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  2. The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.

  3. List of medical abbreviations: R - Wikipedia

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    Meaning R: respiration, (right) RA: refractory anemia rheumatoid arthritis right atrium room air RAD: reflex anal dilatation right axis deviation reactive airway disease radiation absorbed dose reactive attachment disorder: Rad hys: radical hysterectomy: RAE: right atrial enlargement RAI: radioactive iodine: RAIU: thyroid reactive iodine uptake ...

  4. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    pain: Greek ἄλγος (álgos) analgesic-algia, alg(i)o-pain Greek myalgia: all-denoting something as different, or as an addition Greek ἄλλος (állos), another, other alloantigen, allopathy: ambi-denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two Latin ambi-, ambo, both, on both sides ambidextrous: amnio-

  5. Pain scale - Wikipedia

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    Pain scales are a common communication tool in medical contexts, and are used in a variety of medical settings. Pain scales are a necessity to assist with better assessment of pain and patient screening. Pain measurements help determine the severity, type, and duration of the pain, and are used to make an accurate diagnosis, determine a ...

  6. Bad breath - Wikipedia

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    Bad breath, also known as halitosis, is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant breath odour is present. [1] It can result in anxiety among those affected. [1] It is also associated with depression and symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. [1] The concerns of bad breath may be divided into genuine and non-genuine cases. [2]

  7. Reactive airway disease - Wikipedia

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    More generally, there is controversy over the use of RAD as a label in the healthcare setting, largely due to the ambiguous definition that the term has. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Since RAD is not recognized as a real clinical diagnosis, its meaning is highly inconsistent and may cause confusion and misdiagnosis within the medical community. [ 1 ]

  8. List of medical symptoms - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.

  9. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").