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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").
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.
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).
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
2,4-Dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP or simply DNP) is an organic compound with the formula HOC 6 H 3 (NO 2) 2. It has been used in explosives manufacturing and as a pesticide and herbicide. In humans, DNP causes dose-dependent mitochondrial uncoupling , causing the rapid loss of ATP as heat and leading to uncontrolled hyperthermia —up to 44 °C (111 ...
DNP may refer to: Science and technology. 2,4-Dinitrophenol, a small organic molecule formerly marketed as a pharmaceutical "diet aid" Deoxyribonucleoprotein, a ...
drug-induced lupus DILI: drug-induced liver injury DIP: distal interphalangeal joint or Diffuse Interstitial Pneumonitis DiPerTe: diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (combined vaccination) Dis: dislocation Disch: discharge DiTe: diphtheria-tetanus (combined vaccination) DIU: death in utero DJD: degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) DKA: diabetic ...
Abbreviation Organization or personnel MASH: Mobile army surgical hospital (US) MedPAC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: MD: Doctor of Medicine: MLA: Medical laboratory assistant: MT: Medical technologist: MLT: Medical laboratory technician MOH: Ministry of Health (various countries) MRCP: Membership of the Royal College of Physicians: MRCS