Medical

POCT POCT Stands For : point-of-care testing	PODS PODS Stands For : Pharmacy \| postoperative days \| potential organ donors \| Probability Of Death Score \| Positive Outcomes Dont Stress
POLG POLG Stands For : polymerase gamma	POM POM Stands For : pain on motion \| Pommy \| preoptic medial nucleus \| proopiomelanotropin \| purulent otitis media \| Prescription-Only Medicine
POMR POMR Stands For : problem-oriented medical record \| Pproblem Orientated Medical Record \| Problem Orientated Medical Record \| Problem Orientated Medical Records \| Problem Oriented Medical Record \| Problem Oriented Medical Records	POPPs POPPs Stands For : Partnership for Older People Projects
POPUMET XX POPUMET XX Stands For : Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examinations or Treatment	POU POU Stands For : placenta \| pulmonary oncology unit
PoVA PoVA Stands For : Protection of Vulnerable Adults (from abuse)	PP PP Stands For : palpable purpura \| pancreatic polypeptide \| pancreatic pseudocyst \| paradoxical pulse \| patient pathway \| peak pressure \| pentose phosphate \| perfusion pressure \| periodic paralysis \| Peyer‰Ûªs patch \| phenylpyruvate \| pin prick \| placenta praevia \| plasmapheresis \| plaster of Paris \| polypeptide \| portal pressure \| post prandial \| posterior parietal \| posterior pituitary \| postpartum period \| precocious puberty \| prepubertal \| primary provider \| private patient \| private practice \| promoter protein \| Prospective Payment \| protein phosphatase \| p
PPA PPA Stands For : palpation \| participating provider agreement \| Pathology Practice Association \| phenylpyruvic acid \| Pittsburgh Pneumonia Agent \| plasminogen proactivator \| posterior pulmonary artery \| postpartum amenorrhoea \| preferred provider arrangement \| Prescription Pricing Authority \| price per accession \| primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma \| primary progressive aphasia \| pure pulmonary atresia \| per Prokura \| Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride \| People Protecting Animals \| Puppy Protection Act	PPD PPD Stands For : peak particle diameter \| periodontal pocket depth \| pigmented purpuric dermatosis*** \| post psychotic depression \| postpartum depression \| Prescription Pricing Division \| primary progressive dementia \| postpartum day \| Psycho Physical Development \| Purified Protein Derivative \| persistent post-traumatic distress \| post-partum day \| Post-Partum Depression \| purified protein derivative \| Packs Per Day \| Permanent Partial Disability \| Post Partum Depression \| purified protein derivative (TB test)
PPG PPG Stands For : peak pressure gradient \| portal pressure gradient \| post-prandial glycaemia \| Practitioners Performance Group \| principal police grant (!) \| pterygopalatine ganglion \| pylorus-preserving gastrectomy \| This term had 47 hits on 23102011 \| Postprandial glucose	PPI PPI Stands For : paired pulse inhibition \| partial permanent impairment \| Partnerhip for Policy Implementation \| peptidyl prolyl isomerase \| phosphoinositide \| portal perfusion index \| postpartum interval \| preproinsulin \| protein-protein interaction \| purified porcine insulin \| Patient and Public Involvement \| Patient Public Involvement \| Patients Perspective of Illness \| Pea Protein Isolate \| protein-pump inhibitor \| Proton Pump Inhibitor \| psychophysiological interaction \| Proton Pump Inhibitior
PPIF PPIF Stands For : patient and public involvement forum (Local Involvement Network)	PPR PPR Stands For : paired pulse ratio \| papulopustular rosacea \| parapyramidal region \| patient-provider relationship \| Pharmaceutical Price Regulation \| Physician Payment Reform \| progressive pigmentary retinopathy \| proximal promoter region \| PTHrP receptor \| Putative Promoter Region
PPRD PPRD Stands For : programme for provisionally registered doctors \| This term got 56 hits on 23102011	PPRS PPRS Stands For : Pharmaceutical Prices Regulation Scheme
PPS PPS Stands For : parapharyngeal space \| Parliamentary Private Secretary (!) \| pepsin A \| peripheral pulmonary stenosis \| Personal Preference Scale \| plasminogen-plasmin system \| post-polio syndrome \| postpartum sterilisation \| postperfusion syndrome \| postpericardiotomy syndrome \| postpump syndrome \| progressive pneumonia of sheep \| Paradoxical Parasympathetic Syndrome \| Post Polio Syndrome \| Preferred Provider Services \| Purely Panic Stricken	PPV PPV Stands For : parapox virus \| paroxysmal positional vertigo \| pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine \| positive pressure ventilation \| post payment verification \| Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23) \| Pars Plana Vitrectomy
