Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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PEFR peak expiratory flow rate
PEFV partial expiratory flow volume
PEG Patient Evaluation Grid; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; pneumoencephalogram, pneumoencephalography; polyethylene glycol
PEG-ADA polyethylene glycol-modified adenine deaminase
PEGASUS Percutaneous Endarterectomy, the Goal of Atherectomy Successfully Guided by Ultrasound [trial]
PEGDA, PEG-DA polyethylene glycol diacrylate
PEGDMA polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate
PEGME polyethylene glycol methyl ether
Pegs paternally expressed genes
PEG-SOD polyethylene glycol superoxide dismutase
PEG-SPA polyethylene glycol succinyl propionate
PEHO progressive encephalopathy-edema-hypsarrhythmia-optic atrophy [syndrome]
PEHPC periodic examination and health promotion center
PeHV percid herpesvirus
PEI Patient Exit Interview; percutaneous ethanol injection; phosphate excretion index; physical efficiency index; polyethyleneimine
PEIRS pathology expert interpretative reporting system
PEJ percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
PEK punctate epithelial kerotopathy
PEL peritoneal exudate lymphocyte; permissible exposure limit
PELA peripheral excimer laser angioplasty
PELCA percutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplasty
PELF pulse extremely low frequency
PEM pediatric emergency medicine; peritoneal exudate macrophage; polymorphic epithelial mucin; prescription event monitoring; precordial electrocardiographic monitoring; primary enrichment medium; probable error of measurement; protein energy malnutrition; pulmonary endothelial membrane
PEMA phenylethylmalonamide
PE_max maximum expiratory pressure
PEMF pulsed electromagnetic field
PEN pharmacy equivalent name; practitioners entering notes
Pen penicillin
PENK proenkephalin
PEN&PAD practitioners entering notes and practitioners accessing data [system]
PENT phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
Pent pentothal
PEO polyethylene oxide; progressive external ophthalmoplegia
PEO-PBD polyethyleneoxide-polybutadiene
PEO-PLA polyethylene dioxide-polylactic acid
PEP patient education program; Pediatric Education for Paramedics [course]; peptidase; peer evaluation program; phosphoenolpyruvate; pigmentation, edema, and plasma cell dyscrasia [syndrome]; polyestradiol phosphate; pore-forming protein; positive expiratory pressure; postencephalitic parkinsonism; post-ERCP pancreatitis; postexposure prophylaxis; pre-ejection period; protein electrophoresis; Psychiatric Evaluation Profile; pudendal evoked potential
Pep peptidase
PEPA peptidase A; prospective evaluation of prognosis in angina
PEPB peptidase B
PEPC peptidase C
PEPc corrected pre-ejection period
PEPCK phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
PEPD peptidase D
PEPE peptidase E
PEPI pre-ejection period index; Postmenopausal Estrogen-Progestin Intervention [trial]
PEPP Payment Error Prevention Program; positive expiratory pressure plateau; Pregnancy Exposures and Pre-eclampsia Prevention [project]
PEPS peptidase S
PEPT peptide transporter
PEPV penguinpox virus
PER peak ejection rate; periodogram; peritoneum; protein efficiency ratio
per perineal; periodicity, periodic
perc percutaneous
perCP peridinin chlorophyll protein
percus percussion
Perf perfusion or perfusionist
perf perforation
PERFEXT Perfusion, Performance, Exercise Trial
PERG pattern electroretinogram
PERI Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Interview
periap periapical
Perio periodontics
Peritf peritoneal fluid
PERK prospective evaluation of radial keratotomy [protocol]
p-ERK dual phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
PERLA pupils equal, react to light and accommodation
PERM Prospective Evaluation of Perfusion Markers [study]
PerNET peripheral neuroectodermal tumor
PERP positive end-respiratory pressure
perp perpendicular
PERRLA pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
PERS Patient Evaluation Rating Scale; pediatric emergency rating scale
