What is RLB in medical terms?
There may be more than one meaning of RLB. However, what does the RLB medical term stand for?
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What does RLB medical abbreviation mean?
In medical field, the RLB medical abbreviation stands for Right Lateral Bending.
RLB: Right Lateral Bending
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| AAEM | American Academy of Emergency Medicine |
| AFHA | Association of Future Healthcare Administrators |
| ASL | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| ASVD | Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease |
| BA | Brain Abscess |
| BHDW | Behavioral Health Data Warehouse |
| BKA | Below Knee Amputation |
| BX | Biopsy |
| CAHR | Canadian Association for HIV Research |
| CAT | Cataract |
| CIN II | Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia grade 2 |
| CRD | chronic respiratory disease |
| DLQI | Dermatology Life Quality Index |
| EDL | extensor digitorum longus |
| EDP | erythema dyschromicum perstans |
| EEFA | Ethics integrated filters, Equity matrix, Feasibility matrix, and Acceptability matrix |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EL | Esthetics License |
| ELHI | Education Literacy Health and Inspiration |
| EST | electroshock therapy |
| ETM | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine |
| FIAS | Focal Impaired Awareness Seizure |
| FPIA | fluorescence polarization immunoassay |
| FeLV | feline leukemia virus |
| Fl02 | fraction of inspired oxygen |
| GHTF | Global Healthcare Talk Force |
| HAPC | HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator |
| HAST | HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB |
| HCRA | Health Care Reimbursement Account |
| HDT | home dialysis training |
| HPS | Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. A type of contagious, infectious disease transmitted by rats infected with the virus. |
| IDC | institution disciplinary committee |
| IIV | Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (formerly called TIV) |
| IOL | Intra-Ocular Lens |
| IPPA | inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation |
| IUPC | intrauterine pressure catheter |
| JEMP | Journal of Ethiopian Medical Practice |
| LAM | lactation amenorrhea method |
| LIFA | left inner forearm |
| LOB | loss of balance |
| MAHP | Milwaukee Adolescent Health Program |
| MOM | Milk Of Magnesia |
| MPS I | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type I |
| MTPJ | metatarsophalangeal joint |
| Min | minute; minimum |
| NABS | Normal Active Bowel Sounds |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NRTI | nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| Na | Sodium. An essential electrolyte frequently monitored regularly in intensive care. |
| OAAI | Obstetric Anesthesia Activity Index |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OE | Otitis Externa |
| Orth | orthopedics |
| PBSCT | peripheral blood stem cell transplantation |
| PCOH | Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health |
| PHPR | Pharmaceutical Print-work |
| PMHT | Perinatal Mental Health Team |
| POPs | progestin-only contraceptive pills |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| PTK | phototherapeutic keratectomy |
| RDA | recommended daily/dietary allowance |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| RIMA | Right Internal Mammary Artery |
| RSB | regular sinus bradycardia |
| S3 | third heart sound |
| SAOA | South African Orthopaedic Association |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; also Slit Lamp Exam |
| SPF | Sun Protection Formula |
| SUD | single-use device; substance use disorder; sudden unexpected death |
| Ser | serine |
| TCN | tetracycline |
| TD | Tetanus and Diptheria Vaccination; Tardive Dyskinesia |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| TMR | trans-myocardial revascularization |
| U/S | ultrasound |
| UE | Upper Extremity (usually preceded by R or L) |
| UHA | University HealthCare Alliance |
| ULN | Upper limits of normal |
| VPM | Visualising Psychotropic Medicine |
| WIHB | Western Isles Health Board |
| WIHS | Women’s Interagency HIV Study |
| cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
| fld | fluid |
| lat. | lateral |
| o.m. | every morning (omni mane) |
| prox | proximal |
| quad | quadrant; quadriceps |
| resp | response; respiration |
| s/p | Status post. For example, a person who had a knee operation would be s/p a knee operation. |
| sc | subcutaneous(ly) |
| seg | segmented (white cells) |
