PLEASE CHOOSE A LETTER:
P
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
percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
Q
q
every (e.g. q6h = every 6 hours)
qd
every day
qh
every hour
q4h, q6h....
every 4 hours, every 6 hours etc.
qid
four times a day
QNS
quantity not sufficient
qod
every other day
Qs/Qt
shunt fraction
Qt
total cardiac output
R
R
right
RA
rheumatoid arthritis or right atrium
RAD
right atrial axis deviation
RAE
right atrial enlargement
RAP
right atrial pressure
RBBB
right bundle branch block
RBC
red blood cell
RBP
retinol-binding protein
RDA
recommended daily allowance
RDW
red cell distribution width
RIA
radioimmunoassay
RIH
right inguinal hernia
RLL
right lower lobe
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RML
right middle lobe
RNA
ribonucleic acid
R/O
rule out
ROM
range of motion
ROS
review of systems
RPG
retrograde pyelogram
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
RT
respiratory or radiation therapy
RTA
renal tubular acidosis
RTC
return to clinic
RU
resin uptake
RUG
retrograde urethogram
RUL
right upper lobe
RUQ
right upper quadrant
RV
residual volume
RVH
right ventricular hyperthrophy
Rx
treatment
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