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| Abbreviation | Expansion |
| P.A.R.P | Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase |
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| PA | Posteroanterior |
| PA | Physician Assistant |
| PA-C | Physician Assistant Certified |
| PABA | Para-Aminobenzoic Acid |
| PAC | Premature Atrial Contraction |
| PAD | Peripheral Arterial Disease |
| PAF | Platelet-Aggregating Factor, Platelet-Activating Factor |
| PAP | Pulmonary artery pressure |
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| PAT | Paroxysymal Atrial Tachycardia |
| PCA | Patient Controlled Analgesia, Posterior Communicating Artery |
| PCN | Penicillin, Primary Care Nurse |
| PCNL | Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy |
| PCP | Plasma Cell Pneumonia |
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| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PCT | Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiograph |
| PCV | Packed Cell Volume |
| PCWP | Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure |
| PD | Peritoneal Dialysis, Prism Diopter |
| PDA | Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Posterior Descending Artery |
| PDD | Pervasive Development Disorder |
| PDGF | Platelet Derived Growth Factor |
| PDLL | Poorly Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma |
| PDR | Physician's Desk Reference |
| PE | Pulmonary Edema / Embolism |
| PE | Pleural Effusion |
| PEEP | Positive End Expiratory Pressure |
| PEG | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, Polyethylene Glycol |
| PEJ | Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy |
| PERL | Pupils Equal, React to Light |
| PERRLA | Pupils Equal, Round, React to Light, Accommodation |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| PH | Past History |
| pH | Power of the concentration of the Hydrogen ion |
| PH.D. | Doctorate of Philosophy |
| PHA | Phytohemagglutinin (Antigen) |
| PHN | Public Health Nurse, Postherpetic Neuralgia |
| PI | Present Illness |
| PICC | Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| PIH | Pregnancy Induced Hypertension |
| PK | Pyruvate Kinase |
| PKU | Phenylketonuria |
| PM | ParaMedic |
| PMHx | Prior/Previous Medical History |
| PMI | Point of Maximal Impulse |
| PML | Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte (Neutrophil) |
| PMR | Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
| PMS | Pre Menstrual Syndrome |
| PMS | Peripheral Motor (nervous) System |
| PNB | Pulseless Not Breathing |
| PND | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea |
| PNDT | Pre natal diagnostic tests |
| PNH | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
| PO | Per Oral |
| PO2 | Partial pressure of O2 |
| POD | Post-Op Day |
| POTS | POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME |
| PP | Postprandial or pulsus paradoxus |
| PPCA | Proserum Prothrombin Conversion Accelerator |
| PPD | Purified Protein Derivative |
| PPM | Permanent Pacemaker |
| PPMS | Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis |
| PPS | Post-Polio Syndrome |
| PPV | Positive Pressure Ventilation |
| PR | Per Rectum |
| Pr | Praseodymium; Presbyopia |
| PRA | Plasma Renin Activity |
| PRBC | Packed Red Blood Cells |
| PRHO | Pre-Registration House Officer (now replaced by Foundation Year 1) |
| PRN | (Pro Re Nata) As Needed |
| PROM | Passive Range Of Motion, Premature Rupture Of Membranes |
| PRP | Platelet Rich Plasma |
| PS | Pyloric Stenosis |
| PSA | Prostate Specific Antigen |
| PSVT | Paroxysmal Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia |
| PT | Prothrombin Time |
| PTA | Plasma Thromboplastin Anteceden |
| PTAH | Phosphotungstic Acid Hematoxylin |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| PTHC | Percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram |
| PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| PUD | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
| PUD | Pelvic Uterine Disease |
| PUJ | Pelviureteral Junction |
| PUPPP | Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy |
| PVC | Premature ventricular contraction |
| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| PVL | Plasma Viral Load |
| PVR | Post voiding residual |
| PWB | PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING |
| Px | Pneumothorax |
| Abbreviation | Expansion |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PharmD | Doctor of Pharmacy |
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