What is the ppm medical abbreviation?

What does the medical abbreviation ppm stand for?

The ppm abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the medical term ppm mean?

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What does ppm medical abbreviation mean?

In the medicine field, the ppm abbreviation stands for parts per million.

ppm: parts per million

BCCTP	breast and cervical cancer (treatment) program
BFR	blood flow rate
C/W	Consistent With; Compared With
CUm	cubic micron
DAH	disordered action of the heart
DJD	Degenerative Joint Disease
DOS	date of service
DSM-IV	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition
EN	erythema nodosum
ENDO	endoscop(y/ic)
EOC	Emergency Operations Center
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FTD	frontotemporal dementia
FVD	fluid volume deficit
FiO2	fraction of inspired oxygen
GCA	giant cell arteritis
HPI	History of Present Illness
IVRA	intravenous regional anesthesia
LA	Left Atrium
LBBB	Left Bundle Branch Block
LDUH	low-dose-unfractionated heparin
LLC	long leg cast
MI-D	mentally ill and dangerous
MMA	methylmalonic acid
MTD	maximum tolerated dose; month-to-date
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NOS	Not Otherwise Specified
ORS	oral rehydration solution
PAO2	alveolar oxygen partial pressure [case sensitive]
PEG INF	pegylated interferon
PHB	personal health budget
PPM	planned preventive maintenance; permanent pacemaker
PSC	Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
PVR	Post Void Residual
RLS	restless legs syndrome
RTA	renal tubular acidosis; road traffic accident
RhoGAM	rh immune globulin
SOAP	subjective, objective, assessment, plan
TBE	tick-borne encephalitis
TBSA	total body surface area
TH	thyroid hormone
c.n.s.	to be taken tomorrow night (cras nocte sumendus)
cGMP	cyclic guanine monophosphate
d4t	stavudine
inj	injection; injury
jnt	joint
mthy	monthly
quant	quantitative; quantity
sig	signal; label; signature
simul	simultaneously
var	variation, variety