What is PAD medical abbreviation?

What does PAD mean in medical terms?

The PAD abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the medical term PAD stand for?

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What does PAD medical abbreviation mean?

In medical field, the PAD medical abbreviation stands for Peripheral Arterial Disease.

PAD: Peripheral Arterial Disease

BSC	biological safety cabinet; bedside commode
C&S	Culture and sensitivity, performed to detect infection.
CHO	carbohydrate
CNO	Chief Nursing Officer
CWR	canal wall reconstruction
DCIS	Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
DRF	drip rate factor
DVT	Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dz	disease
ENDO	endoscop(y/ic)
EOM	extraocular muscles; extraocular movements
F&N	Febrile and Neutropenic
G#P#	Gravida # Para #
Gh	glenohumeral
HAQ	health assessment questionnaire
HOSA	health occupations students of
JVP	Jugular Venous Pressure
KB	ketone bodies; knee brace
LAT	left anterolateral thigh
LUA	left upper arm
MLPA	multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification
MSN	Master of Science in Nursing
MSSA	Methicillin Sensitive Staph Aureus
MUFA	monounsaturated fatty acids
OH	oral hygiene
OPHEP	Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)
P&A	percussion and auscultation
PChE	pseudocholinesterase
PFT	Pulmonary function test. A test to evaluate the how well the lungs are functioning.
PK test	Prausnitz-kustner test
PRL	prolactin
RV	Right Ventricle; Residual Volume
Rx	prescription
SAC	short arm cast
SCL	Soft Contact Lens
SE	substantially equivalent; status epilepticus; side effects; standard error
SiPAP	synchronized inspiratory positive airway pressure
T&S	Type and Screen
TAH	Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
VLRA	verbal lead risk assessment
X&D	examination and diagnosis
exer	exercise
font	fontanelle
lig	ligament
max	maxilla, maxillary; maximum
mrad	millirad
nerv	nervous
qh	every hour
qhr	every hour (quaque hora)
ref	refuse(d); referral/refer
retro	retrograde