C - ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
°C
A
DEGREES CELSIUS (CENTIGRADE)
2
Q
c̅, w/
A
WITH
3
Q
Ca
A
CALCIUM
4
Q
CA
A
CANCER
5
Q
CABG
A
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
6
Q
CAD
A
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
7
Q
cal
A
CALORIE
8
Q
Cap
A
CAPSULE
9
Q
CAT
A
COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY
10
Q
Cath
A
CATHETER, CATHETERIZE
11
Q
CBC
A
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
12
Q
CBET
A
CERTIFIED BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
13
Q
CBR
A
COMPLETE BED REST
14
Q
*cc
A
CUBIC CENTIMETER
15
Q
CC
A
CHIEF COMPLAINT
16
Q
CCU
A
CORONARY CARE UNIT, CRITICAL CARE UNIT
17
Q
CDA
A
CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT
18
Q
CDC
A
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
19
Q
CEO
A
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
20
Q
CEU
A
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT
21
Q
CF
A
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
22
Q
CHD
A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
23
Q
CHF
A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
24
Q
CHO
A
CARBOHYDRATE
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chol
CHOLESTROL
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CICU
CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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ck
CHECK
28
Cl
CHLORIDE OR CHOLRINE
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cl liq
CLEAR LIQUID
30
cm
CENTIMETER
31
CNP
CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER
32
CMA
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
33
CNS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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co, c/o
COMPLAINS OF
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CO
CARBON MONOXIDE, CORONARY OCCUSION
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CO2
CARBON DIOXIDE
37
Comp
COMPLETE, COMPOUND
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cont
CONTINUED
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COPD
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
40
COTA
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
41
CP
CEREBRAL PALSY
42
CPAP
CONTINUOUS(CONSTANT) POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
43
CPK
CREATIVE PHOSPHKINASE (CARDIAC ENZYME)
44
CPR
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
45
CPT
CURRENT PROCEDURE TERMINOLOGY
46
CRTT
CERTIFIED RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIAN
47
CS
CENTRAL SUPPLY OR SERVICE
48
CST
CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
49
CT
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
50
C&S
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
51
CSF
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
52
Cu
COPPER
53
CVA
CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)
54
CVD
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
55
Cx
CERVIX, COMPLICATION, COMPLAINT
56
CXR
CHEST X-RAY, OR RADIOGRAPH
