Lirka Aug 9, 2020:

Dx is definitely Diaqnosis. DDx is differential diagnosis.

Joseph Tein Aug 8, 2020:

@David You can be sure that it is indeed Diagnosis. First, look at the entries for Dx in Cosnautas (our trusted, go-to, best online resource for Spanish medical abbreviations and acronyms):

1 diagnóstico {→ Dco. 1}
2 diagonal
3 dextrosa {→ G 26}

Also Ian Beattie's exhaustive hardcover Medical Abbreviations - Spanish/English book shows Dx = diagnóstico.

Nobody shows Dx = dirección, and as Maria said ... there is no address given.

From the little that our asker gives us (we could have used a bit more background) it only makes sense that this is the admitting diagnosis (they don't always give a specific disease/disorder as the diagnosis), the reason for the referral.

I think the asker can easily make the decision.

David Hollywood Aug 8, 2020:

asker now has to take the decision

David Hollywood Aug 8, 2020:

I'm not sure it's "diagnosis" despite agrees etc.

David Hollywood Aug 8, 2020:

Hi María and yes but I think "envío" and what follows in the ST indicates that so...

María Patricia Arce Aug 8, 2020:

Hi David!
Dx is widely used in medical jargon in Spanish as an abbreviation for diagnosis. If Dx stands for "dirección", shouldn't it be followed by an address?

David Hollywood Aug 8, 2020:

but in combination with "envío" looks more like "dirección"

David Hollywood Aug 8, 2020:

DX can also be "diagnosis" so....