Medical Encyclopedia Topics beginning with "R"

• RA see Rheumatoid arthritis
• Rabbit fever see Tularemia
• Rabies
• Racing heart see Heart palpitations
• Radial head dislocation

• Radial keratotomy see Corneal surgery
• Radial nerve dysfunction
• Radial nerve palsy see Radial nerve dysfunction
• Radiation cystitis see Cystitis - noninfectious
• Radiation enteritis

• Radiation enteropathy see Radiation enteritis
• Radiation poisoning see Radiation sickness
• Radiation sickness
• Radiation therapy
• Radiation-induced small bowel injury see Radiation enteritis

• Radioactive abscess scan see Abscess scan - radioactive
• Radioactive iodine screening test - thyroid see Thyroid scan
• Radioactive iodine uptake
• Radioactive uptake see Isotope study
• Radioisotope see Isotope study

• Radionuclide - gallbladder see Gall bladder radionuclide scan
• Radionuclide cisternogram see RHISA scan
• Radionuclide cystogram
• Radionuclide organ imaging see Isotope study
• Radionuclide renal perfusion scan see Renal perfusion scintiscan

• Radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) see Nuclear ventriculography
• Radiotherapy see Radiation therapy
• Ragpicker's disease see Anthrax
• RAIU see Radioactive iodine uptake
• Ramsay Hunt syndrome

• Random glucose see Blood glucose monitoring
• Random plasma renin see Renin
• Ranitidine see H2 Receptor antagonists
• Ranula (when on the floor of the mouth) see Mucous cyst
• Rape

• Rapid deep breathing (hyperventilation)
• Rapid eye movements from side to side see Eye movements - uncontrollable
• Rapid heart rate see Heart palpitations
• Rapid plasma reagin see RPR

• Rapid shallow breathing
• Rapid strep test see Streptococcal screen
• Rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis
• Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage see Goodpasture’s syndrome
• Rash - child under 2 years

• Rashes
• RAST test see Allergy testing
• Rat tapeworm see Hymenolepiasis
• Rat-bite fever
• RAUI see Thyroid scan

• Raynaud’s phenomenon
• RBC - urine
• RBC (nuclear) scan
• RBC (or erythrocyte) cholinesterase see Serum cholinesterase
• RBC count

• RBC G6PD test see Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
• RBC indices
• RDS - infants see Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants
• Reactive arthritis see Reiter’s syndrome
• Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood

• Reattachment of amputated fingers see Replantation of digits
• Receding chin see Micrognathia
• Recognizing medical emergencies
• Rectal abscess see Anorectal abscess
• Rectal culture

• Rectal inflammation see Proctitis
• Rectal lump see Hemorrhoids
• Rectal prolapse
• Rectal prolapse repair
• Recurrent cystitis

• Recurrent leg pain and cramping see Blockage of leg arteries
• Recurrent polyserositis see Familial Mediterranean fever
• Red blood cell count see RBC count
• Red blood cells in urine see RBC - urine
• Red cell mass measurement see RBC indices

• Red eye see Subconjunctival hemorrhage
• Red eyes see Eye redness
• Red face see Skin blushing/flushing
• Red miliaria see Babies and heat rashes
• Red mite see Chiggers

• Reduction of intussusception see Intestinal obstruction repair
• Reflex - Babinski's see Babinski's reflex
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome see Complex regional pain syndrome
• Reflexes in infants see Infantile reflexes
• Reflux - infants see Gastroesophageal reflux in infants

• Reflux board
• Reflux esophagitis see Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Reflux nephropathy
• Refraction test
• Refractive surgery see Corneal surgery

• Refrigerants
• Refusal to eat see Food jags
• Regional enteritis see Crohn's disease
• Reifenstein syndrome
• Reiter’s syndrome

• Relapsing fever
• Remembering tips
• Removal of adenoid glands see Adenoid removal
• Removal of foreskin see Circumcision
• Removal of parathyroid gland see Parathyroidectomy

• Removal of the uterus see Hysterectomy
• Removal of warts see Wart removal
• Removing a particle in the eye see Eye - foreign object in
• Renal
• Renal and urologic disorders

• Renal angiogram see Renal arteriography
• Renal arteriography
• Renal artery embolism see Acute arterial occlusion - kidney
• Renal artery occlusion see Renal artery stenosis
• Renal artery stenosis

