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Do-not-use list Latin abbreviations Prescription abbreviations Acronyms in healthcare Abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel
Abbrev.
Meaning
p
after (from Latin post)
[letter p with a bar over it]
P
parturition (total number of live births)
phosphorus
pulse
post
PA
posterior-anterior, posteroanterior
pulmonary artery
physician assistant
P&A
percussion and auscultation
PAC
premature atrial contraction
pulmonary artery catheter, pulmonary artery catheterisation
PAD
peripheral artery disease (aka peripheral artery occlusive disease)
PAF
platelet activating factor
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (meaning intermittent AF)
PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
phenylalanine hydroxylase
PAI-1
plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
PAL
posterior axillary line
PALS
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (training program)
PAN
polyarteritis nodosa
PAO
peak acid output
PAOD
peripheral artery occlusive disease
PAP
Papanicolaou stain
positive airway pressure
pulmonary artery pressure (see pulmonary hypertension)
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Pap
Papanicolaou test (pap smear)
PARA I
indicating a woman with one child (partus = birth)
PARA II
indicating a woman with two children (partus = birth)
PAT
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
PBF
peripheral blood film
p.c.
after food (from Latin post cibum)
after meals
PCA
patient-controlled analgesia
PCa
prostate cancer
PCD
postconcussional disorder
primary ciliary dyskinesia
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
PCN
penicillin
PCNSL
primary CNS (central nervous system) lymphoma
PCO
polycystic ovary (see polycystic ovarian syndrome)
PCOS
polycystic ovarian syndrome
PCP
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (now called Pneumocystis pneumonia)
primary care physician (also called primary care provider)
PCR
patient care report
polymerase chain reaction
PCS
post-concussion syndrome
PCV
packed cell volume (see hematocrit)
polycythemia vera
PCWP
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PD
Parkinson's disease
peritoneal dialysis
physical diagnosis
PDA
patent ductus arteriosus
posterior descending artery
PDE
phosphodiesterase
PDGF
platelet-derived growth factor
PDR
Physicians' Desk Reference
PDT
photodynamic therapy
PE
pulmonary embolism
pre-eclampsia
physical examination
PEA
pulseless electrical activity
PEEP
positive end expiratory pressure
PEF
peak expiratory flow
PEFR
peak expiratory flow rate
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
pen
penicillin (Best practice is to avoid drug name abbreviations)
PEP
postexposure prophylaxis
PERRL
pupils equal, round, reactive to light (e.g., "pupils PERRL")
PERLA
pupils equal and reactive to light and accommodation
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
Per Vag
per vagina
PET
positron-emission tomography (cerebral metabolic scan)
PFO
patent foramen ovale
PFT
pulmonary function test (see spirometry)
PGCS
Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
PH
pulmonary hypertension
past history (see medical history)
PHx
past history (see medical history)
PHTLS
prehospital trauma life support
PI
present illness
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
prolapsed intervertibral disc
PIH
pregnancy induced hypertension
PIP
proximal interphalangeal joint
PKA
protein kinase A
PKD
polycystic kidney disease
PKU
phenylketonuria (PKU cardee Guthrie test)
PLAT
tissue plasminogen activator
PLIF
posterior lumbar interbody fusion (a type of spinal fusion)
PLT
platelets
PM
post meridiem (in the afternoon)
PMB
post-menopausal bleeding (bleeding after menopause)
PMH
past medical history
perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage
PMI
point of maximal impulse or apical beat
point of maximal intensity
PML
polyoma virus
PMP
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
PMN
polymorphonuclear leukocytes, that is, neutrophils
PMR
percutaneous myocardial revascularization
polymyalgia rheumatica
PM&R
physical medicine and rehabilitation
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
postnasal drip
PNH
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
PNM
perinatal mortality
PO
by mouth, that is, orally (from Latin per os)
POD
postoperative days
poly
polymorphonuclear cells, that is, neutrophils
Post
posterior (see anatomical terms of location)
POX
peroxidase
PP
pulse pressure
postpartum, that is, postnatal
PPCS
prolonged post-concussion syndrome
PPD
packs per day (cigarettes)
postpartum depression, that is, postnatal depression
purified protein derivative or Mantoux test, for tuberculosis testing
PPH
postpartum haemorrhage
primary pulmonary hypertension
procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids
PPI
proton pump inhibitor
PPROM
preterm premature rupture of membranes
PPS
post-polio syndrome
Ppt
precipitate
precipitating
PPTCT
prevention of parent-to-child transmission [of HIV] (government of India initiative)
PPTL
postpartum tubal ligation
PR
prothrombin ratio
p.r.
per rectum (as noun: rectal examination)
PRA
plasma renin activity
PRBC
PRBCs
packed red blood cells
Preme
premature infant (see premature birth)
Prep
preparation
PRIND
prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
prn
PRN
as necessary (from Latin pro re nata) (if used in chronic pain control, sometimes disparagingly termed "pain relief nil")
as needed
Prog
prognosis
PROM
premature rupture of membranes
PRP
panretinal photocoagulation
progressive rubella panencephalitis
PRV
polycythemia rubra vera (see polycythemia vera)
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
PSGN
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
PSH
psychosocial history
past medical history
PSP
phenylsulphtalein
PSS
progressive systemic sclerosis (see scleroderma)
PT
prothrombin time
physical therapy (physiotherapy)
Pt.
patient (from Latin patiens, meaning ne who endures or ne who suffers)
PTA
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
post-traumatic amnesia
prior to admission
PTB
pulmonary tuberculosis
PTC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PTD
prior to discharge
PTH
parathyroid hormone
PTHC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
PTSD
posttraumatic stress disorder
PTSS
posttraumatic stress syndrome (see posttraumatic stress disorder)
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
PTx
pneumothorax
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
PUO
pyrexia of unknown origin
PUVA
psoralen UV A (photochemical ultraviolet light A waves)
p.v.
per vagina (as noun: vaginal examination with manual examination and speculum inspection)
PVC (VPC)
premature ventricular contraction
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
PVFS
post-viral fatigue syndrome
PVR
pulmonary vascular resistance
PVS
persistent vegetative state
pulmonary valve stenosis
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
PWP
pulmonary wedge pressure
Px
px
physical examination
Px
prognosis
P-Y
pack-years (years of smoking one package of cigarettes per day)
PZA
pyrazinamide
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