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Acronyms & Abbreviations used in Laboratories

- P -

  • P

    • phosphorus; pulse

  • p24

    • antigen in HIV infection

  • PA

    • phenylalinine; platelet associated; pernicious anemia; physician's assistant

  • PABA

    • para-aminobenzoic acid

  • PAI

    • plasminogen activator inhibitor

  • Pap

    • Papanicolaou's stain

  • PAP

    • peroxidase antiperoxidase; primary atypical pneu; prostate acid phosphatase

  • PAS

    • para-aminosalicylic acid; periodic acid Schiff stain

  • PAT

    • paroxysmal atrial tachycardia; preadmission testing

  • Pb

    • lead

  • PBC

    • primary biliary cirrhosis

  • PBG

    • porphobilinogen

  • PBI

    • protein-bound iodine

  • PBL

    • peripheral blood lymphocytes

  • PBS

    • peripheral blood smear

  • PCA

    • parietal cell antibody; percutaneous coronary angioplasty

  • PCB

    • polychlorinated biphenyls

  • PCE

    • pseudocholinesterase

  • PCHE

    • pseudocholinesterase

  • PCP

    • phencyclidine

  • PCR

    • polymerase chain reaction

  • PCV

    • packed cell volume

  • Pd

    • palladium

  • PDR

    • Physician's Desk Reference

  • PE

    • physical examination; pleural effusion; pulmonary embolism

  • PF

    • platelet factor

  • pg

    • picogram

  • PGD

    • phosphogluconate dehydrogenase

  • PGI

    • phosphoglucose isomerase

  • PGK

    • phosphoglycerokinase

  • PgR

    • progesterone receptor

  • pH

    • measurement of acidity or alkalinity

  • PHA

    • phytohemagglutinin activation

  • PI

    • phosphatidylinositol; protamine insulin; pulmonary infarction

  • PID

    • pelvic inflammatory disease

  • PIV

    • parainfluenza virus

  • PK

    • pyruvate kinase

  • PKU

    • phenylketonuria

  • Plt

    • platelet

  • PM

    • afternoon

  • Pm

    • promethium

  • PM-l

    • platelet membrane antigen

  • PMN

    • polymorphonuclear neutrophil

  • pmol

    • picomole

  • PMP

    • previous menstrual period

  • PMS

    • premenstrual syndrome

  • PNP

    • nonprotein nitrogen

  • Po

    • polonium

  • POA

    • pancreatic oncofetal antigen

  • PP

    • postprandial

  • PPBS

    • postprandial blood sugar

  • PPF

    • plasma protein fraction

  • PPLO

    • pleuropneumonia-like organisms

  • ppm

    • parts per million

  • ppt

    • precipitate

  • Pr

    • praseodymium; presbyopia

  • PR

    • per rectum

  • PRA

    • plasma renin activity; progesterone receptor assay

  • PRBCs

    • packed red blood cells

  • PRL

    • prolactin

  • PRSM

    • peripheral smear

  • PSA

    • prostate specific antigen

  • PSRO

    • Professional Standards Review Organization

  • Pt

    • platinum

  • PT

    • physical therapy; prothrombin time

  • PTA

    • platelet thromboplastin antecedent; prothrombin activity

  • PTC

    • phenylthiocarbamide; plasma thromboplastin component

  • PTH

    • parathyroid hormone

  • PTT

    • partial thromboplastin time

  • PU

    • peptic ulcer

  • Pu

    • plutonium

  • PUD

    • peptic ulcer disease

  • PV

    • plasma volume

  • PVA

    • polyvinyl alcohol

  • PVC

    • premature ventricular contraction

  • PVD

    • peripheral vascular disease

  • PVT

    • paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia

  • Px

    • physical

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