Acronyms and Abbreviations used in Australian Veterinary Practice
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P

Plan. As part of SOAP

    

P3

Puppy vaccination: Measles, Hepatitis, Parvovirus

  

PABs

Pre-Anaeasthetic Blood(s) (blood tests) See also PreGA

 Qld  

PALPN

Palpation. Also abbreviated as: PALP

    

path

Pathology. Also abbreviated as: pathol
(e.g. 'pathol results' or 'path results') See also clinpath

    

PBD

Potential Bad Debt

 Vic R.Clarke

PBFD

Pssitacine Beak and Feather Disease. See also PBFDS

    

PBFDS

Pssitacine Beak and Feather Disease Syndrome. See also PBFD

 Qld SN - UQ

PBFDV

Pssitacine Beak and Feather Disease Virus. See also PBFDS and PBFD

    

Pc

Post cibum; "after meals"

    

PCV

Packed Cell Volume. See also Hct

    

PCV

Prednisolone Cyclophosphamide Vinblastine - ChemoTx

    

PCV

Primary Care Veterinarian

 Qld SN - UQ

PD

PolyDypsia or PolyDypsic. See also D+++; PUPD

  

PD

Pregnancy Diagnosis

 

PDx

Provisional Diagnosis. See also: TENT

 Qld SN - UQ

PE

Physical Examination. See also GPE; Ex

  

PEI

Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency

  

per os

p.o., PO . Give via the mouth.

    

PG

Prostaglandin

 

PGF

Post Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science - University of Sydney. Now is the CVE

 NSW web site

PI2

Parainfluenza virus (vaccine)

  

PKD

Polycystic Kidney Disease

  

PL

Problem List

 

PLE

Protein Losing Enteropathy

 Qld RG

PLR

Pupillary Light Reflex

  

PLS

Plasmacytic Lymphocytic Stomatitis. See also LPS

  

pls

Please (being polite; e.g. requesting timely path results)

  

PM

Practice Manager (e.g. "I'll just have to check with the PM on that question.")

  

PO2

Partial Pressure of Oxygen

  

PO

per os. Give via the mouth.

    

POP

Plaster of Paris

    

post-op

After the surgery. (e.g. Post-op care notes)

    

PP

PolyPhagia. See also A+++

  

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

 Qld EC

PPS

Puppy Pre-School

Qld  

p.r.

per rectum

Qld EF

p.r.n

pro re nata - according to circumstances / "as required" (e.g. "apply ointment p.r.n"). Also written: PRN

 Qld RK

PR

Pulse Rate or Public Relations or Per Rectum

  

PRA

Progressive Retinal Atrophy

  

Pred

Prednisolone.See also CROIDS

  

PreGA

Preceding General Anaesthetic (e.g. Pre GA blood tests for geriatric or anaesthetic risk patients). See also PABs

  

PSOM

Primary Secretory Otitis Media

   PGF

PSS

Porto-Systemic Shunt

   

PT

Prothrombin Time

  PGF

PTIC

Pregnancy Tested In Calf

  Baumy

PTR

Put To Rest. See also EUTH, PTS

    

PTS

Put To Sleep. See also EUTH

  

PulseOx

Pulse Oximeter

  

PU

PolyUria or Perineal Urethrostomy (read in context: "The cat with the PU had PUPD due to its CRF").

  

PUO

Pyrexia (of) Unknown Origin

  

PUPD

Polyuria ~ Polydipsia

  

PV

Per Vagina

   

PVC

Premature Ventricular Contraction

    

Px

Prognosis.

    

PYO

Pyometra. Also written: Pyo

    
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