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Common Abbreviations (P)
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| Abbreviation | Word or Phrase |
|---|---|
| P | Pulse |
| P&A | Percussion and auscultation |
| PA | Posteroanterior |
| PA | Pulmonary artery |
| PA | Physician assistant |
| PALP | Palpable, palpated, palpation |
| PAP | Papanicolaou smear |
| PAP | Papillary |
| PAR | Post anesthesia room |
| PARA | Number of pregnancies resulting in viable infants |
| PATH | Pathology |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
| PD | Poorly differentiated |
| PDR | Physician's Desk Reference |
| PE | Physical examination |
| PED | Pediatrics |
| PEG | Pneumoencephalography |
| PEG | Percutaneous gastrostomy tube |
| PERC | Percutaneous |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PH | Past or personal history |
| PI | Present illness |
| PID | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PIN | Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| PLT | Platelets |
| PM | Post mortem (after death) |
| PMD | Personal (primary) medical doctor |
| PMH | Past medical history |
| PND | Postnasal drip |
| PNET | Peripheral neuroectodermal tumor (bone tumors) |
| PNET | Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (CNS tumors) |
| PO, POSTOP | Postoperative(ly) |
| POD | Postoperative day |
| POOR DIFF | Poorly differentiated |
| POS or + | Positive |
| POSS | Possible |
| POST | Posterior |
| POST | Postmortem examination |
| POSTOP | Postoperative(ly) |
| PPD | Purified protein derivative (Tuberculin skin test) |
| PPD | Packs per day |
| PR | Partial response |
| PR(A) | Progesterone receptor (assay) |
| PREOP | Preoperative(ly) |
| PROB | Probable(ly) |
| PSA | Prostate specific antigen |
| PT | Patient |
| PT | Physiotherapy |
| PTA | Prior to examination |
| PUO | Pyrexia of undetermined origin |
| PULM | Pulmonary |
Updated: December 28, 2023