PR PR Stands For : P receptor \| pagetoid reticulosis \| palindromic rheumatoid arthritis \| pars recta \| partial resection \| partial response \| penicillin resistant \| performance ratings \| perfusion rate \| peripheral resistance \| pharmaceutical representative \| phenol red \| phosphorylation rate \| photoreactive repair \| photoreceptor \| physical rehabilitation \| pityriasis rosea \| placental retention \| polymorphic reticulosis \| polymyalgia rheumatica \| poor responder \| post resuscitation \| pregnancy rate \| prevalence rate \| primary response \| primitive reflexes \| producti	PRB PRB Stands For : pay review body \| percutaneous renal biopsy \| pharmaceutical resources branch \| phosphorylation of retinoblastoma
PRCC PRCC Stands For : Principles and rules for co-operation and competition	PRD PRD Stands For : Performance Review and Development \| positive regulatory domain \| proline-rich domain
PRDI PRDI Stands For : positive regulatory domain I element	PREPP PREPP Stands For : Post Registration Education and Preparation for Practice \| This term got 33 hits on 23102011
PRF PRF Stands For : Platelet-rich fibrin	PRHO XX PRHO XX Stands For : Preregistration house officer (PRHO)
PRIMAP PRIMAP Stands For : Patient Records and Information Management	PRIMIS+ XX PRIMIS+ XX Stands For : Primary Care Information Services (PRIMIS+)
PRINCE XX PRINCE XX Stands For : PRojects IN Controlled Environments	PRO PRO Stands For : patient-reported outcome \| patients‰Ûª rights organisation \| peer review organisation \| peer-review organisation \| physician review organisation \| professional review organisation \| proflavin \| progesterone \| proline \| prolyl \| pronation \| propranolol \| protein \| Prophylactic
PROM PROM Stands For : Patient Reported Outcome Measures \| premature rupture of membranes \| Passive Range Of Motion \| Premature Rupture Of the Membranes	PROMETHEUS PROMETHEUS Stands For : Provider payment Reform for Outcomes
PRP PRP Stands For : PACAP-related peptide \| penicillase-resistant penicillin \| penicillin-resistant pneumococci \| performance-related pay \| physiologic rest position \| pityriasis rubra pilaris \| platelet-rich plasma \| pre-registration period \| pre-RNA processing \| primary Raynaud phenomenon \| primer recognition protein \| proline-rich protein \| psychotic reaction profile \| pulmonary rehabilitation programme \| Platelet Rich Plasma \| Polyribosyl Ribitol Phosphate \| Precursor Rna Processing \| Prion Related Protein \| pan-retinal photocoagulation \| Polyribosylribitol Phosphate Pol	PRU PRU Stands For : peripheral resistance unit \| physicians‰Ûª response unit \| Police Resources Unit (!) of the Home Office \| This term got 86 hits on 23102011
PRUH PRUH Stands For : Princess Royal University Hospital	PS PS Stands For : pain score \| Palmaz-Schatz \| pap smear \| papillary serous \| papulosquamous \| paradoxical sleep \| paraffin section \| parasympathetic \| partial saturation \| partial seizure \| passive smoking \| pathological stage \| patient survey \| peak systolic \| performance score \| performance status \| personal service personality scale \| Pharmaceutical Services \| phosphatidyl serine \| photosensitive \| photosynthesis \| physiologic saline \| phytosterol \| pituitary stalk \| plastic surgery \| population spike \| Porter-Silber \| postmaturity syndrome \| presenting symptom
PSA PSA Stands For : posterior septal artery \| posterior spinal artery \| Pre-Scheduled Appointment \| Procedural Sedation and Analgesia \| Professional Services Agreement \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Public Sector Agreement \| Protein Specific Antigen \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Persistent Sciatic Artery \| Pressure Sensitive Adhesive \| Progressive Spinal Ataxia \| Prolonged Sleep Apnea \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Psoriasis Symptom Assessment \| PSoriatic Arthritis \| Poor Stray Animal \| Poultry Science Association	PSC PSC Stands For : Pediatric Symptom Checklist \| peptide-sensitive channel \| peripheral stem cell \| Pharmaceutical Services Committee \| posterior semicircular canal \| posterior subcapsular cataract \| Postmarket Strategies Committee \| Primary Service Coordinator \| primary synovial chondromatosis \| primitive stem cells \| prospective studies collaboration \| public sector comparator \| Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center \| Posterior subcapsular cataract \| Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
