What is the meaning of PCWP medical abbreviation?

What does the medical term PCWP mean?

In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the PCWP abbreviation. However, what is the meaning of the medical term PCWP?

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What does PCWP medical abbreviation stand for?

In medical field, the PCWP medical abbreviation stands for Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure.

PCWP: Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure

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UTV	ultrasound transmission velocity
RVEF	right ventricular ejection factor
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
TO	telephone order
PAR	paraffin; patient at risk; post anesthesia recovery
LMN	Lower Motor Neuron
GSR	galvanic skin response
perm	permanent
PCC	Poison Control Center
LPN	Licensed Practical Nurse
CPPD	Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease
RSI	repetitive strain injury; rapid sequence intubation
FU	follow-up
DDAVP	desmopressin acetate
PPN	Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition
B-Med	behavioral medicine
SVE	sterile vaginal examination
TPR	temperature, pulse, respiration; total peripheral resistance
ULN	Upper limits of normal
hrs	hours
BCCTP	breast and cervical cancer (treatment) program
PICU	Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Paco2	partial pressure of carbon dioxide in alveolar gas
LASER	light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
PVRI	Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Index