What does the medical abbreviation P&T mean?
The abbreviation P&T may have a few different meanings. However, what does the P&T medical term stand for?
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What is P&T medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical term P&T means peak and trough.
P&T: peak and trough
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| 2/2 | Secondary To |
| B-Med | behavioral medicine |
| BNF | British National Formulary |
| Baso | basophil |
| CAH | chronic active hepatitis; congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
| CK-MB | serum creatine kinase, myocardial-bound |
| CX | Culture |
| D&D | dehydration and diarrhea |
| DAT | diet as tolerated |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DECA | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment |
| DIRA | deficiency of the interleukin-1-receptor |
| F-V loop | flow volume loop |
| G6-PD | glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HCL | Hard Contact Lens |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| IED | improvised explosive device |
| LAHB | left anterior hemiblock |
| LSB | left sternal border |
| LUD | left uterine displacement |
| ML | midline |
| MLPA | multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification |
| MOM | Milk Of Magnesia |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NFA | nursing facility administrator |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| PE | Physical Exam; also Pulmonary Embolism |
| PR/R | per rectum/rectal |
| PVR | Post Void Residual |
| PuD | pulmonary disease |
| R/S | reschedule |
| REM | rapid eye movement (sleep) |
| RST | regular sinus tachycardia |
| SIMD | substance-induced mood disorder |
| TAR | total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake) |
| TBP | thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product |
| TCH | turn, cough, hyperinflate |
| TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy |
| U-100 | 100 units per milliliter (insulin) |
| UE | Upper Extremity (usually preceded by R or L) |
| VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect |
| cav | cavity |
| cc | Cubic centimeters. For example, the amount of fluid removed from the body is recorded in ccs. |
| dev | develop(ment) |
| mCi | millicurie |
| nCi | nanocurie |
| nL | nanoliter (billionth of a liter) |
| omn. noct. | every night |
| plats | platelet; platelets |
| x-ray | radiology |