PSD PSD Stands For : pancreas-sparing duodenectomy \| patient services department \| pilonidal sinus disease \| placental sulphatase deficiency \| polysystemic dysautonomia \| post-stroke depression \| posterior sagittal diameter \| protein sequence database \| psychosomatic disease \| Protein S Deficiency \| Post Stroke Depression \| Pesticides Safety Directorate	PSIS PSIS Stands For : Personal Spine Information Service \| plastic surgery information system \| posterosuperior iliac spine \| Posterior Inferior Iliac Spine
PsLCV PsLCV Stands For : Procedures of Limited Clinical Value	PSM PSM Stands For : palmitoyl sphingomyelin \| pansystolic murmur \| patient self-management \| positive surgical margins \| postsurgical mediastinitis \| Practice Support Model \| presystolic murmur \| problem solving method \| Professions Supplementary to Medicine \| prostate-specific membrane antigen
PSNC PSNC Stands For : Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee	PSS PSS Stands For : painful shoulder syndrome \| Panic Symptom Scale \| patient scheduling system \| Performance Status Scale \| personal social services \| physiologic saline solution \| Poisoning Severity Score \| portosystemic shunt \| primary SjÌ¦gren syndrome \| professional stress scale \| psoriasis severity scale \| Psychiatric Status Schedule \| psychosocial short stature \| PTSD Symptom Scale \| perceived stress scale \| Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
PSUMP PSUMP Stands For : prostatic stromal proliferation of uncertain malignant potential	PT PT Stands For : pain threshold \| parathyroid \| paroxysmal tachycardia \| part-time \| patellar tendon \| performance test \| pertussis toxin \| phototherapy \| phototoxicity \| popliteal tendon \| portal tract \| posterior tibial \| pretectal \| prior treatment \| proficiency testing \| propylthiouracil \| pulmonary tuberculosis \| pulp testing \| pyramidal tract \| Peptidyl Transfer \| Prothrombin time \| partial tonsillectomy \| percutaneous tracheotomy \| Physical Therapy \| physiotherapy \| preferred term \| Pain and Torture \| Patient \| Pencil Test \| Permanent and Total \| Physical
PTCA PTCA Stands For : percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography \| Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiograph \| Percutaneous Transhepatic CholAngiogram \| Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty	PTE PTE Stands For : percutaneous transcatheter embolisation \| post transplant erythrocytosis \| post traumatic epilepsy \| proximal tubular epithelium \| pulmonary thromboembolism \| post-traumatic epilepsy
PTL PTL Stands For : pancreatic triglyceride lipase \| patient targeting list \| patient tracking list \| peripheral T cell lymphoma \| preterm labour \| primary thyroid lymphoma \| This term got 45 hits on 23102011 \| Pre Term Labor \| Purple Tailed Lizard	PTS PTS Stands For : patient transport services \| Pediatric Trauma Score \| peptide transport system \| post thrombotic syndrome \| post-traumatic syringomyelia \| prior to surgery \| patients \| post-thrombotic syndrome \| Patient Transport Service \| positive threshold shift \| Post Traumatic Stress
PUN PUN Stands For : patient unmet needs \| plasma urea nitrogen	PVL PVL Stands For : Panton-Valentine leukocidin \| Peri -Ventricular Leukomalacia
PwSI PwSI Stands For : Practitioner with Special Interest (GP with special interest)	PYA PYA Stands For : Penultimate Year Assessment
q q Stands For : long arm of a chromosome \| quintal \| Quinacrine \| Every two hours \| Quaque ( Each or Every) \| Queasy \| quaque - every	QA QA Stands For : quality accounts \| quarternary amine \| quinolinic acid \| Quick Acting
QAA QAA Stands For : Quality Assurance Authority \| Quality Assessment Agency (for higher education)	QAFP QAFP Stands For : Quality Assurance of the Foundation Programme
QALY QALY Stands For : quality-adjusted life year \| quality-adjusted life years \| Quality Adjusted Life Year	QARC QARC Stands For : Quality Assurance Reference Centre
QAT QAT Stands For : quality assessment team	QC QC Stands For : Queen‰Ûªs Counsel
QEHB QEHB Stands For : Queen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham	QEII QEII Stands For : Queen Elizabeth Hospital
QIPP QIPP Stands For : Quality	QMAES QMAES Stands For : Quarterly Monitoring Accident and Emergency Services
QMAS QMAS Stands For : Quality Management and Analysis subsystem \| The latter term got 28 hits on 23102011	QMAS XX QMAS XX Stands For : Quality Management and Analysis system
QOF target XX QOF target XX Stands For : Quality and Outcomes Framework target (QOF target)	QOF XX QOF XX Stands For : Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
