| 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 |
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 |
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 |
