P Medical Abbreviations

2. A catheter present in cancer treatments and liquid diets
4. Work in hospitals, offices, and LTC facilities under a supervisor
5. Health insurance plan that offers some level of coverage, even out of network
6. Treatment where patient administers their own pain medications
10. Information that can identify an individual
11. This tube placement is among the most common endoscopies in the United States
14. Circulatory diseases affecting arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels
15. "post cibum"
16. Time frame following surgery
19. Special hospital unit to care for patients as they recover from anesthetics
20. Can be located at points such as the carotid, femoral, or radial
22. includes assessing vital signs, lab values, and an updated history
23. Antibiotic used for pneumonia, meningitis, strep throat, and more...
24. Developed following shocking, scary, or dangerous events
26. Used as basis in forming diagnosis and treatment
28. arterial blockage associated with DVT
29. Use an injected, inhaled, or swallowed "tracer" to examine organs and tissues
30. The standard eye examination
31. A certification to provide emergency medicine to infants and children
32. Extra heartbeats, caused by factors such as caffeine, alcohol, and anxiety

1. Medical professional who often serves as a patient's primary healthcare provider
3. An infection of the female reproductive organs that can lead to infertility
7. Time frame prior to surgery
8. Study of disease
9. Movement experts who use exercise, hands-on care, and education to teach patients
12. Tools used for different types of precautions
13. Recipient of health care
16. Issue 70% of population deal with
17. An excess fluid in the lungs that can cause fatigue
18. The maximum range of motion, achieved through help from external forces, such as a therapist
20. A medical field concerned with drugs and mechanisms of disease
21. The second most abundant mineral in the human body
25. "pro re nata"
27. "per os"