What does the medical term PGE stand for?
The abbreviation PGE may have a few different meanings. However, what is the meaning of the medical abbreviation PGE?
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What does PGE stand for in medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation PGE stands for Primary Generalized Epilepsy.
PGE: Primary Generalized Epilepsy
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| AFR | Acute renal failure |
| APH | antepartum hemorrhage |
| BF | breast feed(ing); boyfriend |
| BID | Twice a Day |
| BLS | basic life support |
| BNF | British National Formulary |
| BRC | biomedical research center |
| CDHF | chronic diastolic heart failure |
| CIC | Clean Intermittent Catheterization |
| CMRU | Canon Medical Research USA |
| CNPBC | College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (licensing body in BC) |
| CONSORT | Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials |
| CRD | chronic respiratory disease |
| CREST | calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias |
| CT/GC | Chlamydia Trachomatis/Neisseria Gonorrhea |
| DCT | distal convoluted tubule |
| DES | diethylstilbestrol |
| DLH | double lumen hickman |
| DOE | Dyspnea on exertion. Shortness of breath with activity. |
| DOS | date of service |
| EAB | elective abortion |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreotography |
| ERV | expiratory reserve volume |
| ES | Epidural Steroids |
| ETA | embryo toxicity assay; estimated time of arrival |
| FDL | flexor digitorum longus |
| FIFO | first in, first out |
| FSBG | finger stick blood glucose/sugar |
| Flex Sig | Flexible Sigmoidoscopy |
| GND | gram-negative diplococci |
| GSW | Gun Shot Wound |
| HDCT | High Dose Cytotoxic Therapy |
| HDLC | high density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HPHC | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care |
| HSA | health services administration; human serum albumin |
| IPI | international prognostic index |
| ISG | immune serum globulin |
| ISH | isolated systolic hypertension; in situ hybridization |
| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia |
| JE-MB | Inactivated, mouse brain-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JE-Vax®) (no longer available) |
| JT | Joint. |
| KCTT | kaolin cephalin thromboplastin time |
| LBBB | Left Bundle Branch Block |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| LITT | laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy |
| LLL | Left Lower Lobe; Left Lower Lid |
| MHMR | Mental Health and Mental Rehabilitation |
| MMN | Multifocal Motor Neuropathy |
| MTAP | Multidimensional Task Ability Profile |
| Min | minute; minimum |
| NGU | Non-Gonococcal Urethritis |
| NSI | nasal saline irrigations |
| OG | orogastric |
| OM | Otitis Media |
| OTC | Over The Counter |
| OTD | Out The Door |
| PADP | pulmonary artery diastolic pressure |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PPA | phenyl pyruvic acid |
| PPHN | persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn |
| PSDA | patient self-determination act |
| PetCO2 | partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide |
| RAD | Right Axis Deviation; also Reactive Airways Disease |
| RCF | right cubital fossa |
| RRA | registered record administrator |
| ReA | reactive arthritis |
| SA | Sino-Atrial; Staph Aureus |
| SALT | speech and language therapy |
| SEM | Systolic Ejection Murmur (with reference to cardiac exam) |
| SHP | hyperparathyroidism |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| SVC | Superior Vena Cava |
| SVE | sterile vaginal examination |
| Sb | Antimony (stibium) (element) |
| ScD | Doctor of Science |
| TAR | total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake) |
| TEA | tetraethylammonium |
| TORB | telephone order read back |
| TRALI | transfusion-related acute lung injury |
| TTP | Tender To Palpation; Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| Tb | Terbium (element) |
| U/S | ultrasound |
| XDR | extensively drug-resistant |
| const | constant |
| disp | dispense |
| eval | evaluation |
| govt | government |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| para | woman who has given birth; paraplegic |
| phni | pinhole no improvement |
