RA
Abbreviation Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Rheumatoid arthritis. As a site or EKG electrode label, right arm.
Related terms
- electrodeA sensor placed on the skin that picks up the heart's electrical signals for the EKG.
- OSAObstructive sleep apnea: pauses in breathing during sleep caused by a blocked airway.
- PADPeripheral arterial disease: disease of the arteries outside the heart.
- PEPulmonary embolism: a blood clot, usually from a deep vein, that lodges in an artery of the lungs.
- PUDPeptic ulcer disease: sores in the lining of the stomach or duodenum.
- RSVRespiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of respiratory infections in young children.
- SIDSSudden infant death syndrome.
- SLESystemic lupus erythematosus (lupus): an autoimmune disease that can affect many organs.
- STISexually transmitted infection (older term STD).
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