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Med Abb P5C1
Medical Abbreviations from P4C2
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Health Care
11th Grade
03/31/2011
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Term
PAP
 Definition
Papanicolaou Test (smear)
Term
para
 Definition
number of pregnancies
Term
Path
 Definition
pathology
Term
Pb
 Definition
lead
Term
PBI
 Definition
protein bound iodine
Term
pc
 Definition

after meals

 
Term
PCA
 Definition
patient controlled analgesia
Term
PCC
 Definition
poison control center
Term
PCP
 Definition
patient care plan
Term
PCT
 Definition
patient/personal care technician
Term
PDR
 Definition
physician's desk reference
Term
PE
 Definition
physical exam, pulmonary edema
Term
Peds
 Definition
pediatrics
Term
per
 Definition
by, through
Term
PET
 Definition
positron emission tomography
Term
pH
 Definition
measure of acidity/alkalinity
Term
Pharm
 Definition
pharmacy
Term
PI
 Definition
present illness
Term
PID
 Definition
pelvic inflammatory disease
Term
PKU
 Definition
phenlyketonuria
Term
PM, pm
 Definition
after noon
Term
PMC
 Definition
post mortem (after death) care
Term
PMS
 Definition
premenstrual syndrome
Term
PNS
 Definition
peripheral nervous system
Term
po
 Definition
by mouth
Term
PO
 Definition
phone order
Term
post
 Definition
posterior, after
Term
post-op
 Definition
after an operation
Term
PP
 Definition
post partum
Term
PPE
 Definition
personal protective equipment
Term
PPO
 Definition
preferred provider organization
Term
pre-op
 Definition
before an operation
Term
prep
 Definition
prepare
Term
prn
 Definition
whenever necessary, as needed
Term
Psy
 Definition
pyschology. psychiatry
Term
pt
 Definition
patient, pint (500 mL or cc)
Term
Pt
 Definition
prothrombin time
Term
PT
 Definition
physical thermapy/therapist
Term
PTT
 Definition
partial thromboplastin time
Term
PVC
 Definition
premature ventricular contraction
Term
PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular disease
Term
Px
 Definition
prognosis, physical exam
Term
q
 Definition
every
Term
PEG
 Definition
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Term
qh
 Definition
every hour
Term
q2h
 Definition
every 2 hours
Term
q3h
 Definition
every 3 hours
Term
q4h
 Definition
every 4 hours
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