Terms and abbreviations, dictionary style, as well as go-to clinical content.
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RALP ☞ Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Removal of prostate and seminal vesicles via keyhole. (Looks funky if ur curious and want to have a google).
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Rectoplexy Commonly following rectal prolapse, the rectum is put back surgically into place in pelvis.
Refeeding Syndrome After malnourishment or starvation, when nutrition is reintroduced and reseeding commences (enterally or otherwise), this refeeding can cause serious and potentially fatal consequences, caused by sudden shifts in electrolytes that help the body metabolise food. This usually follows periods of malnourishment, fasting, extreme dieting & starvation or famine, and may be related to anorexia, alcohol use disorder, cancer or dysphagia.
Refractory UC + distal proctitis Refractory ulcerative colitis, either acute or chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Remifentanil Opiod agonist with a structure similar to fentanyl
Renal Cysts Sacs of fluid forming in the kidneys.
Renal/Kidney Hypoplasia Congenitally small kidney workout displasia. Part of the kidney does not develop fully in utero, but with normal morphology and reduces nephron number. Can be bilateral or unilateral.
Resection Cutting out tissue or part of an organ.
Retrograde Pyelogram X-Ray of urinary system incl. bladder, ureters & kidneys. Usually done during cystoscopy, incorporating an endoscope (long, flexible, lighted tube).
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Rhesus Factor Antigens either present or nil in a blood type that protect against other blood groups.
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See published Biomed book for more info.
Resection Process of cutting out tissue or part of an organ
RIB with TP Rest in bed with toilet privileges
Rifaximin Broad Spectrum antibiotic ☞ often used for traveller's diarrhoea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Rituximab An effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
Rivaroxoban Xarelto ☞ anticoagulant
Rocuronium Non-depolarising paralytic agent, a neuromuscular blocker for muscle relaxation to help facilitate surgery and ventilation of the lungs in elective and emergency situations.
ROM ☞ Rupture of membranes
Ropivacaine Surgical anaesthesia and pain management
Rosuvastatin Dyslipidaemia
RPG Stent - Retrograde Pileogram & Stent Retrograde uteri's stent insertion is the passage of a stent to relieve a ureteric obstruction, most commonly from stones out urethral strictures. Stent is passed into the ureter (via the urethra and bladder, I.e. retrograde) under X-ray, or USS using guide wire. A retrograde pileogram is an X-RAY looking at bladder, ureters and kidneys.
RRV - Ross River Virus/Fever Viral infection transmitted from mosquito bites. Sx incl. fever, rash, and joint pains.
