Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PWP
   Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
2. PX
   Patient
3. PX
   Physical Examination
4. PX
   Pneumothorax
5. PX
   Prognosis
6. PY
   Pack-Years
7. PYL
   pyrrolysine
8. PZA
   Pyrazinamide
9. QA
   Center for Quality Assurance In International Education
10. QAD
    Every Other Day
11. QAD
    quoque alternis die (every other day)
12. QALY
    Quality-Adjusted Life Year
13. QAM
    Every Morning
14. QAM
    quaque die ante meridiem (every day before noon)
15. QC
    Quality Control
16. QD
    Each Day
17. QD
    Once Daily
18. QD
    quaque die (every day)
19. QDS
    Four Times A Day
20. QDS
    quater die sumendum (to be taken four times daily)

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