Medical Abbreviations P - TAH

Vocabulary study flashcards for medical abbreviations ranging from P to TAH, including clinical procedures, anatomical directions, and medical conditions.

p

After

P-A, P/A

posterior-anterior

PA, P & A

Percussion and Auscultation

Pap test

Papanicolaou smear

PCA

patient control led analgesia

PERRLA

pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

PMH

past medical history

PMI

point of maximal impulse

PO, p.o

Oral ly

PPD

purified protein derivative (TB test)

PRN, p.r.n.

As required

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

PT

Prothrombin time, physical therapy

PTT

Partial throboplastin time

PVC

premature ventricular contraction

q.i.d.

Four times daily

R

Take

RBC

Red blood cel l, red blood count

RDA

Recommended daily, recommended dietary al lowance

RDS

respiratory distress syndrome

RLE

right lower extremity

RLL

right lower lobe

R/O

rule out

ROM

range of motion

ROS

review of systems

RR

recovery room, respiratory rate

RT

Radiation therapy, reading test, respiratory therapy

R/T

Related to

RUE

right upper extremity

RUL

right upper lobe

RUQ

right upper quadrant

S

Without

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

SOB

Shortness of Breath

sol

Solution dissolved

Sp.gr., SG, s.g.

Specific gravity

Staph

Staphylococcus

Stat

Immediately

STD

Sexual ly transmitted disease, skin test

Sub Q

Subcutaneous Injection

Strep

Streptococcus

s/s

Signs & Symptoms

Sx

Symptoms

Sym

Symmetrical

T

Temperature

Tab

Tablet

TAH

total abdominal hysterectomy