What does PDR medical abbreviation mean?

What does the abbreviation PDR stand for in medical terms?

Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of PDR abbreviation. However, what does the medical abbreviation PDR mean?

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What is the PDR medical abbreviation?

In science & medicine, the medical term PDR means Physicians’ Desk Reference.

PDR: Physicians’ Desk Reference

AAA	Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
BBP	blood-borne pathogens
BCCTP	breast and cervical cancer (treatment) program
BUN	Blood Urea Nitrogen
CFS	chronic fatigue syndrome
CISM	critical incident stress management
CPA	cerebellopontine angle; costophrenic angle
CSIC	cervical spine immobilization collar
CSU	catheter specimen of urine
E Ab	elective abortion
EtOH	Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol
FCAS	familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome
FDLMP	first date last menstrual period
FGT	female genital tract
FH	family history; fundal height
Hg	hemoglobin; Mercury (element)
IED	improvised explosive device
IPSP	inhibitory postsynaptic potential
J-tube	jejunostomy tube
L/R	left to right
LKS	liver, kidney, and spleen
LMA	Laryngeal Mask Airway
LOS	length of stay
LRSB	lower right sternal border
LSD	lysergic acid diethylamide (sl: acid)
M. tb	mycobacterium tuberculosis
MELD	model for end-stage liver disease
NABS	Normal Active Bowel Sounds
NHL	Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
OFTT	organic failure to thrive
PAH	para-aminohippurate; polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon
PCV	pneumococcal vaccine; packed cell volume
PTK	phototherapeutic keratectomy
RhoGAM	rh immune globulin
SNHL	sensorineural hearing loss
SS	Sjogren’s syndrome
STV	short term variability
SiPAP	synchronized inspiratory positive airway pressure
TLE	temporal lobe epilepsy
TSD	time since death
UPC	units of packed cells
UVJ	uretero vesicle junction
VO	verbal order
VT	Ventricular Tachycardia
Z-DNA	left-handed DNA
cap	Capsule.
cauc	Caucasian
inflam	inflammation
phos	phosphate
spec	specimen; specification
trit.	triturate, grind