| Abbreviation |
Term(s) |
| P |
Pulse |
| P&A |
Percussion and auscultation |
| PA |
Posteroanterior |
| PA |
Pulmonary artery |
| PALP |
Palpable, palpated, palpation |
| PAP |
Papanicolaou smear |
| PAP |
Papillary |
| PAR |
Post anesthesia room |
| PARA |
Number of pregnancies resulting in viable infants |
| PATH |
Pathology |
| PCV |
Packed cell volume |
| PD |
Poorly differentiated |
| PDR |
Physicians' Desk Reference |
| PE |
Physical examination |
| PED |
Pediatrics |
| PEG |
Pneumoencephalography |
| PH |
Past or personal tomography |
| PH |
Past or personal history |
| PI |
Present illness |
| PID |
Pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PLT |
Platelets |
| PM |
Post mortem (after death) |
| PMD |
Personal (primary) medical doctor |
| PMH |
Past medical history |
| PND |
Postnasal drip |
| PO, POSTOP |
postoperative(ly) |
| POD |
Postoperative day |
| POOR DIFF |
poorly differentiated |
| POS or + |
Positive |
| POSS |
Possible |
| POST |
Posterior |
| POST |
Postmortem examination |
| POSTOP |
Postoperative(ly) |
| PPD |
Purified protein derivative (Tuberculin skin test) |
| PPD |
Packs per day |
| PR(A) |
Progesterone receptor (assay) |
| PREOP |
Preopeartive(ly) |
| PROB |
Probably(ly) |
| PSA |
Prostatic Specific Antigen |
| PT |
Patient |
| PT |
Physiotherapy |
| PTA |
Prior to admission |
| PUO |
Pyrexia of undermined origin |
| PULM |
Pulmonary |
