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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA [1]) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. [2] [3] [4] DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in all 50 US states.
o 2, o 2 both eyes "O 2" usually means oxygen or oxygen therapy: o.d. omni die: every day (once daily) (preferred to "qd" in the UK [10]) o.d. oculus dexter: right eye o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.d.", meaning right ear, confusion with "omni die" o.m. omni mane: every morning omn. bih. omni bihora: every 2 hours omn. hor. omni hora
Example: Less common: The diagnosis was C.O.P.D. [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] ... Acronym and initialism#Orthographic styling; References
The DSM-IV, for example, "applies the term not otherwise specified (NOS) to a disorder or disturbance that does not meet the criteria for the specific disorders already discussed". [1] The term was introduced because "it is sometimes impossible for the practitioner completing the diagnostic assessment to categorize all the symptoms that a ...
D/O: died of, disorder DOA: dead on arrival drugs of abuse: DOB: Date of birth: DOE: dyspnea on exertion: DOH: Department of Health: DOL: day of life DORV: double outlet right ventricle: DOS: date of service DOSS: docusate sodium; from the chemical name dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate DP: dorsalis pedis: DPH: diphenylhydantoin: DPL: diagnostic ...
High importance must be given to the representation of ODD as a distinct psychiatric disorder independent of conduct disorder. [ 54 ] In the context of oppositional defiant disorder and comorbidity with other disorders, researchers often conclude that ODD co-occurs with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders ...
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test)