D - ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
d
DAY
D&C
DILATATION AND CURETTAGE
DA
DENTAL ASSISTANT
DAT
DIET AS TOLERATED
DC
DOCTOR OF CHRIOPRACTIC
D/C, dc, disc
DISCONTINUE, DISCHARGE
DDS
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
DEA
DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
del
DELIVERY
Dept
DEPARTMENT
DH
DENTAL HYGIENIST
DHHS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Diff
DIFFERENTIAL WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
dil
DILUTE, DISSOLVE
DM
DIABETES MELLITUS
DMD
DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE
DMS
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY
DNA
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
DNR
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
DO
DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
DOA
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
DOB
DATE OF BIRTH
DOD
DATE OF DEATH
DON
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
DPM
DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
DPT
DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, TETANUS
Dr
DOCTOR
dr
DRAM, DRAINAGE
DRG
DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUP
drg, drsg, dsg
DRESSING
D/S
DEXTROSE IN SALINE
DSD
DRY STERILE DRESSING
DTs
DELIRIUM TREMORS
DVM
DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
DVT
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
DW
DISTILLED WATER
D/W
DEXTROSE IN WATER
Dx, dx
DIAGNOSIS