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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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