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discharge DiTe: diphtheria-tetanus (combined vaccination) DIU: death in utero DJD: degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis: dl: deciliter: dL: deciliter DLB: dementia with Lewy bodies: DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide: DLE: disseminated lupus erythematosus (systemic lupus erythematosus) DLI
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
Emergency Medical Service(s) EMU: early morning urine sample (being the most concentrated, generally used for pregnancy testing) Emul: emulsion: ENT: ear, nose, and throat (see otolaryngology) EOB: edge of bed EoL: End-of-life (adjective) EoLC: End-of-life care: EOM: extraocular muscles: EOMI: extraocular movements intact (see eye movement) EPCT
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
to take out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay) TTP: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura tender to palpation TTR: transthyretin: TTS: transdermal therapeutic system: TTTS: twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: Tu: tumor: TUBA: Trans-umbilical breast augmentation: TUIP: Transurethral incision of the prostate: TUMT ...
Capillary blood glucose (British medical colloquialism originating from Boehringer Mannheim, a manufacturer of early glucose meters, today a part of Boehringer Ingelheim.) BMBx: Bone marrow biopsy: BMC: bone mineral content: BMD: bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement) BMI: body mass index: BMP: basic metabolic panel: BMR ...