Abbreviation |
Expansion
|
C&S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
|
C/O |
Complains Of |
Ca |
Calcium, Cancer, Carcinoma |
CAA |
Crystalline amino acids |
CABA |
Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus |
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
CAG |
Coronary Angiogram |
CAM |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
|
Cand.Odont. |
Candidate of Odontology |
CAOx4 |
Conscious, Alert, and Oriented x4 |
CAP |
Community Acquired Pneumonia |
CAPD |
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
CAT |
Computerized Tomography Scan |
|
CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
CBD |
Common Bile Duct |
CBE |
Clinical Breast Examination |
CBG |
Capillary Blood Glucose |
CBI |
Continuous Bladder Irrigation |
CBS |
Capillary Blood Sugar |
CC |
Chief Complaint |
CCK |
Cholecystokinin |
CCPD |
Continuous Cyclic Peritoneal Dialysis |
CCU |
Clean Catch Urine or Cardiac Care Unit |
|
CCV |
Critical Closing Volume |
CD |
Clinical Dietitian |
CEA |
Cultured Epithelial Autograft |
CEP |
Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria |
CF |
Cystic Fibrosis
|
CFT |
Complement-Fixation Test |
CGA |
Catabolite Gene Activator |
CGL |
Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia |
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure
|
CHO |
Carbohydrate |
CI |
ContraIndications |
CI |
Cardiac index |
CID |
Cervical Immobilization Device |
CIN |
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm |
CIQ |
Cognitive Laterality Quotient |
CIU |
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria |
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
|
CL |
Cleft Lip |
CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
CMI |
Cell Mediated Immunity |
CML |
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
CMS |
Circulation, Motion, Sensation |
CMT |
Certified Medical Transcriptionist |
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
CN |
Cranial Nerves |
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
CNS |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
CO |
Cardiac Output |
COAD |
Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease |
COLD |
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|
CP |
Chest Pain, Cleft Palate, Cerebral palsy |
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
CPD |
Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion |
CPH |
Certificate in Public Health |
CPK |
Creatinine Phosphokinase |
CPM |
Continuous Passive Motility |
CPP |
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure |
CPPB |
Continuous (or) Constant Positive Pressure Breathing |
CPPD |
Chest Percussion and Post Drainage |
CPPV |
Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation |
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CRCL |
Creatinine Clearance
|
CRD |
Chronic Respiratory Disease |
CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure
|
CRH |
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone |
CRP |
C-Reactive Protein |
CRRT |
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy |
CRT |
Capillary Refill Time |
CRTS |
Certified Recreational Therapy Specialist |
CSD |
Catscratch Disease |
CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid, Colony Stimulating Factors |
CSW |
Certified Social Worker |
CT |
Chest Tube, Computed Tomography |
CTD |
Close To Death |
CVA |
Cerebral Vascular Accident, Costovertebral Angle |
CVAT |
CVA tenderness |
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
CVS |
Chorionic Villus Sampling |
Cx |
Cervix |
CXR |
Chest X-Ray |