Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PUD
   Peptic Ulcer Disease
2. PULM ART
   Pulmonary Artery
3. PVC
   Premature Ventricular Contraction
4. PVC
   permature ventricular contraction
5. PVD
   Periaheral Vascular Disease
6. PVD
   Peripheral Vascular Disease
7. PVR
   post voiding residual
8. PVT
   Pressure
9. PVT
   Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
10. PWB
    Partial Weight Bearing
11. PWP
    Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
12. PX
    Patient
13. PX
    Physical Examination
14. PX
    Pneumothorax
15. QA
    British Army slang/abbreviation for member of the Queen Alexander's Royal Army Nursing Corp usually a nurse.
16. QAD
    Every Other Day
17. QAM
    Every Morning
18. QAM
    Each Morning
19. QAPI
    Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
20. QAPI
    Quality Assurance Performance Improvement

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