What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation HDP?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of HDP. However, what does the HDP medical term stand for?
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What is the HDP medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation HDP means hydroxymethylene diphosphonate.
HDP: hydroxymethylene diphosphonate
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| AB | Antibody; also Abortion |
| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guerin |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CD8 | cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| CFU | colony forming unit |
| CIDP | Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy |
| CN | Cranial Nerves |
| CNM | Certified Nurse Midwife |
| CSII | continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion |
| DVT | Deep Venous Thrombosis |
| E&A | evaluate and advise |
| FFL | flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy |
| FFR | fractional flow reserve |
| FTP | failure to progress |
| HAIR-AN | hyperandrogenism (HA), insulin resistance (IR) and acanthosis nigricans (AN) |
| HAQ | health assessment questionnaire |
| IT | Intrathecal; Information Technology |
| Kr | Krypton (element) |
| LEP | laparoscopic extraperitoneal approach; limited English proficiency |
| MCP | Metacarpal-Phalangeal |
| MMSE | mini mental state examination |
| MVR | Mitral Valve Replacement |
| NEC | necrotizing enterocolitis; not elsewhere classified |
| NKHG | nonketotic hyperglycinemia |
| NOI | nature of illness |
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| OCT | oxytocin challenge test |
| P VAX | Pneumococcal Vaccination |
| PLSS | portable life-support system |
| PPV | pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; positive predictive value |
| PPW | pre-pregnancy weight |
| PU | passed urine, peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer |
| PZA | pyrazinamide |
| REB | Rebound, as in rebound tenderness of the abdomen when pushed in and then released. |
| RNST | reactive non stress test |
| Rx | prescription |
| SRI | serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSDI | Social Security disability insurance |
| SWI | surgical wound infection |
| TCH | turn, cough, hyperinflate |
| TKO | to keep open (intravenous) |
| TMS | tympanic membranes; transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| UVA | ultraviolet A (rays) |
| VA | Visual Acuity |
| VAERS | Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
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| path | pathologist; pathology |
| pc | after meals (post cibos) |
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