PERT phenol-enhanced reassociation technique; program evaluation review technique
PERV Perinet virus
PES Patient Escort Service; perceived stress scale; photoelectron spectroscopy; physical examination syndrome; physicians' equity services; polyethylene sulfonate; postextrasystolic; preepiglottic space; preexcitation syndrome; primary empty sella [syndrome]; programmed electrical stimulation; pseudoepileptic seizures; pseudoexfoliation or pseudoexfoliative syndrome; psychiatric emergency services
Pes esophageal pressure
PESDA perfluorocarbon-exposed sonicated dextrose albumin
PESP postextrasystolic potentiation
P_es/P_Imax mean esophageal pressure/maximum inspiratory pressure [ratio]
PESS problem, etiology, signs and symptoms
Pess pessary
PEST pesticides [dataset]
PET paraffin-embedded tissue; peak ejection time; peritoneal equilibrium test; polyethylene terephthalate [film]; polyethylene tube; poor exercise tolerance; positron emission tomography; preeclamptic toxemia; pressure equalization tube; privacy-enhancing technique; progressive exercise test; psychiatric emergency team
PET_CO_₂, P_ETCO₂ end-tidal pressure of carbon dioxide
PETH pink-eyed, tan-hooded [rat]
PET-MRI positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging
PETN pentaerythritol tetranitrate
PETQI patient education total quality improvement
petr petroleum
PETRA parameter estimation for the treatment of reactivity application
PETSc portable extensible toolkit for scientific computation
PETT pendular eye-tracking test; positron emission transverse tomography
PETV Petevo virus
PEU plasma equivalent unit
PEUU polyurethane-urea
PEV peak expiratory velocity; positive effect variegation; pseudoenteritis virus
pev peak electron volts
PEV 2-7, 8, 9, 10, 11-13 porcine enteroviruses 2-7, 8, 9, 10, and 11-13
PEV A, B porcine enteroviruses A and B
PEW pulmonary extravascular water
PEWV pulmonary extravascular water volume
PEx physical examination
Pex peak exercise
P_ext pressure across external breathing apparatus
PF pair feeding; peak flow; peak frequency; pemphigus foliaceus; perfusion fluid; pericardial fluid; periosteal fibroblast; peritoneal fluid; permeability factor; personality factor; picture-frustration [study]; plantar flexion; plasma factor; plasmapheresis; platelet factor; pleural fluid; power factor; primary fibrinolysin; prostatic fluid; protection factor; pterygoid fossa; pulmonary factor; pulmonary function; Purkinje fiber; purpura fulminans; push fluids; pyrozafurin
P-F picture-frustration [test]
PF_1-4 platelet factors 1 to 4
Pf Plasmodium falciparum
P_f final pressure
pF picofarad
PFA profunda femoris artery; p-fluorophenylalanine; phosphonoformate; pulverized fluid ash
PFAS perception of functional ability scale; performic acid-Schiff [reaction]
PFB perflubron; proportion of fed bugs [Chagas disease]
PFC pair-fed control [mice]; patient-focused care; pelvic flexion contracture; perfluorocarbon; perfluorochemical; pericardial fluid culture; persistent fetal circulation; plaque-forming cell
pFc noncovalently bonded dimer of the C-terminal immunoglobulin of the Fc fragment
PFD polyostotic fibrous dysplasia; pseudoinflammatory fundus disease
PFDA perfluoro-decanoic acid
PfDNV Periplanata fuliginosa densovirus
PFE pelvic floor exercise
PFFD proximal focal femoral deficiency
PFG peak flow gauge; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
PFGE pulsed field gel electrophoresis
PFGS phosphoribosyl formylglycinamide synthetase
PFIB perfluoroisobutylene
PFIC progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis
PFJ patellofemoral joint
PFK phosphofructokinase; 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase
PFKF 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase, fibroblast type
PFKL phosphofructokinase, liver type; 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase, liver type
PFKM phosphofructokinase, muscle type
PFKP phosphofructokinase, platelet type; 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase, platelet type
PFKX 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase X