QPC QPC Stands For : Quality and Productivity Challenge \| quality of patient care	QPDT QPDT Stands For : Quality and Practice Development Team
QR QR Stands For : quercetin \| quick release (!) \| quiet room \| quieting response \| quinone reductase	QSS(C) QSS(C) Stands For : Quality Safety and Standards (Committee)
QUANGO XX QUANGO XX Stands For : quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango)	R&M R&M Stands For : routine and manual
R&S R&S Stands For : recruitment and selection	RA RA Stands For : radial \| radial artery \| radioactive \| radioactivity \| radioassay \| radiographic absorptiometry \| radionuclide angiography \| ragweed antigen \| receptor antagonist \| rectus abdominis \| refractory anaemia \| refractory ascites \| regional anaesthesia \| regression analysis \| renal agenesis \| renal artery \| research associate \| respiratory arrest \| retinoic acid \| revenue account (!) \| right anterior \| right atrial \| rotational atherectomy \| rounded atelectasis \| route of administration \| Room Air \| rheumatoid arthrisi \| Rheumatoid Arthritis \| right arm
RAB RAB Stands For : recombinant antibody \| Resource Accounting and Budgeting \| Resource Accounting Body \| risk assessment battery	RAc RAc Stands For : Registered Acupuncturist \| Recovery Audit Contractor
RACI RACI Stands For : Responsible	RACPC RACPC Stands For : rapid access chest pain clinic
RAE RAE Stands For : reactive angioendotheliomatosis \| Retinol Activity Equivalents \| Right Atrial Enlargement	RAG RAG Stands For : Red Amber Green (traffic light) \| Research Allocation Group \| risk assessment in genetics \| This term got 6 hits on 23102011 and is thus unlikely to be in active use \| Recombination Activating Gene \| Retinal Ablation Gene
RAG rating system RAG rating system Stands For : Red Amber Green rating system (Traffic light rating system)	RAGE RAGE Stands For : Radiotherapy Action Group Exposure \| Rating scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly \| receptor for advanced glycosylation end products \| Random Activation Gene Expression \| Receptor For Advanced Glycation End
RAHSC RAHSC Stands For : Royal Aberdeen Hospital for Sick Children \| Royal Aberdeen Hospital for Sick Children	RAP RAP Stands For : rapid assessment procedure \| rapid atrial pacing \| referrals \| regression associated protein \| remedial action plan \| Research Applications Program \| RNA-III Activating Protein \| Regression-Associated Protein \| Reinforcing AIDS Prevention \| Renal Artery Pressure \| Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation \| Right Atrial Pressure
RARP RARP Stands For : resource allocation resource paper \| This term got 1 (!) hit on 23102011 It seems inconceivable that it would be in active use	RAS RAS Stands For : recurrent aphthous stomatitis \| Registered Addiction Specialist \| respiratory assessment service \| retinoic acid syndrome \| Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus \| rotational atherectomy system \| Renin-Angiotensin System \| Retrovirus Associated Sequences \| renal artery stenosis \| Redirecting Antibody Specificity \| Renal Artery Stenosis \| Reticular Activating System \| Reticular Activation System
RASP RASP Stands For : resource allocation and service planning	RAT RAT Stands For : radiation therapy \| recombinant human antithrombin \| Remuneration And Terms (of service committee) \| rheumatoid arthritis test \| right atrial tachycardia \| Radical Anxiety Termination \| Right Animal Treatment
RAWP RAWP Stands For : Resource Allocation Working Party	RBAC RBAC Stands For : role-based access control
RCA RCA Stands For : radiofrequency catheter ablation \| random case analysis \| red cell agglutination \| red cell aggregate \| renal carcinoma \| renal cell adenoma \| renal concentrating ability \| replication-competent adenovirus \| residual cortical activity \| right carotid artery \| right coronary angiography \| root canal anterior Dentistry \| rotational coronary atherectomy \| Royal College of Anaesthetists \| Ricinus Communis Agglutinin \| Ricinus Communis Agglutinin \| Right Coronary Artery	RCAP RCAP Stands For : Remedial Clinical Action Plan
RCC RCC Stands For : rape crisis centre \| Rathke cleft cyst \| red cell cast \| regional cancer centre \| Registered Clinical Counsellor \| right common carotid \| Rural Community Council \| Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center \| Red blood Cell Count \| Red Cell Concentrate \| renal cell cancer \| Rotterdam Coronary Calcification Study \| Renal Cell Carcinoma	RCDM RCDM Stands For : Royal Centre for Defence Medicine

