P Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
P
A
para (pregnancy) / plasma / pressure
2
Q
PA
A
per axilla / posteroanterior / physician’s assistant / percussion and auscultation
3
Q
pc
A
post cibum (after food)
4
Q
PC
A
presenting complaint
5
Q
Pen
A
penicillin
6
Q
PG
A
pregnancy
7
Q
PH
A
past history
8
Q
phys
A
physiology / physical
9
Q
PI
A
present illness / product information / pulmonary incompetence
10
Q
PM
A
post mortem / petit mal / afternoon
11
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
12
Q
PN
A
practice nurse
13
Q
po or PO
A
per os (by mouth)
14
Q
POD
A
post-op day
15
Q
POM
A
prescription only medicine
16
Q
pos.
A
postive
17
Q
pp
A
post prandial (after food)
18
Q
ppm
A
parts per million
19
Q
PR
A
pulse rate / per rectum
20
Q
prep
A
preparation / prepare / preparatory
21
Q
prn
A
pro re nata (when necessary / as required)
22
Q
prog.
A
prognosis
23
Q
PS
A
presenting symptoms / pulmonary stenosis / psychotic / plastic surgery
24
Q
PSH
A
past surgical history
25
Pt
patient / platinum
26
P/T
part time / physiotherapy
27
Px
physical examination
28
Paed
paediatrics
29
Pall Care
palliative care
30
Para
paraplegic
31
P/c
phone call
32
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
33
PDU
patient discharge lounge
34
PDx
provisional diagnosis
35
PE
physical examination
36
PFR
peak flow rate
37
PFT
pulmonary function test
38
PM
post mortem
39
PNX
pneumonia
40
pO2
concentration of oxygen in solution
41
Post.
posterior
42
Post op
post operatively
43
PPE
personal protective equipment
44
PPM
permanent pacemaker
45
Prod.
productive
46
pron.
pronation
47
pro tem
for now / in the short term
48
prox.
proximal
49
PSH or PSHx
past surgical history
50
PTD
pre test discussion
51
pu
passed urine
52
PU
peptic ulcer
53
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
54
PUIT
passed urine in toilet
55
PWC
powered wheelchair
