Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

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

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