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PE Pulmonary embolism: PKAN Panthothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration: PLMD Periodic limb movement disorder: PLS Primary lateral sclerosis: PMD Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease: PML Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: PMS Premenstrual syndrome: POTS Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: PPMA Post-polio progressive muscular ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
PE: pulmonary embolism [1] pre-eclampsia pleural effusion physical examination [1] PEA: pulseless electrical activity: PERRLA: pupils equal, round and reactive to light [3] PEB: cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin (chemotherapy regimen) PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure: PEF: peak expiratory flow: PEFR: peak expiratory flow rate: PEG ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
Abbreviation Organization or personnel AA: Alcoholics Anonymous: AABB: AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks: AACN: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
A medical scribe is an allied health paraprofessional who specializes in charting physician-patient encounters in real time, such as during medical examinations.They also locate information and patients for physicians and complete forms needed for patient care.
This page provides a list of medical abbreviations that start with the letter B.