When one says "treat a pt"

[Greensalad]

What does 'pt' mean?

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[aphistis]

What does 'pt' mean?

Thanks

pt = patient.

 

[ivorinedust]

I've seen a few doctors write "px".

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[dWiz]

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[geometric-pain]

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See, my damie, Pootie Tang don't wa-da-tah to the shama cow... 'cause thats a cama cama leepa-chaiii, dig?

 

[aphistis]

px = physical examination usually

Is that a military thing? At the hospitals I've been at, physical exam has always been PE, capitalized.

I've only seen Px a few times, always used as an abbreviation for "prognosis".

 

[docj1]

Is that a military thing? At the hospitals I've been at, physical exam has always been PE, capitalized.

I've only seen Px a few times, always used as an abbreviation for "prognosis".

I found this. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33827