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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.
For example, both bid and b.i.d. may be found in the list. It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation (not the plural) as the headword. This list uses significant capitalization for headwords (the abbreviations) and their expansions. [4]
q.d., qd every day / daily quaque die q.h.s., qhs every night at bedtime quaque hora somni q.d.s, qds, QDS 4 times a day quater die sumendum q.i.d, qid 4 times a day quater in die q.h., qh every hour, hourly quaque hora q.o.d., qod every other day / alternate days quaque altera die q.p.m., qPM, qpm every afternoon or evening: quaque post meridiem
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
D/T: due to DTA: descending thoracic aorta: DTaP: diphtheria–tetanus–acellular pertussis (combined vaccination) DTP: diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (combined vaccination) DTR: deep tendon reflex: DTs: delirium tremens: DU: duodenal ulcer (see peptic ulcer) DUB: dysfunctional uterine bleeding: DVT: deep vein thrombosis: D/W: discussed with DW ...
acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc , pronounced cee dee
It’s been 18 months since Shawn and Gus cracked their last case (via Psych 3: This Is Gus) and there’s still no official word from Peacock about a fourth movie. That said, franchise star/EP ...
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)