Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PPLV
   pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy
2. PPM
   Parts Per Million
3. PPM
   Policy & Procedure Manual
4. PPO2
   Partial Pressure of O2
5. PPP
   Pancreatic Polypeptide
6. PPRA-GAMMA
   Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Gamma
7. PPROM
   Premature Rupture of Membranes
8. PPROM
   Preterm, Prelabour Rupture of Membranes
9. PPROM
   Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
10. PPS
    Post-Polio Syndrome
11. PPS
    Physical Plant Services
12. PPS
    Payroll Personnel System
13. PPT
    Precipitate
14. PPTCT
    prevention of parent-to-child transmission [of HIV]
15. PPTL
    Postoperative Postpartum Tubal Ligation
16. PPV
    Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
17. PPV
    Positive Predictive Value (e.g., of a diagnostic test)
18. PPV
    Positive Pressure Ventilation
19. PPW
    Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
20. PPX
    Prophylaxis

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