Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PT
   Posterior Tibial Pulse
2. PT(C)A
   Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
3. PTA
   Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
4. PTA
   Prior To Arrival
5. PTA
   polymyxin/tobramycin/amphotericin
6. PTAF
   Platelet Activating Factor
7. PTB
   Pulmonary Tuberculosis
8. PTBC
   patellar tendon bearing cast
9. PTBD
   Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage
10. PTC
    Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
11. PTC
    Pseudotumor Cerebri
12. PTCA
    Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiography
13. PTD
    Preterm Delivery
14. PTD
    Photodynamic Therapy
15. PTD
    Permanent Total Disability
16. PTD
    prior to discharge
17. PTEN
    Protein
18. PTH
    Parathyroid Hormone
19. PTH-RP
    Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
20. PTH-RP
    Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide

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