ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 4

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Abbreviation Meaning

NA nicotinic acid (niacin)

NAD no active disease

NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

Na+,K+, ATPasesodium-potassium-adeonsine triphosphatase

NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

NAPA N-acetylprocainamide

NBME National Board of Medical Examiners

NBTE nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis

NC nasal cannula

NDA new drug application

NE norepinephrine

NG nasogastric

NHL non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

NIDDM non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NK natural killer (cell)

NM receptors nicotinic-muscular receptors

NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate (glutamate channel)

NMN normetanephrine

NMS neuroleptic malignant syndrome

NN receptors nicotinic-neural receptors

NNT number needed to treat

NPH isophane insulin

NPO nil per os (nothing per mouth)

NPV negative predictive value

NPY neuropeptide Y

NRC National Research Council

NS normal saline

NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer

NST nonstress test

NSTEMInon-ST-elevation myocardial infarction

NUG necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

O&P ova and parasites

OA osteoarthritis

OAB overactive bladder

OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder

OCP oral contraceptive pill

OD overdose

OH oral hygiene

OR odds ratio

OR operating room

ORIF open reduction with internal fixation

OSA obstructive sleep apnea

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P pulse

PA posteroanterior

PABA p-aminobenzoic acid

PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension

2-PAM pralidoxime

p-ANCAperinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

PaO2 partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood

PAS para-aminosalicylic acid

Pb lead

PBP penicillin-binding protein

PBS painful bladder syndrome

PCL posterior cruciate ligament

PCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide

PCOS polycystic ovarian syndrome

PCP phencyclidine hydrochloride

PCP Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia

PCR polymerase chain reaction

PCr plasma creatinine

PCV polycythemia vera

PDA patent ductus arteriosus

PDE phosphodiesterase

PDGF platelet-derived growth factor

PE physical examination

PE pulmonary embolus

PEA pulseless electrical activity

PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure

PET positron emission tomography

PFT pulmonary function test

PG prostaglandin

PlI plaque index

PID pelvic inflammatory disease

PIP posterior interphalangeal (joint)

PIV parainfluenza virus

PMI point of maximal impulse

PMN polymorphonuclear (leukocyte)

PNa plasma sodium

PNDS postnasal drip syndrom

PNS peripheral nervous system

PO per os (by mouth)

PO2 partial pressure (tension) of oxygen

Posm plasma osmolarity

PPD purified protein derivative of tuberculin

PPH postpartum hemorrhage

PPI proton pump inhibitor

PPV positive predictive value

PR progesterone receptor

PRN as needed

PROM premature rupture of membranes

protein G guanine nucleotide-binding protein

PSA prostate-specific antigen

PSGN poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

PT physical therapy

PT prothrombin time

PTH parathyroid hormone

PTHrP parathyroid hormone-related peptide

PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder

PTT partial thromboplastin time

PTU propylthiouracil

PUD peptic ulcer disease

PUVA psoralen and ultraviolet A

PVC premature ventricular contraction

PVS persistent vegetative state

PWI perfusion-weighted imaging