POCT POCT Stands For : point-of-care testing	PODS PODS Stands For : Pharmacy \| postoperative days \| potential organ donors \| Probability Of Death Score \| Positive Outcomes Dont Stress
POLG POLG Stands For : polymerase gamma	POM POM Stands For : pain on motion \| Pommy \| preoptic medial nucleus \| proopiomelanotropin \| purulent otitis media \| Prescription-Only Medicine
POMR POMR Stands For : problem-oriented medical record \| Pproblem Orientated Medical Record \| Problem Orientated Medical Record \| Problem Orientated Medical Records \| Problem Oriented Medical Record \| Problem Oriented Medical Records	POPPs POPPs Stands For : Partnership for Older People Projects
POPUMET XX POPUMET XX Stands For : Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examinations or Treatment	POU POU Stands For : placenta \| pulmonary oncology unit
PoVA PoVA Stands For : Protection of Vulnerable Adults (from abuse)	PP PP Stands For : palpable purpura \| pancreatic polypeptide \| pancreatic pseudocyst \| paradoxical pulse \| patient pathway \| peak pressure \| pentose phosphate \| perfusion pressure \| periodic paralysis \| Peyer‰Ûªs patch \| phenylpyruvate \| pin prick \| placenta praevia \| plasmapheresis \| plaster of Paris \| polypeptide \| portal pressure \| post prandial \| posterior parietal \| posterior pituitary \| postpartum period \| precocious puberty \| prepubertal \| primary provider \| private patient \| private practice \| promoter protein \| Prospective Payment \| protein phosphatase \| p
PPA PPA Stands For : palpation \| participating provider agreement \| Pathology Practice Association \| phenylpyruvic acid \| Pittsburgh Pneumonia Agent \| plasminogen proactivator \| posterior pulmonary artery \| postpartum amenorrhoea \| preferred provider arrangement \| Prescription Pricing Authority \| price per accession \| primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma \| primary progressive aphasia \| pure pulmonary atresia \| per Prokura \| Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride \| People Protecting Animals \| Puppy Protection Act	PPD PPD Stands For : peak particle diameter \| periodontal pocket depth \| pigmented purpuric dermatosis*** \| post psychotic depression \| postpartum depression \| Prescription Pricing Division \| primary progressive dementia \| postpartum day \| Psycho Physical Development \| Purified Protein Derivative \| persistent post-traumatic distress \| post-partum day \| Post-Partum Depression \| purified protein derivative \| Packs Per Day \| Permanent Partial Disability \| Post Partum Depression \| purified protein derivative (TB test)
PPG PPG Stands For : peak pressure gradient \| portal pressure gradient \| post-prandial glycaemia \| Practitioners Performance Group \| principal police grant (!) \| pterygopalatine ganglion \| pylorus-preserving gastrectomy \| This term had 47 hits on 23102011 \| Postprandial glucose	PPI PPI Stands For : paired pulse inhibition \| partial permanent impairment \| Partnerhip for Policy Implementation \| peptidyl prolyl isomerase \| phosphoinositide \| portal perfusion index \| postpartum interval \| preproinsulin \| protein-protein interaction \| purified porcine insulin \| Patient and Public Involvement \| Patient Public Involvement \| Patients Perspective of Illness \| Pea Protein Isolate \| protein-pump inhibitor \| Proton Pump Inhibitor \| psychophysiological interaction \| Proton Pump Inhibitior
PPIF PPIF Stands For : patient and public involvement forum (Local Involvement Network)	PPR PPR Stands For : paired pulse ratio \| papulopustular rosacea \| parapyramidal region \| patient-provider relationship \| Pharmaceutical Price Regulation \| Physician Payment Reform \| progressive pigmentary retinopathy \| proximal promoter region \| PTHrP receptor \| Putative Promoter Region
PPRD PPRD Stands For : programme for provisionally registered doctors \| This term got 56 hits on 23102011	PPRS PPRS Stands For : Pharmaceutical Prices Regulation Scheme
PPS PPS Stands For : parapharyngeal space \| Parliamentary Private Secretary (!) \| pepsin A \| peripheral pulmonary stenosis \| Personal Preference Scale \| plasminogen-plasmin system \| post-polio syndrome \| postpartum sterilisation \| postperfusion syndrome \| postpericardiotomy syndrome \| postpump syndrome \| progressive pneumonia of sheep \| Paradoxical Parasympathetic Syndrome \| Post Polio Syndrome \| Preferred Provider Services \| Purely Panic Stricken	PPV PPV Stands For : parapox virus \| paroxysmal positional vertigo \| pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine \| positive pressure ventilation \| post payment verification \| Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23) \| Pars Plana Vitrectomy
