| PAD | pain and distress; patient surface axis depth; percutaneous abscess drainage; percutaneous automated... |
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| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| PMA | index of prevalence and severity of gingivitis, where P = papillary gingiva, M = marginal gingiva, a... |
| P&R | pelvic and rectal [examination]; pulse and respiration |
| PRICES | protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation, support [primary treatment of tendinitis and overuse ... |