What is the meaning of the medical term PALS?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation PALS. However, what does the medical term PALS mean?
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What is the PALS medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the meaning of the PALS medical abbreviation is Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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| CaCO3 | calcium carbonate |
| CvS | cardiovascular system |
| D/C | discontinue; discharge |
| DARE | Drug & Alcohol Resistance Education; data, action, response, education |
| DFE | Dilated Fundus Examination |
| DNKA | did not keep appointment |
| EFM | electronic fetal monitor |
| G&A | general and acute |
| GS | Gram Stain |
| IBRP | independent bathroom privileges |
| LD | learning disability; left deltoid; lactate dehydrogenase; lactic dehydrogenase; lethal dose |
| LITT | laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy |
| LUL | Left Upper Lobe; also Left Upper Lid |
| MALT | mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
| MC&S | microscopy, culture, and sensitivity |
| MLD | median lethal dose; metachromatic leukodystrophy; minimum lethal dose |
| MRgFUS | MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NGT | Naso-Gastric Tube |
| OGT | oral glucose tolerance (test) |
| PAO2 | alveolar oxygen partial pressure [case sensitive] |
| PEP | post-exposure prophylaxis; phosphoenolpyruvate; pancreatic enzyme product |
| PTL | pre-term labor |
| REB | Rebound, as in rebound tenderness of the abdomen when pushed in and then released. |
| RMSF | rocky mountain spotted fever |
| RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis |
| RPT | rifapentine; registered physical therapist |
| ReA | reactive arthritis |
| SOM | serous otitis media |
| STSG | split thickness skin graft |
| Sc | Scandium (element) |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TOD | target organ damage |
| TRMA | trauma |
| TX | Transfusion; Treatment |
| UB | upper body |
| UPC | units of packed cells |
| UVGI | ultraviolet germicidal irradiation |
| VTE | venous thromboembolism |
| VV | varicose veins |
| WIC | women, infants, children |
| Yb | Ytterbium (element) |
| cong | congenital |
| fMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| fl dr | fluid dram |
| fluoro | fluoroscopy |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| mV | millivolt |
| nL | nanoliter (billionth of a liter) |
| symp | symptoms; symptomatic |
