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Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with P.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PA.

PACE
Practice Audit & Clinical Effectiveness or Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

PACT
Priory Addiction Care & Treatment.

PADL
Personal Activities of Daily Living.

Paediatrician
Specialist in children's illnesses.

PAF
Performance Assessment Framework.

PALS
Patient Advice & Liaison Service.

Paroxetine
Medication classed as an SSRI (Specific Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor) and are commonly prescribed as antidepressants.

PAS
Patient Administration System.

Pathologist
A scientist who studies the nature of diseases and their diagnosis.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PB.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PC.

PCT
Primary Care Trust.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PD.

PD
Personality Disorder.

PDP
Personal Development Plan.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PE.

PEAT
Patient Environment Action Team.

PEG
Programme Executive Group.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PF.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PG.

PG
Practice Governance.

PGCCP
Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling & Psychotherapy.

PGCE
Post Graduate Certificate in Education.

PgDPP
Postgraduate Diploma, Psychodynamic Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PH.

PHCT
Primary Health Care Team.

PHSMI
Population Health and Service Management Information.

Physician
A person legally qualified to practise medicine, especially one specializing in areas of treatment other than surgery Doctor of medicine.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PI.

PI
Performance Indicator.

PI
Pulsitivity Index - a measure for blood flow in a blood vessel

PICU
Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PJ.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PK.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PL.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PM.

PMP
Portfolio Management Panel.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PN.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PO.

PO
Probation Officer.

POPAN
Prevention of Professional Abuse Network.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PP.

PPI
Patient & Public Involvement

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PQ.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PR.

Prenatal
Literally, before birth.

Prognosis
Prediction based on the past and present state of the patient, as to the future course and outcome of an illness.

Prozac
Medication classed as an SSRI (Specific Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor) and are commonly prescribed as antidepressants.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PS.

PSP
Prime Service Provider.

PSS
Personal Social Service.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PT.

PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

PTSTA
Provisional Teaching & Supervising TA.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PU.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PV.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PW.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PX.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PY.

Pyoderma
Inflammation and/or ulceration of the skin.

Medical Jargon and Acronyms starting with PZ.