What (who) is PFO - definition
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Pfo; PFO (disambiguation)
PFO
Pissed, Fell Over. British hospital slang to explain injuries to a patient admitted while drunk.
The PFOs start rolling in just before midnight.
The PFOs start rolling in just before midnight.
Pfo.
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Migraine surgery
Migraines associated with PFO heart defect; Migraines Associated With PFO Heart Defect; Migrane surgery
Migraine surgery is a surgical operation undertaken with the goal of reducing or preventing migraines. Migraine surgery most often refers to surgical decompression of one or several nerves in the head and neck which have been shown to trigger migraine symptoms in many migraine sufferers.
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PFO
PFO may refer to:
- Patent foramen ovale - a blood-flow pathway between a human heart's atriums, normally naturally closed after birth
- Personal Freedom Outreach - an Evangelical organization opposing cults
- Pittsburgh Film Office
- IATA code for Paphos International Airport
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game - online version
- Persistent Felony Offender - a defendant accused under a three-strikes law
- Hong Kong's Public Finance Ordinance.
Examples of use of PFO
1. "Demote the Under Sec. to PFO?" FEMA press secretary Sharon Worthy wrote Brown on August 30.
2. Chertoff designated FEMA Director Mike Brown, the undersecretary for emergency preparedness and response, as the principal federal officer, or PFO, putting him in charge of the relief effort.
3. "Demote the Under Sec to PFO [Principal Federal Officer]?" an outraged FEMA press secretary Sharon Worthy wrote Brown at 10:54 p.m., soon after Chertoff‘s decision.
4. Calling Chertoff "would have wasted my time." Chertoff, for his part, appointed Brown the primary federal official for Katrina response, disregarding the fact that Brown did not have the requisite training for this PFO role.
5. Called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), the defect in the wall between the heart‘s two upper chambers allows blood that hasn‘t been filtered to be pumped to the brain still containing impurities thought to trigger migraine in some people.