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Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a form of cardiomyopathy in which the walls of the heart are rigid (but not thickened). [2] [3] Thus the heart is restricted from stretching and filling with blood properly. It is the least common of the three original subtypes of cardiomyopathy: hypertrophic, dilated, and restrictive. [1]
RCM: restrictive cardiomyopathy right costal margin: RCR: rotator cuff repair RCT: randomized controlled trial: RD: retinal detachment: RDS: respiratory distress syndrome (see also infant respiratory distress syndrome) RDW: red cell distribution width REI: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility REM: rapid eye movement roentgen equivalent ...
RCM: Royal College of Midwives RCN: Royal College of Nursing: RCOG: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: RCP: Royal College of Pathologists: RCP: Royal College of Physicians: RCPA: Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia: RCS: Royal College of Surgeons (England) RCSI: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: RD: Registered ...
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").
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Abbreviation Term Description (notes) AH Asteroid hyalosis AMD/ARMD Age-related macular degeneration ACG/CAG Angle closure glaucoma BDR Background diabetic retinopathy
Acronyms Diseases and disorders BA Bronchial Asthma: BBS Bardet-Biedl syndrome BBS Bashful bladder syndrome (see paruresis) : BEB Benign essential blepharospasm
Revenue cycle management (RCM) is the process used by healthcare systems in the United States and all over the world to track the revenue from patients, from their initial appointment or encounter with the healthcare system to their final payment of balance. It is a normal part of health administration. The revenue cycle can be defined as, "all ...