Last week I started out with the first in a series of abbreviations (r/t) that mean very similar things.
The next in this list of important abbreviations is as follows:
D/T-- due to
Like related to this particular abbreviation links together like objects. This focuses on cause and effect where related to is more likely to be used when things are less clearly linked.
Example
Pt had syncopal episode d/t transient hypotension. (Patient fainted due to a brief episode of low blood pressure).
Pressure ulcer worsened d/t lack of repositioning by staff in the previous week.
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