1. Medical Abbreviations P

2. 1. p 1. p after after 2. Px 2. Px Prognosis (expected outcome) Prognosis (expected outcome) 3. P 3. P pulse pulse 4. PVD 4. PVD Peripheral vascular disease Peripheral vascular disease 5. PA 5. PA Physicians assistant Physicians assistant

3. 6. PVC 6. PVC Premature ventricular contraction Premature ventricular contraction 7. PAC 7. PAC Premature atrial contraction Premature atrial contraction 8. pt 8. pt Patient, pint Patient, pint 9. PAP 9. PAP Papanicolau test, pap smear Papanicolau test, pap smear 10. PT 10. PT Physical therapy Physical therapy

4. 11. path 11. path pathology pathology 12. Pt 12. Pt Prothrombin time Prothrombin time 13. Pb 13. Pb lead lead 14. Psy 14. Psy Psychology, psychologist Psychology, psychologist 15. PBI 15. PBI Protein bound iodine Protein bound iodine

5. 16. pc 16. pc After meals After meals 17. PCP 17. PCP Primary care physician Primary care physician 18. prn 18. prn Whenever necessary, as needed Whenever necessary, as needed 19. prep 19. prep prepare prepare 20. PDR 20. PDR Physicians desk reference Physicians desk reference

6. 21. PE 21. PE Physical exam, pulmonary edema Physical exam, pulmonary edema 22. Peds 22. Peds pediatrics pediatrics 23. Pre-op 23. Pre-op Before an operation Before an operation 24. pre 24. pre before before 25. per 25. per By, through By, through

7. 26. pH 26. pH Measure of acidity or alkalinity Measure of acidity or alkalinity 27. PPO 27. PPO Preferred provider organization Preferred provider organization 28. PP 28. PP Post partum, after delivery Post partum, after delivery 29. Pharm 29. Pharm pharmacy pharmacy 30. PID 30. PID Pelvic inflammatory disease Pelvic inflammatory disease

8. 31. PKU 31. PKU phenolketonuria phenolketonuria 32. PM or pm 32. PM or pm After noon After noon 33. post 33. post Posterior, after Posterior, after 34. post-op 34. post-op After an operation After an operation 35. PO 35. PO Phone order Phone order

9. 36. po 36. po By mouth By mouth 37. PMC 37. PMC Post mortem care, after death Post mortem care, after death 38. PMS 38. PMS Premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual syndrome 39. PNS 39. PNS Peripheral nervous system Peripheral nervous system