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per os: by mouth or orally AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "orally") ppt. præparata: prepared p.r., PR per rectum: rectally p.r.n., PRN pro re nata: as needed PRN is pertactin, a virulence factor of the bacterium that causes pertussis: pt. perstetur: continue pulv. pulvis: powder p.v., PV per vaginam: vaginally q quaque ...
PR: prothrombin ratio p.r. per rectum (as noun: rectal examination) PRA: plasma renin activity: PRBC PRBCs: packed red blood cells: PREA: Pediatric Research Equity Act Preme: premature infant (see premature birth) Prep PrEP preparation pre-exposure prophylaxis [6] PRES: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome PRIND
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
The practice of rectal exams without prior consent by medical students has been an area of concern. [32] In 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services banned rectal examination (and pelvic and breast exams) without written informed consent, when such exams are done by medical students, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants for ...
Rectal administration (colloquially known as boofing or plugging) uses the rectum as a route of administration for medication and other fluids, which are absorbed by the rectum's blood vessels, [Note 1] and flow into the body's circulatory system, which distributes the drug to the body's organs and bodily systems.
bright red blood per rectum: BRCA1 (gene) BRCA1 (protein) breast cancer 1 (a human gene and its protein) BRCA2 (gene) BRCA2 (protein) breast cancer 2 (a human gene and its protein) BRP: bathroom privileges: BRTO: Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration: BRVO: Branch retinal vein occlusion: BS: barium swallow breath breath sound
Proctoscopy, or rectoscopy, is a common medical procedure in which an instrument called a proctoscope (also known as a rectoscope, although the latter may be a bit longer) is used to examine the anal cavity, rectum, or sigmoid colon. A proctoscope is a short, straight, rigid, hollow metal tube, and usually has a small light bulb mounted at the end.