Abbreviation
|
Interpretation
|
| P | para |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PAO2 | alveolar oxygen |
| PaO2 | peripheral arterial oxygen content |
| PAP | pulmonary artery pressure |
| PAT | paroxysymal atrial tachycardia |
| P&PD | percussion and postural drainage |
| PC | after eating |
| PCWP | pulmonary capillary wedge pressure |
| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus |
| PDR | physicians desk reference |
| PE | pulmonary embolus, or physical exam or pleural effusion |
| PEEP | positive end expiratory pressure |
| PFT | pulmonary function tests |
| pg | picogram |
| PI | pulmonic insufficiency disease |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| PMH | previous medical history |
| PMI | point of maximal impulse |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear leukocyte (neutrophil) |
| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| PO | by mouth |
| POD | post-op day |
| PP | postprandial or pulsus paradoxus |
| PPD | purified protein derivative |
| PR | by rectum |
| PRBC | packed red blood cells |
| PRN | as needed |
| PS | pulmonic stenosis |
| PT | prothrombin time, or physical therapy |
| Pt | patient |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| PTHC | percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| PVD | peripheral vascular disease |