• Renal calculi see Kidney stones
• Renal cancer see Renal cell carcinoma
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Renal disease - atheroembolic see Atheroembolic renal disease
• Renal disease - diet see Diet for people with chronic kidney disease

• Renal disorders see Renal and urologic disorders
• Renal failure see Acute kidney failure
• Renal failure - acute see Acute kidney failure
• Renal failure - chronic see Chronic renal failure
• Renal failure - end stage see End-stage kidney disease

• Renal hypertension see Renovascular hypertension
• Renal medullary necrosis see Renal papillary necrosis
• Renal papillary necrosis
• Renal perfusion scintigraphy see Renal perfusion scintiscan
• Renal perfusion scintiscan

• Renal replacement therapy see Dialysis
• Renal rickets see Rickets
• Renal scan
• Renal transplant see Kidney transplant
• Renal tubular acidosis - distal see Distal renal tubular acidosis

• Renal tubular acidosis - proximal see Proximal renal tubular acidosis
• Renal tubular acidosis type I see Distal renal tubular acidosis
• Renal tubular acidosis type II see Proximal renal tubular acidosis
• Renal tubular casts see Urinary casts
• Renal underperfusion see Prerenal azotemia

• Renal vein thrombosis
• Renal venogram
• Renin
• Renogram see Renal scan
• Renovascular hypertension

• Repair of bladder exstrophy see Bladder exstrophy repair
• Repair of clubfoot see Clubfoot repair
• Repair of cross-eye see Eye muscle repair
• Repair of tendon see Tendon repair
• Repair of undescended testicle see Undescended testicle repair

• Repair of volvulus see Intestinal obstruction repair
• Repair of webbed fingers or toes
• Repeat quantitative beta HCG see HCG in blood serum - quantitative
• Repeated nightmares
• Reperfusion therapy see Thrombolytic therapy (tissue plasminogen activator - tPA)

• Replantation of digits
• Reportable diseases
• Reproductive development see Puberty and adolescence
• Rescue breathing and chest compressions - adult see CPR - adult
• Rescue breathing and chest compressions - child see CPR - child (1 to 8 yrs old)

• Rescue breathing and chest compressions - infant see CPR - infant
• Resection and recession see Eye muscle repair
• Resection of part of large intestine see Bowel resection
• Resin see Plastic casting resin
• Resin T3 uptake see RT3U

• Respiration slowed or stopped see Breathing - slowed or stopped

• Respirator - infants see Mechanical ventilator - infants
• Respiratory acidosis
• Respiratory alkalosis
• Respiratory arrest see Breathing - slowed or stopped

• Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants
• Respiratory failure see Respiratory acidosis
• Respiratory rate - rapid and deep see Rapid deep breathing (hyperventilation)
• Respiratory rate - rapid and shallow see Rapid shallow breathing
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

• Respiratory syncytial virus antibodies
• Restless leg syndrome
• Restlessness see Agitation
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy - amyloidosis see Cardiac amyloidosis

• Resuscitation - cardiopulmonary - adult see CPR - adult
• Resuscitation - cardiopulmonary - child see CPR - child (1 to 8 yrs old)
• Resuscitation - cardiopulmonary - infant see CPR - infant

• Reteplase see Thrombolytic therapy (tissue plasminogen activator - tPA)

• Revascularization of amputated digits see Replantation of digits

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Rhinorrhea see Nasal discharge
• RHISA scan

• Rickets

• RLS see Restless leg syndrome

• RSDS see Complex regional pain syndrome

• RSV see Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• RSV antibody test see Respiratory syncytial virus antibodies
• RSV serology see Respiratory syncytial virus antibodies
• RT3U
• RTA - distal see Distal renal tubular acidosis

• RTA - proximal see Proximal renal tubular acidosis
• Rubber cement
• Rubbing alcohol see Isopropanol overdose
• Rubella
• Rubella vaccination see MMR - vaccine

• Rubeola see Measles
• Rubinstein syndrome see Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
• Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
• Rubor see Rashes
• Rufen see Ibuprofen overdose

• Rumination disorder
• Runner's knee see Anterior knee pain
• Runny nose see Nasal discharge
• Ruptured disk see Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disk)
• Ruptured or perforated eardrum

• Russell-Silver syndrome