PR PR Stands For : P receptor \| pagetoid reticulosis \| palindromic rheumatoid arthritis \| pars recta \| partial resection \| partial response \| penicillin resistant \| performance ratings \| perfusion rate \| peripheral resistance \| pharmaceutical representative \| phenol red \| phosphorylation rate \| photoreactive repair \| photoreceptor \| physical rehabilitation \| pityriasis rosea \| placental retention \| polymorphic reticulosis \| polymyalgia rheumatica \| poor responder \| post resuscitation \| pregnancy rate \| prevalence rate \| primary response \| primitive reflexes \| producti	PRB PRB Stands For : pay review body \| percutaneous renal biopsy \| pharmaceutical resources branch \| phosphorylation of retinoblastoma
PRCC PRCC Stands For : Principles and rules for co-operation and competition	PRD PRD Stands For : Performance Review and Development \| positive regulatory domain \| proline-rich domain
PRDI PRDI Stands For : positive regulatory domain I element	PREPP PREPP Stands For : Post Registration Education and Preparation for Practice \| This term got 33 hits on 23102011
PRF PRF Stands For : Platelet-rich fibrin	PRHO XX PRHO XX Stands For : Preregistration house officer (PRHO)
PRIMAP PRIMAP Stands For : Patient Records and Information Management	PRIMIS+ XX PRIMIS+ XX Stands For : Primary Care Information Services (PRIMIS+)
PRINCE XX PRINCE XX Stands For : PRojects IN Controlled Environments	PRO PRO Stands For : patient-reported outcome \| patients‰Ûª rights organisation \| peer review organisation \| peer-review organisation \| physician review organisation \| professional review organisation \| proflavin \| progesterone \| proline \| prolyl \| pronation \| propranolol \| protein \| Prophylactic
PROM PROM Stands For : Patient Reported Outcome Measures \| premature rupture of membranes \| Passive Range Of Motion \| Premature Rupture Of the Membranes	PROMETHEUS PROMETHEUS Stands For : Provider payment Reform for Outcomes
PRP PRP Stands For : PACAP-related peptide \| penicillase-resistant penicillin \| penicillin-resistant pneumococci \| performance-related pay \| physiologic rest position \| pityriasis rubra pilaris \| platelet-rich plasma \| pre-registration period \| pre-RNA processing \| primary Raynaud phenomenon \| primer recognition protein \| proline-rich protein \| psychotic reaction profile \| pulmonary rehabilitation programme \| Platelet Rich Plasma \| Polyribosyl Ribitol Phosphate \| Precursor Rna Processing \| Prion Related Protein \| pan-retinal photocoagulation \| Polyribosylribitol Phosphate Pol	PRU PRU Stands For : peripheral resistance unit \| physicians‰Ûª response unit \| Police Resources Unit (!) of the Home Office \| This term got 86 hits on 23102011
PRUH PRUH Stands For : Princess Royal University Hospital	PS PS Stands For : pain score \| Palmaz-Schatz \| pap smear \| papillary serous \| papulosquamous \| paradoxical sleep \| paraffin section \| parasympathetic \| partial saturation \| partial seizure \| passive smoking \| pathological stage \| patient survey \| peak systolic \| performance score \| performance status \| personal service personality scale \| Pharmaceutical Services \| phosphatidyl serine \| photosensitive \| photosynthesis \| physiologic saline \| phytosterol \| pituitary stalk \| plastic surgery \| population spike \| Porter-Silber \| postmaturity syndrome \| presenting symptom
PSA PSA Stands For : posterior septal artery \| posterior spinal artery \| Pre-Scheduled Appointment \| Procedural Sedation and Analgesia \| Professional Services Agreement \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Public Sector Agreement \| Protein Specific Antigen \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Persistent Sciatic Artery \| Pressure Sensitive Adhesive \| Progressive Spinal Ataxia \| Prolonged Sleep Apnea \| Prostate-Specific Antigen \| Psoriasis Symptom Assessment \| PSoriatic Arthritis \| Poor Stray Animal \| Poultry Science Association	PSC PSC Stands For : Pediatric Symptom Checklist \| peptide-sensitive channel \| peripheral stem cell \| Pharmaceutical Services Committee \| posterior semicircular canal \| posterior subcapsular cataract \| Postmarket Strategies Committee \| Primary Service Coordinator \| primary synovial chondromatosis \| primitive stem cells \| prospective studies collaboration \| public sector comparator \| Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center \| Posterior subcapsular cataract \| Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
