What does the medical term DOE mean?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of DOE. However, what is DOE in medical terms?
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What is the DOE medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical term DOE stands for Dyspnea on exertion. Shortness of breath with activity..
DOE: Dyspnea on exertion. Shortness of breath with activity.
Related Medical Abbreviations
| A/P | Assessment and Plan |
| BO | bowel obstruction; body odor |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BSF | basal skull fracture |
| BSN | Bachelor of Science in Nursing; bowel sounds normal |
| BWS | battered woman syndrome |
| CDHF | chronic diastolic heart failure |
| CNA | Certified Nurse Aide |
| CNE | chronic nervous exhaustion |
| CSS | central service supply |
| Crt | creatinine |
| DFA | Direct Fluorescent Antibody |
| DXM | dextromethorphan |
| EOA | esophageal obturator airway |
| EOM | extraocular muscles; extraocular movements |
| GITT | glucose insulin tolerance test |
| HIV-PEP | HIV postexposure prophylaxis |
| HMO | health maintenance organization |
| HOA | hypertrophic osteoarthropathy |
| HRA | health risk assessment |
| Hem | hemoglobin |
| IAW | in accordance with |
| IH | Inguinal Hernia (usually preceded by L or R) |
| L/Min L/m | liters per minute |
| LGI | lower gastrointestinal |
| LL | left lateral |
| PII | personally identifiable information |
| PPO | preferred provider organization |
| PSD | patient specific direction |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| RAD | Right Axis Deviation; also Reactive Airways Disease |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| RV | Right Ventricle; Residual Volume |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SH | serum hepatitis; social history |
| SNOMED | systematized nomenclature of medicine |
| T.A.T. | toxin-antitoxin |
| TBP | thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product |
| TTE | Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram |
| UA or u/a | Urinalysis. A UA is a typical part of a comprehensive physical examination. |
| UO | Urine Output |
| WN | well nourished |
| bili | bilirubin |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| disc | discontinue |
| dm | decimeter (100 mm, 0.1 m) |
| ext | extremity; extend; exterior, external; extract |
| incompl | incomplete |
| lbs | pounds |
| qod | Every other day. As in taking a medicine every other day. |
| sp. Gr. | specific gravity |
