1. Medical Abbreviations
By: Shreya Kodati and Kavya Thakkar

2. (D)... Dental Assistant or Dopamine DA: Dilation and curettage D&C:
Discharge OR Discontinue
Department
DA:
D&C:
D/C or dc :
Dept:

3. (D) continued...
DDS:
DMD:
DHHS:
Diff:
Doctor of Dental Surgery-( old meaning heals with instruments);today same as DMD
Doctor of Dental Medicine-(old meaning heals with medicines); today same as DDS
Department of Health and Human Services
Differential

4. (D) continued... DD: DJD : DKA: DM: Differential Diagnosis
Degenerative Joint Disease
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetes Mellitus

5. (D) continued... DNI: Do Not Intubate DNR:
DOA:
DOB:
Do Not Intubate
Do not Resuscitate/ DO NOT RESUSCITATE
Date of Admissions or Dead on Arrival
Date of Birth

6. (D) continued... Dr.: Doctor Drg or drg: Dressing DRG:
DTR:
Doctor
Dressing
Disease Related Group (Used in coding and billing)
Deep Tendon Reflex

7. (D) continued... DT or DTs: Delirium Tremens DVM:
DVT:
Dx:
Delirium Tremens
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Diagnosis

8. Citation:
"Medical Abbreviations Glossary." Scribd. Dbryant0101, 8 Dec Web. 10 Oct <