PSD PSD Stands For : pancreas-sparing duodenectomy \| patient services department \| pilonidal sinus disease \| placental sulphatase deficiency \| polysystemic dysautonomia \| post-stroke depression \| posterior sagittal diameter \| protein sequence database \| psychosomatic disease \| Protein S Deficiency \| Post Stroke Depression \| Pesticides Safety Directorate	PSIS PSIS Stands For : Personal Spine Information Service \| plastic surgery information system \| posterosuperior iliac spine \| Posterior Inferior Iliac Spine
PsLCV PsLCV Stands For : Procedures of Limited Clinical Value	PSM PSM Stands For : palmitoyl sphingomyelin \| pansystolic murmur \| patient self-management \| positive surgical margins \| postsurgical mediastinitis \| Practice Support Model \| presystolic murmur \| problem solving method \| Professions Supplementary to Medicine \| prostate-specific membrane antigen
PSNC PSNC Stands For : Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee	PSS PSS Stands For : painful shoulder syndrome \| Panic Symptom Scale \| patient scheduling system \| Performance Status Scale \| personal social services \| physiologic saline solution \| Poisoning Severity Score \| portosystemic shunt \| primary SjÌ¦gren syndrome \| professional stress scale \| psoriasis severity scale \| Psychiatric Status Schedule \| psychosocial short stature \| PTSD Symptom Scale \| perceived stress scale \| Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
PSUMP PSUMP Stands For : prostatic stromal proliferation of uncertain malignant potential	PT PT Stands For : pain threshold \| parathyroid \| paroxysmal tachycardia \| part-time \| patellar tendon \| performance test \| pertussis toxin \| phototherapy \| phototoxicity \| popliteal tendon \| portal tract \| posterior tibial \| pretectal \| prior treatment \| proficiency testing \| propylthiouracil \| pulmonary tuberculosis \| pulp testing \| pyramidal tract \| Peptidyl Transfer \| Prothrombin time \| partial tonsillectomy \| percutaneous tracheotomy \| Physical Therapy \| physiotherapy \| preferred term \| Pain and Torture \| Patient \| Pencil Test \| Permanent and Total \| Physical
PTCA PTCA Stands For : percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography \| Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiograph \| Percutaneous Transhepatic CholAngiogram \| Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty	PTE PTE Stands For : percutaneous transcatheter embolisation \| post transplant erythrocytosis \| post traumatic epilepsy \| proximal tubular epithelium \| pulmonary thromboembolism \| post-traumatic epilepsy
PTL PTL Stands For : pancreatic triglyceride lipase \| patient targeting list \| patient tracking list \| peripheral T cell lymphoma \| preterm labour \| primary thyroid lymphoma \| This term got 45 hits on 23102011 \| Pre Term Labor \| Purple Tailed Lizard	PTS PTS Stands For : patient transport services \| Pediatric Trauma Score \| peptide transport system \| post thrombotic syndrome \| post-traumatic syringomyelia \| prior to surgery \| patients \| post-thrombotic syndrome \| Patient Transport Service \| positive threshold shift \| Post Traumatic Stress
PUN PUN Stands For : patient unmet needs \| plasma urea nitrogen	PVL PVL Stands For : Panton-Valentine leukocidin \| Peri -Ventricular Leukomalacia
PwSI PwSI Stands For : Practitioner with Special Interest (GP with special interest)	PYA PYA Stands For : Penultimate Year Assessment
q q Stands For : long arm of a chromosome \| quintal \| Quinacrine \| Every two hours \| Quaque ( Each or Every) \| Queasy \| quaque - every	QA QA Stands For : quality accounts \| quarternary amine \| quinolinic acid \| Quick Acting
QAA QAA Stands For : Quality Assurance Authority \| Quality Assessment Agency (for higher education)	QAFP QAFP Stands For : Quality Assurance of the Foundation Programme
QALY QALY Stands For : quality-adjusted life year \| quality-adjusted life years \| Quality Adjusted Life Year	QARC QARC Stands For : Quality Assurance Reference Centre
QAT QAT Stands For : quality assessment team	QC QC Stands For : Queen‰Ûªs Counsel
QEHB QEHB Stands For : Queen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham	QEII QEII Stands For : Queen Elizabeth Hospital
QIPP QIPP Stands For : Quality	QMAES QMAES Stands For : Quarterly Monitoring Accident and Emergency Services
QMAS QMAS Stands For : Quality Management and Analysis subsystem \| The latter term got 28 hits on 23102011	QMAS XX QMAS XX Stands For : Quality Management and Analysis system
QOF target XX QOF target XX Stands For : Quality and Outcomes Framework target (QOF target)	QOF XX QOF XX Stands For : Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