PFL profibrinolysin
pflops pentaflops [floating points per second]
PFM peak flow meter
PFN partially functional neutrophil; profilin; proximal femoral nail
PFO patent foramen ovale; perfringolysin O; plantar fasciitis orthosis
PFOB perfluorocytylbromide
PFOR pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
PFP pentafluorophenol; peripheral facial paralysis; plain film pelvis [x-ray]; platelet-free plasma; pulmonary fibroproliferation
P-FPIA polyclonal fluorescence polarization immunoassay
PFPS patellofemoral pain syndrome
PFQ personality factor questionnaire
PFR parotid flow rate; particulate filter respirator; peak flow rate
PFRC predicted functional residual capacity
PFS patellofemoral syndrome; primary fibromyalgia syndrome; protein-free supernatant; pulmonary function score; pulsatile flow system
PFSH past, family and social history
PFT pancreatic function test; parafascicular thalamotomy; Pick from Thousands [model for coded data]; posterior fossa tumor; prednisone, fluorouracil, and tamoxifen; pulmonary function test
PFTBE progressive form of tick-borne encephalitis
PFTL pulmonary function test laboratory
PFU plaque-forming unit; pock-forming unit
pfu plaque-forming unit
PFUO prolonged fever of unknown origin
PFV physiologic full value
PFWD pain-free walking distance
PG parallel group; parapsoriasis guttata; paregoric; parotid gland; partial gastrectomy; pentagastrin; pepsinogen; peptidoglycan; percutaneous gastrostomy; Pharmacopoeia Germanica; phase gradient [angiography]; phosphate glutamate; phosphatidylglycerol; phosphogluconate; pigment granule; pituitary gonadotropin; plasma glucose; plasma triglyceride; polygalacturonate; post graft; postgraduate; postprandial glucose; practice guideline; pregnanediol glucuronide; pregnant; progesterone; prolyl hydrolase; propyl gallate; propylene glycol; Prospect Hill [virus]; prostaglandin; proteoglycan; pulse generator [implantable converter-defibrillator]; pyoderma gangrenosum
2PG 2-phosphoglycerate
3PG 3-phosphoglycerate
P_G plasma glucose
Pg nasopharyngeal electrode placement in electroencephalography; gastric pressure; plakoglobin; plasminogen; pogonion; pregnancy, pregnant; pregnenolone
pg parthenogenic; picogram; pregnant
PGA pancreaticogastrostomy; pepsinogen A; phosphoglyceric acid; polyglandular autoimmune [syndrome]; polyglycolic acid; programmable-gain amplifier; prostaglandin A; pteroylglutamic acid
PGA_1-3 prostaglandins A₁ to A₃
PGAM monophosphoglycerate mutase
PGAP pilot geriatric arthritis program
PGAS persisting galactorrhea-amenorrhea syndrome; polyglandular autoimmune syndrome
PGAV Pongola virus
PGB progabide; prostaglandin B
PGC progastricin; primordial germ cell
PGCL [nucleus] paragigantocellularis lateralis
PGD phosphogluconate dehydrogenase; phosphoglyceraldehyde dehydrogenase
PGD₂ prostaglandin D₂
6-PGD 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
PGDH phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
PGDR plasma glucose disappearance rate
PGE platelet granule exract; posterior gastroenterostomy
PGE₁ prostaglandin E₁
PGE₂ prostaglandin E₂
PGF phylogenetic footprint
PGF_2α prostaglandin F_2α
PGFT phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase
PGG polyclonal gamma globulin
PGG₂ prostaglandin G₂
PGH pituitary growth hormone; porcine growth hormone
PGH₂ prostaglandin H₂
PGHS prostaglandin G/H synthase
PGI phosphoglucose isomerase; potassium, glucose, and insulin
PGI₂ prostacyclin [prostaglandin I₂]
PGK phosphoglycerate kinase
PGL persistent generalized lymphadenopathy; phosphoglycolipid; 6-phosphogluconolactonase
PGLN periglandular lymph node
PGlyM phosphoglyceromutase
PGM phosphoglucomutase; phosphoglycerate mutase
PGMA phosphoglycerate mutase A
PGMB phosphoglycerate mutase B
PGMDE postgraduate and continuing medical and dental education
pg/mL picograms per milliliter
PGN proliferative glomerulonephritis
PGNA prompt gamma neutron activation
PGO ponto-geniculo-occipital [spike]
PGP phosphoglyceroyl phosphatase; postgamma proteinuria; prepaid group practice; progressive general paralysis