What does the abbreviation DSM mean in medical terms?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation DSM. However, what does the medical term DSM mean?
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What does DSM medical abbreviation stand for?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation DSM means Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Related Medical Abbreviations
ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
Bx | biopsy |
C&DB | cough and deep breath |
CHI | Closed Head Injury |
COH | carbohydrate; controlled ovarian hyperstimulation |
CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
Cy | cyanosis |
DB&C | deep breathing and coughing |
DNKA | did not keep appointment |
E Ab | elective abortion |
EAE | experimental allergic encephalomyelitis |
ENG | electronystagmography; electronystagmogram |
FBC | full blood count |
FMP | first menstrual period |
HCM | Health Care Maintenance |
HEPA | high-efficiency particulate air (filtration) |
HbB | Hemoglobin B |
Ho | Holmium (element) |
KCL | Potassium chloride. |
LABA | long-acting beta agonist |
LAFa | left anterior forearm |
LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin; maternal and child health |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
MUD | matched unrelated donor |
O/W | Otherwise |
OLT | Orthotopic Liver Transplant |
OS | Left Eye |
PFT | Pulmonary function test. A test to evaluate the how well the lungs are functioning. |
PORP | partial ossicular replacement prosthesis |
QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
QPNG | quinolone-resistant neisseria gonorrhea |
RRL | registered records librarian |
SK | Seborrheic Keratosis; also Streptokinase |
SMBG | self-monitoring of blood glucose |
TC&DB | turn, cough, and deep breath |
TEE | transesophageal echocardiography; transesophageal endoscopy; transesophageal echocardiogram |
Tdap | tetanus diphtheria pertussis vaccine |
Trp | tryptophan |
UFR | ultrafiltration rate |
UNSA | Unstable Angina |
V tach | ventricular tachycardia |
WN | well nourished |
fl dr | fluid dram |
fluoro | fluoroscopy |
grad | by degrees; gradual |
path | pathologist; pathology |
reg | regular |
stim | stimulation |
tox | toxic, toxicity; toxicology |
uPA | urokinase plasminogen activator |