CLINPHARM Medical Abbreviations - Page 8

PaO2

arterial oxygen tension

PAPS

primary antiphospholipid syndrome

PAS

P-aminosalicylic acid / pulmonary artery stenosis

PAT

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

PAW

pulmonary artery wedge pressure

PB

premature beats

PBC

primary biliary cirrhosis

PBI

protein-bound iodine

PBSCT

peripheral blood stem cell transplantion

PC

prostate cancer

PCA

patient-controlled analgesia

PCAS

patient-controlled analgesia system

PCI

percutaneous coronary intervention

PCO2

partial pressure of carbon dioxide

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PCS

portocaval shunt

PCV

packed cell volume

PD

peritoneal dialysis

PDA

patent ductus arteriosus

PE

physical examination / pleural effusion / pulmonary embolism

PEARLA

pupils equal and react to light and accommodation

PEF

peak expiratory flow

PEFR

peak expiratory flow rate

PEG

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

PEJ

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

PEM

prescription event monitoring

PEM

protein energy malnutrition

PEP

post exposure prophylaxis

PERLA

pupils equal, react to light and accommodation

PERRLA

pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation

PET

position emission tomography

PF

peak flow

PF4

platelet factor 4

PFR

peak flow rate

PFT

pulmonary function test

PG

prostaglandin

P-gp

P-glycoprotein

PH

past history / patient history / personal history / prostatic hypertrophy / pulmonary hypertension

PHI

primary HIV infection

PI

present illness / protease inhibitor

PICC

peripherally inserted central catheter

PID

pelvic inflammatory disease

PIN

prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasia

PIP

proximal interphalangeal joint

PIVD

protruded intervertebral disc

PJB

premature junctional beat

PJC

premature junctional contraction

PJP

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

PKU

phenylketonuria

PL

product licence

PLL

prolymphocytic leukaemia

PMDD

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

PMH

past medical history

PMI

past medical illness

PMN

polymorphonucleocyte

PMS

premenstrual syndrome / postmenopausal syndrome

PMT

premenstrual tension

PMV

prolapsed mitral valve

PN

percussion note / peripheral nerve / peripheral neuropathy

PND

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea / postnasal drip

PO2

partial pressure of oxygen

POAG

primary open-angle glaucoma

POMR

problem-oriented medical record

PONV

postoperative nausea and vomiting

PPAR-g

proliferative-activated receptor-g

PPD

purified protein derivative

PPH

postpartum haemorrhage

PPI

proton pump inhibitor

PPNG

penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae

PPV

positive-pressure ventilation

PR

per rectum / progestogen receptor

PRCA

pure red cell aplasia

PREP

pre-exposure prophylaxis

PROM

premature rupture of membranes

PS

pulmonary stenosis / pyloric stenosis

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

PSG

presystolic gallop

PSGN

poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

PSVT

paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

PT

parathyroid / paroxysmal tachycardia / physical therapy / physical training / posterior tibial (pulse) / prothrombin time

PTC

percutaneous cholangiogram

PTH

parathyroid hormone

PTLD

post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

PTSD

post traumatic stress disorder

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

PTTK

partial thromboplastin time kaolin

PTU

propylthiouracil

PU

pass urine / per urethra / peptic ulcer

PUD

peptic ulcer disease / pulmonary disease

PUO

pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin

PUVA

psoralen and ultraviolet A radiation

PV

vaginal examination (per vagina)

PVB

premature ventricular beat