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Definitions: P
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| Term(s) | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Packed cell volume | PCV |
| Packs per day | PPD |
| Palpable, palpated, palpation | PALP |
| Papanicolaou smear | PAP |
| Papillary | PAP |
| Past medical history | PMH |
| Past or personal history | PH |
| Pathology | PATH |
| Patient | PT |
| Pedatrics | PED |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | PID |
| Percussion and auscultation | P&A |
| Percutaneous | PERC |
| Personal (primary) medical doctor | PMD |
| Physical examination | PE |
| Physicians' Desk Reference | PDR |
| Physiotherapy | PT |
| Platelets | PLT |
| Pneumoencephalography | PEG |
| Poorly differentiated | PD |
| Positive | POS or + |
| Positron emission tomography | PET |
| Possible | POSS |
| Post anesthesia room | PAR |
| Post mortem (after death) | PM |
| Posterior | POST |
| Posteroanterior | PA |
| Postmortem examination | POST |
| Posnasal drip | PND |
| Postoperative day | POD |
| Postoperative(ly) | PO, POSTOP |
| Potassium | K |
| Preoperative(ly) | PREOP |
| Present illness | PI |
| Prior to admission | PTA |
| Probably(ly) | PROB |
| Progesterone receptor(assay) | PR(A) |
| Prostatic Specific Antigen | PSA |
| Pulmonary | PULM |
| Pulmonary artery | PA |
| Pulse | P |
| Purified protein derivative (Tuberculin skin test) | PPD |
| Pyrexia of undetermined origin | PUO |
