PA Nursing Abbreviation

Prior to Admission

Prior to Admission (PTA) refers to the medical history and condition of a patient before being admitted to a hospital or healthcare facility. This information is typically gathered through a pre-admission screening process and includes details such as the patient's medical history, medications, allergies, and current symptoms.

Pulmonary Artery Pressure

Patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a advanced practice registered nurse, physiotherapist, physician, physician assistant, psychologist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

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Para

Para is a prefix used to describe a molecule where substituents are at the 1 and 4 or opposite positions on an aromatic compound. The symbol for para is p.

Pulmonary Artery

The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. It is one of the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood.

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