PCA

PCA

 

patient-controlled analgesia.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

PCA

Abbreviation for passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient-controlled analgesia; patient-controlled anesthesia.

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pCa

A way of reporting calcium ion levels; equal to the negative decadic logarithm of the calcium ion concentration.

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PCA

Abbreviation for:
pancreatic cancer
parietal cell antibody
Patient Choice Advisor, see there  
patient-controlled analgesia, see there
percutaneous carotid arteriogram
peripheral circulatory assist
personal care assistant
posterior cerebral artery
posterior communication artery
primary care association
prostate cancer

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PCA

1. Parietal cell antibody, see there.

2. Patient-controlled analgesia, see there.

3. Percutaneous carotid arteriogram.

4. Peripheral circulatory assist.

5. Posterior cerebral artery.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

PCA

Abbreviation for patient-controlled analgesia.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

PCA

Abbreviation for patient-controlled analgesia.

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