| DA |
dark
adaptation |
| |
daunomycin |
| |
decubitus
angina |
| |
degenerative
arthritis |
| |
developmental
age |
| |
dopamine |
| |
drug
addict |
| |
ductus
arteriosus |
| Da |
dalton |
| DAA |
dehydroacetic
acid |
| |
dialysis
-associated amyloidosis |
| DAB |
days
after birth |
| dac |
dacryon |
| DACT |
dactinomycin |
| DAG |
diacylglycerol |
| dAMP
|
deoxyadenosine
monophosphate |
| D&C |
dilatation
& curettage |
| DAP |
dynamic
aortic patch |
| DAPST |
Denver
Auditory Phoneme Sequencing Test |
| DAW |
dispense
as written |
| DB |
database |
| |
date
of birth |
| |
deep
breath |
| |
diet
beverage |
| |
double
-blind study |
| |
duodenal bulb |
| dB |
decibel |
|
DBA |
Diamond
-Blackfan Anemia |
| DBW |
desirable
body weight |
| DC |
decarboxylase |
| |
descending
colon |
| |
dilatation
& curettage |
| |
direct
Coombs' test |
| |
direct
current |
| |
discharge |
| |
dorsal
column |
| DCL |
dicloxacillin |
| DD |
dangerous
drug |
| |
day
of delivery |
| |
degenerative
disease |
| |
differential
diagnosis |
| |
drug
dependence |
| DDAVP |
1
-deamino (8-D-arginine) vasopressin |
| DDS |
Doctor
of Dental Surgery |
| DDx |
differential
diagnosis |
| D&E |
dilation
& evacuation |
| DEA |
dehydroepiandrosterone |
| deb |
debridement |
| DED |
date
of expected delivery |
| def |
defecation |
| |
deficiency |
| Deg |
degeneration |
| |
degree(s) |
| desat |
desaturation |
| DEX |
dexamethasone |
| DEXA |
dual
-energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| DF |
deferoxamine |
| |
dengue
fever |
| |
dorsiflexion |
| |
drug
free |
| DH |
daily
habits |
| |
dehydrogenase |
| |
dental
hygienist |
| |
dermatitis
herpetiformis |
| |
dominant
hand |
| DHA |
dehydroacetic
acid |
| DHP |
dihydroprogesterone |
| DHT |
dihydrotestosterone |
| DI |
date
of injury |
| |
diabetes
insipidus |
| |
drug
intereraction(s) |
| DIC |
diffuse
intravascular coagulation |
| |
disseminated
intravascular coagulation |
| diclox |
dicloxacillin |
| DID |
delayed
ischemia deficit |
| DIE |
die
in emergency department |
| DIF |
diffuse
interstitial fibrosis |
| |
direct
immunofluorescence |
| DIH |
death
in hospital |
| DIL |
diluted |
| DIP |
desquamative
interstitial pneumonia |
| DIPF |
diisopropylphosphofluoridate |
| DIT |
deferoxamine
infusion test |
| |
diiodotyrosine |
| |
drug
-induced thrombocytopenia |
| DJD |
degenerative
joint disease |
| DJS |
Dubin
Johnson Syndrome |
| DKA |
diabetic
ketoacidosis |
| DLS |
daily
living skills |
| DM |
dermatomyositis |
| |
dextromaltose |
| |
diabetes
mellitus |
| |
distant
metastases |
| |
dopamine |
| |
dose
modification |
| dm |
decimeter |
| DMD |
disease
modifying drug |
| |
Duchenne's
Muscular Dystrophy |
| DNase |
deoxyribonuclease |
| DNI |
do
not intubate |
| DNR |
do
not resuscitate |
| |
dorsal
nerve root |
| DO |
Doctor
of Osteopathy |
| DOA |
date
of admission |
| |
dead
on arrival |
| |
duration
of action |
| DOB |
date
of birth |
| |
dobutamine |
| DOC |
date
of conception |
| |
drug
of choice |
| DOE |
dyspnea
on exertion |
| DPM |
Doctor
of Podiatric Medicine |
| DR |
daunorubicin |
| |
delivery
room |
| |
diagnostic
radiology |
| |
diurnal
rhythm |
| |
doctor |
| |
drug
receptor |
| DT |
delirium
tremens |
| DTR |
deep
tendon reflex |
| DU |
decubitus
ulcer |
| |
duodenal
ulcer |
| DUI |
driving
under the influence |
| DVT |
deep
venous thrombosis |
| |
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| |
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