What does PTE medical abbreviation stand for?

What does the PTE medical term mean?

In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of PTE. However, what is the medical abbreviation PTE?

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What is the PTE medical abbreviation?

In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation PTE is pulmonary thromboembolism.

PTE: pulmonary thromboembolism

ADH	Antidiuretic hormone
B	Bilateral
BB	breakthrough bleeding
BSO	Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. A BSO is the removal of both of the ovaries and adjacent Fallopian tubes and often is performed as part of a total abdominal hysterectomy.
CAC	Certified Addictions Counselor
CDI	Clean Dry Intact
CIN	cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CRU	coronary rehabilitation unit
ECT	Electro-Convulsive Therapy
EES	Erythromycin (erythromycin ethylsuccinate)
FESS	functional endoscopic sinus surgery
GBM	Glioblastoma Multiforme
GIB	Gastrointestinal Bleeding
HACE	High Altitude Cerebral Edema
HBPM	home blood pressure monitoring
HCC	Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HOH	Hard Of Hearing
HPL	human placental lactogen
I&O	Ins and Outs
IGT	impaired glucose tolerance
IMA	inferior mesenteric artery
IPG	impedance plethysmography
IV	Intravenous
LQR/LSR	locked quiet room/locked seclusion room
NaCl	Sodium Chloride
O.S.	Left eye.
O2	oxygen
OMFS	oral and maxillofacial surgery
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAWP	pulmonary artery wedge pressure
PPB	positive pressure breathing
PSH	Past Surgical History
Peds	pediatrics
PuD	pulmonary disease
RANA	rheumatoid arthritis nuclear antigen
Ro	Ro antigen
SAE	serious adverse event
SDAT	senile dementia of the Alzheimer type
SNHL	sensorineural hearing loss
TKE	terminal knee extension
VB	vaginal bleeding
VIN	vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
VT	Ventricular Tachycardia
WG	Wegener’s granulomatosis
caps	capsules
dissem	disseminated
hs	at bedtime (hora somni)
opp	opposite
prep	preparation
subcut	subcutaneous(ly)
vtx	vertex