Category: R

The testing of a plucked hair for chemical, chromosomal, drug, or mineral content or for forensic purposes (e.g., in rape investigations).  

At risk for growth above the 97th percentile or below the 3rd percentile for age, crossing two percentile channels; disproportionate growth.  

Any of 44 classifications into which nursing home patients may be assigned according to their activity levels, underlying illnesses, the complexity of care they need, their cognitive status, and other variables affecting their care. The primary use is for insurance reimbursement calculations.  

One of seven transverse grooves in the floor of the developing rhombencephalon of the brain. They separate the neuromeres.  

A broad, shallow, spiraling groove on the posterior surface of the humerus. It transmits the radial nerve and the profunda branchi artery.  

At risk for a disorder that occurs after the death of a significant other, in which the experience of distress accompanying bereavement fails to follow normative expectations and manifests in functional impairment. This diagnosis was previously titled, “grieving, risk for dysfunctional”.  

A nucleus of a rod photoreceptor found in the retina.  

Glycosuria occurring when glucose is persistent and not accompanied by hyperglycemia and when the renal threshold for glucose is decreased.  

The redox form of glutathione present in red blood cells.  

Risk for variation of blood glucose/sugar levels from the normal range.