Medical abbreviations P - R




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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