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RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

Abbreviation Body Structures and Organ Systems

Right upper, right lower, left upper and left lower quadrants of the abdomen.

Sources

Clinical Nursing Skills, Chapter 27 Key Terms · OpenStax
Clinical Nursing Skills, 11.3 Documentation of Medication Administration (Approved Abbreviations; ISMP error-prone abbreviations) · OpenStax (Rice University)
Auscultation of Bowel Sounds and Ultrasound of Peristalsis Are Neither Compartmentalized Nor Correlated (Cureus, 2021) · PubMed Central, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Related terms

GIGastrointestinal: the digestive tract.
GUGenitourinary: the urinary and reproductive organs.
PNSPeripheral nervous system: the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
RLE, LLERight lower extremity and left lower extremity (legs).
TMJTemporomandibular joint: the jaw joint in front of the ear.

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