What is HD in medical terms?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of HD. However, what does the abbreviation HD stand for in medical terms?
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What is the HD medical abbreviation?
In medical field, the HD medical abbreviation stands for Hemodialysis.
HD: Hemodialysis
Related Medical Abbreviations
| Anuric | Not producing urine. A person who is anuric is often critical and may require dialysis. |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy; benign prostatic hyperplasia; hypertrophy |
| CDA | Certified Dental Assistant |
| CNM | Certified Nurse Midwife |
| CPP | Cerebral Perfusion Pressure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resucitation |
| Chemo | Chemotherapy |
| DIPJ | distal interphalangeal joint |
| DISIDA | diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (cholescintigraphy) |
| EX FIX | External Fixation |
| FBD | fibrocystic disease |
| FET | forced expiratory technique; frozen embryo transfer |
| FPEM | family planning education materials |
| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| IPC | integrated personal commissioning |
| ISR | immune status ration |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin |
| KS | Kaposi’s Sarcoma |
| LAO | left anterior oblique |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography mass spectrometry |
| LMHC | Licensed Mental Health Counselor |
| LPFB | left posterior fascicular block |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment; mass casualty incident |
| MMF | maxillomandibular fixation |
| MUA | medically underserved areas |
| NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn; no previous history; normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| Ortho | orthopedics |
| PFP | pay for performance |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes |
| Phar. | pharmacy |
| RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| RhoGAM | rh immune globulin |
| S/E | side effects |
| SEM | Systolic Ejection Murmur (with reference to cardiac exam) |
| SOBOE | short of breath on exertion |
| SSEP | somatosensory evoked potentials |
| SVD | spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| SpA | spondylarthropathy |
| TBSA | total body surface area |
| TC | Current Temperature |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol (in marijuana and related) |
| TMD | temporomandibular disorder |
| UE | Upper Extremity (usually preceded by R or L) |
| dec’d | deceased |
| g/dL | gram per deciliter |
| nDNA | native DNA |
| nullip | nullipara |
| pIgR | polymeric immunoglobulin receptor |
| path | pathologist; pathology |
| reps | repetitions |
