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Nursing Abbreviation

Harcum Nursing 101 Abbreviations P

QuestionAnswer
P Parturition(total number of live birth)
P pulse
PA posterior-anterior
PA pulmonary artery
PAD pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
PAF Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension
PAP pulmonary arterial pressure
PAP Papanicolaou stain
Pap Papanicolaou Test(pap smear)
PAS pulmonary artery systolic pressure
PAT Paroxysmal Atrial tachycardia
PAWP Pulmonary artery wedge pressure
PCOS Polycystic ovarian syndrome
PCP Pneumocystis pneumonia
PCP Primary Care Physician
PCWP Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PDA Patent ductus arteriosus
PDE Posphodiesterase
PEEP Positive end expiratory pressure
PEF Peak expiratory flow
PEFR Peak expiratory flow rate
PERLA Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation
PET Positron-emission tomography
PFO Patient foramen ovale
PID Pelvic inflammatory disease
PIH Pregnancy induced hypertension
PKD Polycystic kidney disease
PKU Phenylketonuria
PLT Platelets
PMB Post-menopausal bleeding
PMH Past Medical History
PMR Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
PO Pulse Oximetry
POX Peroxidase
POx Pulse Oximetery
PPH Post-partum haemorrhage
PPTL Post-partum tubal Ligation
PROM Premature Rupture of Membranes
PROM Passive range of motion
PSA Prostatic specific antigen
PSV Pressure support ventilation
PTM Pulmonary Tuberculosis
PTA Percutaneouse Transluminal Angioplasty
PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PUD peptic ulcer disease
PVD peripheral vascular disease
PVR Pulmonary vascular resistance
PWP Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
Px,px physical examination
Px Prognosis
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