PVR
Abbreviation with 4 meanings
| Stands for | Post-void residual |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 4 |
| Categories | Medical, Transportation & Travel, Technology & Computing |
PVR has four meanings. The most common are Post-void residual (nephrology & urology) and Puerto Vallarta International Airport (airport code); it can also stand for Pulmonary vascular resistance and Personal video recorder.
Meanings of PVR at a glance
| # | PVR stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post-void residual | Medical › Nephrology & Urology |
| 2 | Puerto Vallarta International Airport | Transportation & Travel › Airport Code |
| 3 | Pulmonary vascular resistance | Medical › Cardiology |
| 4 | Personal video recorder | Technology & Computing › Consumer Electronics |
1. Post-void residual
Medical · Nephrology & Urology Abbreviations
Volume of urine left in the bladder immediately after voiding, measured with a portable bladder scanner or by catheterization. Elevated values indicate incomplete emptying from prostate enlargement, weak bladder muscle, nerve damage or medications.
Example: PVR 450 mL on bladder scan after voiding; straight cath and start tamsulosin.
Thresholds vary, but residuals above roughly 100–200 mL are often considered elevated, and volumes several hundred mL suggest retention. Anticholinergics, opioids and anesthesia commonly cause retention. In cardiology PVR means pulmonary vascular resistance, a completely different measurement. Pronounced as letters.
2. Puerto Vallarta International Airport
Transportation & Travel · Airport Code Abbreviations
Airport serving Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit on Mexico's Pacific coast, located about 7 kilometers north of the city center.
Example: PVR to the Marina is a short taxi ride, but walk across the highway for cheaper cabs.
ICAO code MMPR. Officially Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, named for a former Mexican president. Arriving tourists are told to walk past the "shark tank" of timeshare sellers.
3. Pulmonary vascular resistance
Medical · Cardiology Abbreviations
Resistance to blood flow through the lungs, calculated during right heart catheterization as the difference between mean pulmonary artery pressure and wedge pressure, divided by cardiac output. A PVR above 2 Wood units is part of the definition of precapillary pulmonary hypertension.
Example: PVR 6.4 Wood units with mPAP 44 and a normal wedge: group 1 PAH confirmed.
The 2022 ESC/ERS pulmonary hypertension guidelines lowered the PVR threshold from 3 to 2 Wood units. A high, fixed PVR is a contraindication to heart transplantation because the donor right ventricle may fail. In urology and nursing PVR usually means post-void residual, the urine left in the bladder after voiding.
4. Personal video recorder
Technology & Computing · Consumer Electronics Abbreviations
Term for a digital video recorder, more common in the UK, Canada and Australia, describing set-top boxes and TVs that record broadcasts to an internal or USB hard drive.
Example: Plug a USB drive into the TV and it works as a PVR for Freeview channels.
Sky+ boxes, launched in 2001, popularized the PVR in Britain. Many TVs offer "USB PVR" recording, though recordings are usually encrypted and play only on the same set. The terms PVR and DVR describe the same technology; usage depends mainly on region and manufacturer.
Related abbreviations
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- PE – Premature ejaculation
- PKD – Polycystic kidney disease
- PUL – Prostatic urethral lift
- RALP – Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
- RAS – Renal artery stenosis
- RCC – Renal cell carcinoma
- RP – Radical prostatectomy
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More airport code abbreviations
- PTY – Tocumen International Airport
- PUJ – Punta Cana International Airport
- PVD – Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport
- PVG – Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- RDU – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- RNO – Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- RSW – Southwest Florida International Airport
- RUH – King Khalid International Airport
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.