Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

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

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