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Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms (Sortable List)
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Abbreviations & Acronyms (sort using drop downs)
Abbr | Description (Lab, Disease, Diagnosis, etc.) | Specialty | Additional Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
PO | By mouth | Medication Dosing (Pharmacology) | - |
POC | Point of Care | General | - |
PPD | Purified protein derivative (TB skin test) | General | ID (Infectious Disease) |
PPN | Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition | General | - |
PRN | As needed | Medication Dosing (Pharmacology) | - |
PSA | Prostate specific antigen | General | Urology (Urinary System, Surgical) |
PT | Physical Therapy | General | - |
PT/INR | Prothrombin time - International normalised ratio | General | - |
PTH | Parathyroid hormone | General | Endocrinology (Hormone) |
PTSD | Post-traumatic stress syndrome | Psychiatry | - |
PTT | Partial thromboplastin time | General | - |
PUD | Peptic ulcer disease | Gastroenterology (GI, Digestive System) | - |
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