QPC QPC Stands For : Quality and Productivity Challenge \| quality of patient care	QPDT QPDT Stands For : Quality and Practice Development Team
QR QR Stands For : quercetin \| quick release (!) \| quiet room \| quieting response \| quinone reductase	QSS(C) QSS(C) Stands For : Quality Safety and Standards (Committee)
QUANGO XX QUANGO XX Stands For : quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango)	R&M R&M Stands For : routine and manual
R&S R&S Stands For : recruitment and selection	RA RA Stands For : radial \| radial artery \| radioactive \| radioactivity \| radioassay \| radiographic absorptiometry \| radionuclide angiography \| ragweed antigen \| receptor antagonist \| rectus abdominis \| refractory anaemia \| refractory ascites \| regional anaesthesia \| regression analysis \| renal agenesis \| renal artery \| research associate \| respiratory arrest \| retinoic acid \| revenue account (!) \| right anterior \| right atrial \| rotational atherectomy \| rounded atelectasis \| route of administration \| Room Air \| rheumatoid arthrisi \| Rheumatoid Arthritis \| right arm
RAB RAB Stands For : recombinant antibody \| Resource Accounting and Budgeting \| Resource Accounting Body \| risk assessment battery	RAc RAc Stands For : Registered Acupuncturist \| Recovery Audit Contractor
RACI RACI Stands For : Responsible	RACPC RACPC Stands For : rapid access chest pain clinic
RAE RAE Stands For : reactive angioendotheliomatosis \| Retinol Activity Equivalents \| Right Atrial Enlargement	RAG RAG Stands For : Red Amber Green (traffic light) \| Research Allocation Group \| risk assessment in genetics \| This term got 6 hits on 23102011 and is thus unlikely to be in active use \| Recombination Activating Gene \| Retinal Ablation Gene
RAG rating system RAG rating system Stands For : Red Amber Green rating system (Traffic light rating system)	RAGE RAGE Stands For : Radiotherapy Action Group Exposure \| Rating scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly \| receptor for advanced glycosylation end products \| Random Activation Gene Expression \| Receptor For Advanced Glycation End
RAHSC RAHSC Stands For : Royal Aberdeen Hospital for Sick Children \| Royal Aberdeen Hospital for Sick Children	RAP RAP Stands For : rapid assessment procedure \| rapid atrial pacing \| referrals \| regression associated protein \| remedial action plan \| Research Applications Program \| RNA-III Activating Protein \| Regression-Associated Protein \| Reinforcing AIDS Prevention \| Renal Artery Pressure \| Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation \| Right Atrial Pressure
RARP RARP Stands For : resource allocation resource paper \| This term got 1 (!) hit on 23102011 It seems inconceivable that it would be in active use	RAS RAS Stands For : recurrent aphthous stomatitis \| Registered Addiction Specialist \| respiratory assessment service \| retinoic acid syndrome \| Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus \| rotational atherectomy system \| Renin-Angiotensin System \| Retrovirus Associated Sequences \| renal artery stenosis \| Redirecting Antibody Specificity \| Renal Artery Stenosis \| Reticular Activating System \| Reticular Activation System
RASP RASP Stands For : resource allocation and service planning	RAT RAT Stands For : radiation therapy \| recombinant human antithrombin \| Remuneration And Terms (of service committee) \| rheumatoid arthritis test \| right atrial tachycardia \| Radical Anxiety Termination \| Right Animal Treatment
RAWP RAWP Stands For : Resource Allocation Working Party	RBAC RBAC Stands For : role-based access control
RCA RCA Stands For : radiofrequency catheter ablation \| random case analysis \| red cell agglutination \| red cell aggregate \| renal carcinoma \| renal cell adenoma \| renal concentrating ability \| replication-competent adenovirus \| residual cortical activity \| right carotid artery \| right coronary angiography \| root canal anterior Dentistry \| rotational coronary atherectomy \| Royal College of Anaesthetists \| Ricinus Communis Agglutinin \| Ricinus Communis Agglutinin \| Right Coronary Artery	RCAP RCAP Stands For : Remedial Clinical Action Plan
RCC RCC Stands For : rape crisis centre \| Rathke cleft cyst \| red cell cast \| regional cancer centre \| Registered Clinical Counsellor \| right common carotid \| Rural Community Council \| Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center \| Red blood Cell Count \| Red Cell Concentrate \| renal cell cancer \| Rotterdam Coronary Calcification Study \| Renal Cell Carcinoma	RCDM RCDM Stands For : Royal Centre for Defence Medicine

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