1
Q
/P
A
post, after
2
Q
p
A
pulse
3
Q
P
A
Phosphorous
4
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior
5
Q
P&A
A
percussion and auscultation
6
Q
PAC
A
Premature auricular contractions
7
Q
PaO2
A
Partial arterial oxygen tension
8
Q
PAP
A
Pulmonary artery pressure
9
Q
Pap
A
papnicolaou smear
10
Q
PARA I, PARA II
A
primipara, secundipara, etc. indicating a woman of so many children
11
Q
PAWP
A
pulmonary artery wedge pressure
12
Q
pc
A
after meals
13
Q
P.C.S
A
premature contractions
14
Q
PCN
A
penicillin
15
Q
P.C.P
A
(angel dust) phynyleyelidine
16
Q
PDA
A
patent ductus arteriousus
17
Q
PE
A
pulmonary adema/pulmonary embolus
18
Q
PED
A
pediatrics
19
Q
PEEP
A
positive end-expiratory pressure
20
Q
PERRLA
A
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
21
Q
P.F
A
plantar flexion
22
Q
PFT
A
pulmonary function test
23
Q
Pgx
A
prognosis
24
Q
pH
A
hydrogen ion concentration
25
PI
present illness
26
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
27
PKU
phenylketonuria
28
plts, plates
platelets
29
PM, *p.m
afternoon or evening
30
pn
pneumonia
31
po
by mouth
32
PO
post operative
33
pos
positive
34
post
posterior
35
post op
post operative
36
PP
post partum
37
pp
post prandial
38
PPD
purified protein derivative
39
p.r
per rectum
40
P.R
pulse rate
41
prep
prepare as for surgery
42
prn
as often as necessary
43
PROM.
premature rupture of membranes
44
pro. time
prothrombin time
45
PS
pyloric stenosis
| Narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the small intestine
46
pt.
patient
47
P.T
physiotherapy
48
PT
prothrombin time
49
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
50
PTX
pneumothorax
51
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
52
pul
pulmonary
53
OVC
premature ventricular contraction
54
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
55
Px
prognosis
56
q.
every
57
qa.m
each morning
58
q.h
every hour
59
qhs
every hour of sleep
60
QID/qid
four times daily
61
q2,3,4h
every 2,3,4 hours
62
q.n.s
quantity not sufficient
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