essential Tremor
BM	Bone Marrow; also Bowel Movement
CD-ROM	compact disc read-only memory
CHHA	certified home health aide/agency
CSO	chief scientific officer
CUC	chronic ulcerative colitis
D/A	date of admission
DXM	dextromethorphan
EBBS	equal bilateral breath sounds
ETCO2	end-tidal carbon dioxide
ETS	environmental tobacco smoke (exposure)
FGM	female genital mutilation
FOBT	fecal occult blood test
FWB	fully weight bearing
GOT	glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
Hg	hemoglobin; Mercury (element)
I&D	Incise and Drain
IFA	immunofluorescence assay
IFN	Interferon
IID	intermittent infusion device (saline lock)
IP	Inter-Phalangeal
JP	Jackson Pratt
M/Hx	medical history
MCHB	Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MDT	multidisciplinary team
MG	myasthenia gravis
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NDC	national drug code
NOS	Not Otherwise Specified
Nb	Niobium (element)
OB	Occult Blood (followed by ‘+’ or ‘-‘)
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
PAOP	pulmonary artery occlusion pressure
PB	pudendal block or peripheral blood
PEEP	positive end expiratory pressure
RCP	respiratory care practitioner
RTV	ritonavir (antiviral drug)
SCr	serum creatinine
SD	standard deviation
SMA	sequential multiple analyzer; spinal muscular atrophy; superior mesenteric artery
Ser	serine
SiPAP	synchronized inspiratory positive airway pressure
TC&DB	turn, cough, and deep breath
TX	Transfusion; Treatment
Tyr	tyrosine
VER	visual evoked response
cal	calorie
mIU	milli-international unit
nerv	nervous
pre-op	before surgery (pre-operative)
pulm	pulmonary