Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PACU
   Post Anesthesia Care Unit
2. PAD
   Peripheral Arterial Disease
3. PAD
   Peripheral Artery Disease
4. PAD
   peripheral airspace disease
5. PAD
   postadmission day
6. PAF
   Platelet Activating Factor
7. PAF
   Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
8. PAGE
   Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
9. PAH
   Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
10. PAH
    Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
11. PAHT
    Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
12. PAI
    photoacoustic imaging
13. PAI-1
    Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
14. PAI1
    Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
15. PAIR
    Puncture Aspiration Injection Reaspiration
16. PAL
    Posterior Axillary Line
17. PAL
    palatal
18. PALP
    palpations
19. PALS
    Pediatric Advanced Life Support
20. PALS
    Patient Advice and Liaison Services

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