What does the medical term RQ mean?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the RQ abbreviation. However, what is the medical term RQ?
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What does RQ medical abbreviation stand for?
In medicine, the medical term RQ stands for respiratory quotient.
RQ: respiratory quotient
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| BIVAD | Bi-Ventricular Assist Device |
| BSI | blood stream infection; body substance isolation |
| CFR | Certified First Responder; child fatality review; Code of Federal Regulations; case fatality ratio |
| CMA | Certified Medical Assistant |
| CTO | clinical trial outline |
| DISCUS | dyskinesia identification system condensed user scale |
| DVI | deep venous insufficiency |
| EA | epidural anesthesia; environmental assistance |
| ECT | Electro-Convulsive Therapy |
| EDL | extensor digitorum longus |
| ETOH | Alcohol |
| Eu | Europium (element) |
| FAMA | Fellow of the American Medical Association |
| GBS | Group B streptococcus; Guillain-Barre syndrome; gallbladder series |
| GUI | graphical user interface |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| HEME/ONC | Hematology/Oncology |
| HSS | hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state; hepatic stimulator substance |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| IPD | intermittent peritoneal dialysis |
| ISA | intrinsic sympathomimetic activity |
| IVCD | intra ventricular conduction delay |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography mass spectrometry |
| LGA | large for gestational age |
| LMO | living modified organism |
| MVI | multivitamin (injection) |
| MxT | myringotomy and tubes |
| PBL | problem-based learning; peripheral blood lymphocyte |
| PCS | procedure coding system |
| PPG | postprandial glucose |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| RAFa | right anterior forearm |
| RHF | right heart failure |
| RIFA | right inner forearm |
| RUA | right upper arm |
| SRS | slow-reacting substance |
| SSO | second surgical opinion |
| TBW | total body water; total body weight |
| UA | Urine Analysis; also Uric Acid |
| UVC | umbilical venous catheter |
| VCUG | Voiding Cysto-Urethrogram |
| WG | Wegener’s granulomatosis |
| WGL | within good limits |
| exam | examination |
| immed | immediate, immediately (at once) |
| mg/dl | milligrams per deciliter |
| mmol | millimole (1/1000th of a mole) |
| mrad | millirad |
| pts | patient, patients |
| seg | segmented (white cells) |
| unilat. | unilateral |
