D Abbreviations

DOA

• Dead On Arrival

• Do On Arrival

• Dr of Osteopathy

• Dental Office Administration

DDS

• Do Not Resuscitate

• Doctor of Dental Surgery

• Daily Doses

• Doctor of Dental Medicine

Dental Hygiene

• Dent. H

• DH

• D. Hyg.

• DDH

DAT

• Diet As Tolerated

• Do Not Take

• Doctor of Thoracic

• Department

DM

• Diabetes Mellitus

• Doctor of Mental Health

• Don't Move

• Direct Motion

Discharge, Discontinue

• Disch. and D-Cont.

• DD

• D/C, dc

• Cancel

DOA

• Do not Amputate

• Dead On Arrival

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

• Danger Over Ampule

DPT

• Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

• Doctor of Palliative Tasks

• Don't Place Temperature

• Daily Physical Therapy

DOB

• Don't Operate Bilaterally

• Date Of Birth

• Dead On Birthday

• Daily With Breakfast

DON

• Director of Nursing

• Due On Nightshift

• Don't Open

• Daily on Nights