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Both eyes
P
Pulse
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Pathy
Disease
pc
After meals
Pen V K
Penicillin
peri
Surrounding
phasia
Speak, speech
phleb/o
Veins
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
plasty
Surgical repair
pnea
Breathing
pneum/o
Lung
po
By mouth
poly
Many
Porosis
Less density
prn
As needed/as desired
pt
Patient
PT
Physical therapy
pulmonary
Lung
py/o
Pus
q
Every
q4h
Every 4 hours
q12h
Every 12 hours
q6h
Every 6 hours
qd
Every day
qid
Four times a day
qod
Every other day
R
Respiration
R/O
Rule out
rhin/o
Nose
rrhage
Abnormal/excessive
rrhea
Flow/discharge
s with a line over it
Without
Salping/o
Fallopian tubes
sclerosis
Hardening
scopy
Visual examination
SOB
Shortness of breath
STAT
Immediately
stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
T
Temperature
tab
Tablet
tachy
Fast
thromb/o
Clot/platelet
tid
Three times a day
TPR
Temperature/pulse/respiration
tripsy
Crush, break, or pulverize
trophy
Nourishment
UA
Urinalysis
URI
Upper respiratory infection
uria
Urine
UTI
Urinary tract infection
VS
Vital signs
wt
Weight
“x”
Times
xanth/o
Yellow