Abbreviation
|
Interpretation
|
| c | with |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| CA | cancer |
| Ca | calcium |
| CAA | crystalline amino acids |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CBG | capillary blood gas |
| CC | chief complaint |
| CCU | clean catch urine or cardiac care unit |
| CCV | critical closing volume |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CGL | chronic granulocytic leukemia |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CHO | carbohydrate |
| CI | cardiac index |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| CN | cranial nerves |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CO | cardiac output |
| C/O | complaining of |
| COLD | chronic obstructive lung disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CP | chest pain or cerebral palsy |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CRCL | creatinine clearance |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident or costovertebral angle |
| CVAT | CVA tenderness |
| CVP | central venous pressure |
| CXR | chest X-ray |
