What does the PHN medical term stand for?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of PHN. However, what does the medical term PHN mean?
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What does PHN medical abbreviation mean?
In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation PHN means public health nurse.
PHN: public health nurse
Related Medical Abbreviations
| A/V Nicking | Arteriolar/Venous Nicking |
| AF | Atrial Fibrillation; Afebrile |
| BMS | burning mouth syndrome; bone marrow suppression |
| BSI | blood stream infection; body substance isolation |
| BTLS | basic trauma life support |
| CCPD | continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis |
| CMF | cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil |
| CMP | Cardiomyopathy |
| CPA | cerebellopontine angle; costophrenic angle |
| CRS-R | Conners Rating Scales-Revised |
| CSH | combat support hospital |
| CST | contraction stress test; Certified Surgical Technologist |
| Ca | Cancer; carcinoma. For example, a patient who undergoing treatment for cancer should assure that they are eating and drinking enough fluids daily, both during and after treatment. |
| DIRA | deficiency of the interleukin-1-receptor |
| DON | director of nursing |
| ETS | environmental tobacco smoke (exposure) |
| F&N | Febrile and Neutropenic |
| FCB | fibrocystic breast |
| FM | frequency modulation; fibromyalgia; fetal movement; family medicine |
| HRA | health risk assessment |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| IDU | idouridizine; idoxuridine; injection drug user |
| IMI | Inferior Myocardial Infarction |
| IOP | Intra-Ocular Pressure |
| IgM | immunoglobulin M |
| LND | Lymph Node Dissection |
| Mn | Manganese (element) |
| NICMP | nonischemic cardiomyopathy |
| NIHSS | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale |
| NKHG | nonketotic hyperglycinemia |
| O&G | obstetrics and gynecology |
| OBS/OBD | organic brain syndrome/organic brain disorder |
| ODT | orally disintegrating tablet |
| OGT | oral glucose tolerance (test) |
| OS | Left Eye |
| P&R | pulse and respiration |
| PGY | postgraduate year |
| PHR | personal health record; public health research |
| PVRI | Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Index |
| RD | Retinal Detachment; also Registered Dietician |
| REB | Rebound, as in rebound tenderness of the abdomen when pushed in and then released. |
| SCD | sequential compression device; sudden cardiac death |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| UA or u/a | Urinalysis. A UA is a typical part of a comprehensive physical examination. |
| Val | valine |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate [case sensitive] |
| spon AB | spontaneous abortion |
| umb | umbilicus, umbilical |
