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P
p & a
P&N
p.c.
P.M.
p.o. or per/os
p.o.d.
p.r.
p.r.m.
p.r.n.
P.T.
p/c
P2
PA
P-A
PA view
PA(S)P
PABA
PAC
PaCO2
PACU
PAF
palp.
PaO2
Pap
PAP
Para
paren.
PARU
PAS
PAT
Path.
PAWP
Pb
PB
PBC
PBI
PBPs
PCA
PCL
PCO2
PCP
PCR
PCV
PD
PDA
PDN
PDR
pdr.
PE
PEA
Ped.
PEEP
PEFR
PEG
PEN
per
peri
PET
PF
PFC
PFM
PFT
PG
PGF
pH
PH
pharm
PHN
PHYS.
PI
PICA
PICC
PICU
PID
PIH
PIL
PIP
Pit.
PKU
Plac.
plts.
PM
PM&R

after
percussion and auscultation
Psychiatry and Neurology
after meals (Lat. post cenam)
afternoon (Lat. post meridiem)
by mouth (Lat. per oris)
postoperative day
per rectum
according to circumstances
as often as necessary (Lat. pro re nata)
physical therapy
presenting complaint
pulmonic second heart sound
physician's assistant
posteroanterior
posterioranterior view on x-ray
pulmonary artery (systolic) pressure
para-aminobenzoic acid
premature atrial, auricular contraction
arterial carbon dioxide tension pressure
post anesthesia care unit
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
palpable
alveolar oxygen pressure
Papanicolaou test (pap smear)
pulmonary artery pressure
paraplegic
parenterally
post anesthesia recovery unit
p-aminosalicylic acid
paroxysm atrial tachycardia
Pathology
pulmonary artery wedge pressure
lead
peripheral blood
primary biliary cirrhosis
protein bound iodine
Penicillin-binding Proteins
patient controlled anesthesia pump
posterior cruciate ligament
carbon dioxide concentration
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
polymerase chain reaction
packed cell volume (of blood)
perinatal death
patent ductus arteriosus
private duty nurse
Physician's Desk Reference
powder
pelvic examination
pelvic examination under anesthesia
Pediatrics
positive end expiratory pressure
peek expiratory flow rate
pneumoencephalogram
Penicillin
through
perineal
positron emission tomography
push fluids
persistent fetal circulation
porcelain fused to metal
pulmonary function test
pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis)
paternal grandfather
hydrogen ion concentration
past history
pharmacy
postherpetic neuralgia
physical
present illness
posterior inferior coronary artery
peripherially inserted central catheter
pulmonary intensive care unit
pelvic inflammatory disease
pregnancy-induced hypertension
peripheral intravenous line
proximal interphalangeal (joint)
Pitocin
phenylkentonuria
placenta
platelets
petit mal
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

private medical doctor
past medical history
polymorphonuclear
premenstrual tension
poorly nourished
premature nodal contraction
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
pneumo
peripheral nerve injury
peripheral nervous system
pneumothorax
oxygen pressure (or tension)
product of conception
pillow on face
post operative instructions
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
problem oriented medical record
popliteal
positive
posterior
postoperative
potassium
per protocol
post partum
post prandial blood sugar
purified protein derivative (of tuberculin)
protein plasma fractional
post partum hemorrhage
parts per million
peripheral pulses palpable
post prandial plasma glucose
plasma protein solution
part per trillion
Proctology
packed red blood cells
progressive resistive exercise
premature
preoperative
prepare for/as
first pregnancy
prothrombin time
productive
prognosis
passive range of motion
pronation
prostate
prosthesis
protein
prion protein
polycythaemia rubra vera
Plastic Surgery
Posterior Superior Alveolar
past surgical history
pounds per square inch
progressive spinal muscular atrophy
progressive systemic sclerosis
pressure support ventilation
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Psychiatry
physical therapy
patient
percutaneous, transluminal angioplasty
patellar tendon bearing
percutaneous transhepatic, cholangiography
parathyroid hormone
partial thromboplastin time
partial thromboplastin time with kaolin
pneumothorax
pregnancy urine
peptic ulcer disease
pyrexia of unknown origin
pruritic urticarial papules & plaques of pregnancy
psoralen ultraviolet A
per vaginam
per vagina bleed
pelvic vascular injury
premature ventricular contraction
peripheral vascular disease
postoperative visual loss
Proliferative Vitreal Retinopathy
previous trouble
partial weight bearing with percent
physical examination

PMD
PMH
PMN
PMT
PN
PNC
PND
pneu.
PNI
PNS
PNX
PO2
POC
pof
POI
polys
POMR
poplit.
pos.
post.
POSTOP.
pot. or K
PP
pp
PPBS
PPD
PPF
PPH
ppm
PPP
PPPG
PPS
ppt
PR
PRBC
PRE
prem
pre-op
prep.
primip.
pro. time
prod.
Prog.
PROM
pron.
pros.
prosth.
prot.
PrP
PRV
PS
PSA
PSH
psi
PSMA
PSS
PSV
PSVT
Psych.
PT
pt.
PTA
PTB
PTC
PTH
PTT
PTTK
PTX
PU
PUD
PUO
PUPPP
PUVA
PV
PV bleed
PVASI
PVC
PVD
PVL
PVR
PVT
PWB%
Px