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Occupational therapy OT Radioactive iodine (I 131) uptake RAIU<br />

Office visit OV Radioencephalogram REG<br />

Opening OS Radioimmunoassay RIA<br />

Operating room OR Radium RA<br />

Operation OP Range of motion ROM<br />

Ophthalmology OPHTH Rectovaginal R-V<br />

Orthopedics ORTH Red blood cells RBC<br />

Osteomyelitis OSTEO Reed-Sternberg cells R-S CELLS<br />

Otology OTO Registered nurse RN<br />

Ounce OZ Resection RESEC<br />

Outpatient OP Respiration R<br />

Outpatient clinic OPD Respiratory RESPIR<br />

Outpatient department OPD Reticuloendothelial system RES<br />

Reticulum cell sarcoma<br />

RCS<br />

Packed cell volume PCV Review of systems ROS<br />

Packsper day PPD Review of outside slides ROS<br />

Palpable, palpated, palpation PALP Review of outside films ROF<br />

Papanioalaou smear PAP Rhesus (monkey) factor in blood RH<br />

Papillary PAP Ribonucleic acid RNA<br />

Past medical history PMH Right RT<br />

Past or personal history PH Right costal margin RCM<br />

Pathology PATH Right eye (oculus dexter) OD<br />

Patient PT Right iliac fossa RIF<br />

Pediatrics PED Right inner quadrant (abdomen) RIQ<br />

Pelvic inflammatory disease PID Right lower extremity RLE<br />

Percussion and auscultation P&A Right lower lobe (lung) RLL<br />

Percutanenus PERC Right lower quadrant RLQ<br />

Personal (primary) medical doctor PMD Right middle lobe (lung) RML<br />

Physical e_mmination PE Right outer quadrant (abdomen) ROQ<br />

Physicians' Desk Reference PDR Right salpingo-oophorectomy RSO<br />

Physiotherapy PT Right upper extremity RUE<br />

Platelets PLT Right upper lobe RUL<br />

Pneumoencephalography PEG Roentgen R<br />

Poorly differentiated PD Rule out RO, R/O<br />

Positive POS or +<br />

Positron emission tomography<br />

Possible<br />

PET<br />

POSS<br />

Post anesthesia room PAR Sacral spine S-Spine<br />

Post mortem (after death) PM Sacral vertebrae S1-S5<br />

Posterior<br />

Posteroanterior<br />

POST<br />

PA<br />

Salpingo-oophorectomy<br />

Sarcoma<br />

SO<br />

SARC<br />

Postmortem examination POST Sedimentation rate SR<br />

Postnasal drip PND Sequential multiple analysis SMA<br />

Postoperative day POD (Biochem profile)<br />

Postoperative(ly) PO, POSTOP Serum glutamie o_mloacetic transaminase SGOT<br />

Potassium K Serum glutamic pyruvictransaminase SGPT<br />

Preoperative(ly) PREOP Serum hepatitis SH<br />

Present illness Pl Shortness of breath SOB<br />

Prior to admission PTA Silver nitrate AGNO_<br />

Probable0y) PROB Skilled nursing facility SNF<br />

Progesterone receptor (assay) PR(A) Small SM, SML<br />

Pulmonary PULM Small bowel SML BWL<br />

Pulmonary artery PA Small bowel SB<br />

Pulse P Social history SH<br />

Purified protein derivative (Tuberculin skin test) PPD Solution SOL<br />

Pyrexia of undetermined origin PUO Special lymphocytes <strong>for</strong>med in bone B-CELLS<br />

marrow(derived from bursa of Fabricius)<br />

Quadrant Q Specific gravity SP GR<br />

Specimen<br />

SPEC<br />

Radiation RAD Split thickness skin graft STSG<br />

Radiation absorbed dose RAD Squamous SQ, SQUAM<br />

Radiation therapy RT Squamous cell carcinoma SCC<br />

Radical RAD Squamous cell carcinoma SQ CELL CA<br />

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