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CCC - P - Medical Abbreviations
PTA Fall 2011
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Undergraduate 1
09/28/2011
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Term

p

(lower case with a line above it)

 Definition
post, after
Term

P

(capital)

 Definition
poor (muscle strength, balance)
Term
P/
 Definition
passive
Term
P:
 Definition
plan (treatment plan)
Term
PA
 Definition
posterior/anterior
Term
para
 Definition
paraplegia
Term
p.c.
 Definition
after meals
Term

PC

(capital)

 Definition
pressure control
Term
PCA
 Definition
patient controlled analgesia
Term
PCL
 Definition
posterior cruciate ligament
Term
PCP
 Definition
primary care physician
Term
PCO2
 Definition
partial pressure of carbon dioxide
Term
PD
 Definition
postural drainage
Term
PDA
 Definition
patent ductus arteriosus
Term
PDR
 Definition
physician desk reference
Term
PE
 Definition
pulmonary embolus
Term
peds
 Definition
pediatrics
Term
PEEP
 Definition
positive end expiratory pressure
Term
PF
 Definition
plantar flexion
Term
PFT
 Definition
pulmonary function test
Term
P.H., PH, PMH
 Definition
past history, past medical history
Term
pH
 Definition
hydrogen-ion concentration
Term
PHO
 Definition
physician/hospital organizations
Term
PIP
 Definition
proximal interphalangeal
Term
PiTx
 Definition
pelvic intermittent traction
Term
PKU
 Definition
phenylketonuria
Term
pm, p.m.
 Definition
afternoon
Term
PMH
 Definition
past medical history
Term
PNF
 Definition
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
Term
PO
 Definition
by mouth
Term
POC
 Definition
plan of care
Term
POD
 Definition
post-operative day
Term
POE
 Definition
prone on elbows
Term
polio
 Definition
poliomyelitis
Term
POMR
 Definition
problem-oriented medical record
Term
POS
 Definition
point of service plan
Term
post.
 Definition
posterior
Term
post
 Definition
after
Term
post-op
 Definition
after surgery or operation
Term
PPO
 Definition
preferred provider organization
Term

pps

 

 Definition
pulses per second
Term
PPS
 Definition
prospective payment system
Term
Pr
 Definition
problem
Term
PRE
 Definition
progressive resistive exercise
Term
pre-op
 Definition
before surgery or operation
Term
prn
 Definition
whenever necessary, as needed
Term
PROM
 Definition
passive range of motion
Term
pro time
 Definition
prothrombin time
Term
prox.
 Definition
proximal
Term
Prx
 Definition
prognosis
Term
PSIS
 Definition
posterior superior iliac spine
Term
PSP
 Definition
problem, status, plan
Term
PSPG
 Definition
problem, status, plan, goals
Term
pt
 Definition
protime
Term
PT
 Definition
physical therapist, physical therapy
Term
Pt., pt.
 Definition
patient
Term
PTA
 Definition

physical therapist assistant

prior to admission
Term
PUW
 Definition
pick up walker (standard walker)
Term
PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular disease
Term
PWB
 Definition
partial weight-bearing
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