MH
Abbreviation with 4 meanings
| Stands for | Mental health |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 4 |
| Categories | Medical, Transportation & Travel, Geography & Places |
MH has four meanings. The most common are Mental health (mental health & psychiatry) and Malignant hyperthermia (anesthesia); it can also stand for Malaysia Airlines and Marshall Islands.
Meanings of MH at a glance
| # | MH stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental health | Medical › Mental Health & Psychiatry |
| 2 | Malignant hyperthermia | Medical › Anesthesia |
| 3 | Malaysia Airlines | Transportation & Travel › Airline Code |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | Geography & Places › Country Code |
1. Mental health
Medical · Mental Health & Psychiatry Abbreviations
State of emotional, psychological and social well-being, and the field and services addressing mental illness. In clinical shorthand, MH appears in service names, referrals and problem lists, such as MH clinic or MH crisis team.
Example: Referred to community MH services for ongoing therapy and medication management.
The WHO describes mental health as a state of well-being that enables people to cope with life's stresses, realize their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community. "Mental Health First Aid" trains the public to respond to crises. In ophthalmology MH can mean macular hole.
2. Malignant hyperthermia
Medical · Anesthesia Abbreviations
Rare, life-threatening inherited reaction in which volatile inhaled anesthetics or succinylcholine trigger uncontrolled calcium release in skeletal muscle, causing rigidity, rapidly rising carbon dioxide, fast heart rate, high temperature, acidosis and muscle breakdown. Treatment means stopping the triggers immediately and giving intravenous dantrolene.
Example: Rising EtCO2 and masseter rigidity: MH protocol activated, dantrolene requested.
Most susceptible families carry variants in the RYR1 gene. The introduction of dantrolene in 1979 cut mortality from very high levels to a few percent. The Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) runs a 24-hour hotline, and facilities using triggering agents must stock dantrolene. In psychiatry and public health MH means mental health.
3. Malaysia Airlines
Transportation & Travel · Airline Code Abbreviations
Malaysia's national airline, based at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and a member of oneworld. It flies regional routes across Southeast Asia and long-haul services to London, Australia and North Asia.
Example: MH 1 from Kuala Lumpur to London Heathrow is the airline's flagship route.
ICAO code MAS; callsign "Malaysian." In 2014 the airline lost two Boeing 777s: Flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8, and Flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17. The airline was restructured under state ownership afterward.
4. Marshall Islands
Geography & Places · Country Code Abbreviations
Pacific republic of 29 atolls and five islands with Majuro as its capital, in free association with the United States since 1986. The USPS uses MH for mail to the country.
Example: Mail to Majuro, MH uses a US ZIP code beginning 969.
The alpha-3 code is MHL, and news writing often uses RMI. The US conducted 67 nuclear tests in the islands between 1946 and 1958.
Related abbreviations
More mental health & psychiatry abbreviations
- LAI – Long-acting injectable
- MAT – Medication-assisted treatment
- MDD – Major depressive disorder
- MDE – Major depressive episode
- MI – Motivational interviewing
- MOUD – Medications for opioid use disorder
- MPD – Multiple personality disorder
- MSE – Mental status examination
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More anesthesia abbreviations
- LA – Local anesthesia (local anesthetic)
- LAST – Local anesthetic systemic toxicity
- LMA – Laryngeal mask airway
- Mac – Macintosh
- NMB – Neuromuscular blockade (blocker)
- NORA – Non-operating room anesthesia
- PDPH – Post-dural puncture headache
- PNB – Peripheral nerve block
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.