PCP in Nursing Meaning

The PCP meaning in Nursing terms is "Primary Care Physician". There are 2 related meanings of the PCP Nursing abbreviation.

PCP on Nursing Full Forms

  1. Primary Care Physician
  2. Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure The pressure obtained when a catheter is passed from the right side of the heart into the pulmonary artery as far as it will go and wedged into an end artery. PCWP is measured by letting pulmonary blood flow guide a balloon-flotation catheter into a small pulmonary end artery. The pressure distal to the wedged catheter is an approximation of left ventricular end diastolic pressure

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. What does PCP stand for Nursing?

    PCP stands for Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure in Nursing terms.

  2. What is the shortened form of Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure in Nursing?

    The short form of "Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure" is PCP for Nursing.

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