What does the abbreviation rt mean in medical terms?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of rt. Below is the meaning of rt abbreviation in medical terms.
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What is the meaning of rt medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation rt is right.
rt: right
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| ABX | Antibiotics |
| BSC | biological safety cabinet; bedside commode |
| C&P | crowning and pushing |
| CAUTI | catheter-associated urinary tract infection |
| CBG | capillary blood gas; corticosteroidbinding globulin |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DNC, D&C, or D and C | Dilation and curettage. Widening the cervix and scrapping with a curette for the purpose of removing tissue lining the inner surface of the womb (uterus). |
| E&M | evaluation and management |
| Enf | Enfamil |
| FA | forearm; folic acid; femoral artery; fatty acid |
| FFPE | fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| HV | home visit/visitor |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| IPG | impedance plethysmography |
| LBBB | Left Bundle Branch Block |
| LOS | length of stay |
| LQR/LSR | locked quiet room/locked seclusion room |
| MERT | medical emergency response team |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| OLMC | on-line medical control |
| PFD | personal flotation device (life jacket) |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PSC | Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis |
| PSL | peripheral saline lock |
| QHS | Every Night |
| RUT | right upper thigh |
| RVF | right ventricular function; right ventricular failure |
| SF | sugar free; serum ferritin; safety factor; synovial fluid |
| SS# | Social Security Number |
| SSSS | staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
| T&H | type and hold |
| TAF | triage assessment form |
| TAH-t | total artificial heart |
| TB | Tuberculosis; Total Bilirubin |
| TBE | tick-borne encephalitis |
| TCH | turn, cough, hyperinflate |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol (in marijuana and related) |
| TMS | tympanic membranes; transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| TPI | treponema pallidum immobilization (syphilis test); trigger point injection |
| VCG | vectorcardiogram |
| XR | extended-release; x-ray |
| contras | contraindications |
| dec’d | deceased |
| del | delivery, delivered |
| dom | dominant |
| iFR | instant wave-free ratio |
| kg | kilogram (1 kg = 2.2 pounds = 1,000 g) |
| lap | laparoscop(y/ic) |
| quant | quantitative; quantity |
| recc | recommend or recommended |
