PE

PE

abbr.

1. physical education

2. Prince Edward Island

3. probable error

4. professional engineer

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PE

Abbreviation for:
pancreatic endocrine
pancreatic exocrine
pancreatic extract
parabolic equation
paraffin embedded
pars externa
partial epilepsy
paternity exclusion
peak ejection
pectus excavatum
pelvic examination
pelvic exenteration
penile enlargement
penile erection
performance error
pericardial effusion
peritoneal exudate
personal edition
phenylephrine
phorbol ester
phosphoethanolamine
physical examination 
physical exercise
physician extender
phytoestrogen
phyto-oestrogen
pigment epithelium
pilocarpine epinephrine
placental extract
plasma exchange
plasmapheresis
platinum etoposide
pleural effusion
point of entry
portal-enteric
post-exposure
potential energy
prediction error
pre-eclampsia
pre-exposure
pressure equalisation
proliferative enteropathy
prolonged exposure
pseudoephedrine
pulmonary embolectomy
pulmonary embolism 
pulmonary embolus
pulmonary oedema
pyrogenic exotoxin

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PE

Abbreviation for pulmonary embolism; preeclampsia.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about PE

Q. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions regarding aerobic exercise post DVT and/or PE?

A. drink a lot of water and be aware. if you take your meds i think there shouldn't be a problem, but i strongly recommend asking your physician about it. he knows you and the problem and can give you a much much better answer.

Q. experiencing sharp pain in my right kidney region... pain is acute and doesnt radiate... recently PE left lung have been taking warfrin, panadiene forte, two kinds of cholesterol/triglycerine reducing meds and champix quit smoking medication... recently tests showed the hight cholesterol and triglys' levels and also a swollen liver... pain is not in my liver area... past pain in this kidney recurrent but never as bad. always dull.. many years ago had a uti, which caused high protiene levels.. very bad at finishing anti-biotics... recently had tonsilitis.. This hurts and is tender to touch but does not bring on sharp pain when touched, sharp pain comes and goes after taking pain relief

A. Go to see a doctor - although its tempting to make the diagnosis over the net (I have several ideas about what it might be), it sounds like serious, especially if you had a PE lately - it could be a thrombus in the vein of the kidney, or maybe a stone (sounds like that according to the description of the pain). However, as I said, making the diagnosis without even seeing you isn't the wisest thing to do.

Take care,

Q. Are long flights dangerous? I'm flying next week to my vacation, and the flight is going to be rather long (almost 16 hours non-stop). Several years ago, my 75 years-old aunt had blood clot in her lung after a flight of similar length. I also heard that during flight the blood in the legs clots and that it can cause after that problems with the lungs and breathing. Does this mean it's dangerous for me to fly? Should I change my ticket to shorter connection flights?

A. Do other relatives of yours have blood clotting problems too, like your aunt? You should tell a doctor about the problem your aunt had and ask if it's genetic.

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