I&D stands for?

• A. Incision and Drainage
• B. Intravenous and Drainage
• C. Intraoral and Dermal
• D. Incision and Dermal

Answer: (A)

Understanding common medical procedure abbreviations helps you quickly grasp what a treatment involves. I&D stands for incision and drainage, which describes the typical plan for an abscess: you make a small cut (incision) to open the rounded pocket of infection and let the pus drain out (drainage). This source control is essential for healing because it removes the infectious material and relieves pressure.

The other interpretations don’t fit because they point to different concepts: intravenous involves veins and IV therapy, which isn’t about opening a pocket of infection; intraoral would refer to the inside of the mouth, not a drainage procedure; dermal would relate to the skin but doesn’t specify the act of draining an abscess. So, the best match for I&D in the clinical context is incision and drainage.