2007-01-31 07:58:25 · 7 answers · asked by culinaryking65 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
r/o = rule out ..your symptoms appear to be that diagnosis so the doctor will start there and rule that out
2007-01-31 09:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
R/O means to rule out. That's exactly what it means. You don't HAVE it, they have a suspicion only. Sometimes, they may not even suspect that you have something, but they still have to rule it out if the symptoms are close.
2007-01-31 16:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means rule out. You may or may not have it. They don't know for sure so they want to rule out the condition.
2007-01-31 19:28:03 · answer #3 · answered by missourigrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
r/o means, literally, "rule out". It means that they don't know for sure what something is, but they are trying to determine that through tests. It's sort of a doctor's way of saying "maybe it's this, let's check it and see."
2007-01-31 16:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both
You could be ruling out but have a suspicion that s what you have
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2007-01-31 16:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
r/o usually means to rule out something
2007-01-31 16:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by LORI W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means related outcome, which means another area they want to look at also.
2007-01-31 16:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