List of medical abbreviations: D

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Abbrev. Meaning
DS Diagnosis
D5 5% dextrose
D5W 5% dextrose in water - IV fluids for intravenous therapy
d days
DA Dopamine
DALY Disability adjusted life years
DBP Diastolic blood pressure
DBS Deep brain stimulation
D&C Dilatation and curettage
D/C discontinue
D/C discharge
DCBE Double Contrast Barium Enema
DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy
d.d. Differential diagnosis
DDD Daily Defined Doses
DDx Differential diagnosis
D&E Dilatation and evacuation
DES Diethylstilbestrol
DEXA Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
DH developmental history
DHE Dihydroergotamine
DHEA-S Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
DHF decompensated heart failure
DI Diabetes insipidus
DIB Dead in Bed
DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation
DIP Distal interphalangeal joint
DiPerTe Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
Dis dislocation
Disch discharge
DiTe Diphtheria Tetanus
DIU Death in utero - Stillbirth
DJD Degenerative Joint Disease
DJD Degenerative joint disease - Osteoarthritis
DKA Diabetic Keto-Acidosis
dl deciliter
dL deciliter
DLE Disseminated lupus erythematosus - Systemic lupus erythematosus
DM Diabetes mellitus
DMD Duchenne muscular dystrophy;
Dentariae Medicinae Doctor, that is, Doctor of Dental Medicine
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNI Do Not Intubate
DNR Do not resuscitate
DNAR Do not attempt resuscitation
DOA Dead on arrival
DOA Drugs of abuse
DOB Date of birth
DOE Dyspnea on exertion
DOSS Docusate sodium; from the chemical name dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
DP Dorsalis pedis
DPH Diphenylhydantoin
DPL diagnostic peritoneal lavage
DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus - DPT vaccine
DRT Dead right there
Ds Disease
DSA Digital subtraction angiography
DSD dry sterile dressing
Dsg dressing
DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DT Diphtheria Tetanus
DT Delirium tremens
DTA descending Thoracic aorta
DTaP Diphtheria Tetanus acellular Pertussis
DTP Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis
DTR deep tendon reflex
DT's Delirium tremens
DU Duodenal ulcer - Peptic ulcer
DUB Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
DVT Deep vein thrombosis
DW dextrose in water
D5W 5% dextrose in water
Dx
dx		 diagnosis
dz disease
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