COMMON ABBREVIATIONS 4 medical records

a, an

without

ab

away from

ad

toward

ana

upward

anti

against

auto

self

bio

life

car

meat

cata

downward

chole

bile

chrom

color

co

together

com

two, double

con

ill

dys

difficult

ec

outside

endo

inside

exo

outside

hyper

above

hypo

little

algia

pain

ase

enzyme

cide

kill

clysis

drenching

cule

small

cyte

cell

ectomy

cut off

emesis

vomiting

emia

blood

esthetisa

sensation

ism

condition

itis

inflammation

lysis

destruction

malacia

softening

oma

tumor

opsy

to view

osis

condition

pathy

disease

penia

few

phagia

to eat

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

ABG

arterial blood gases

AC

ante cibum, before meals

ACF

acute care facility

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ADL

average/acceptable daily intake

AF

atrial fibrillation

AG

albumin/globulin ratio

AKA

above knee amputation

ALB

albumin

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AMA

arm muscle area

AP

anterior posterior, angina pectoris

APC

arterial pressure contraction

ARDS

adult respiratory distress syndrome

BCAA

branched chain amino acids

BE

basal energy expenditure

BMR

basal metabolic rate

BMI

body mass index

BP

blood pressure

BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy

BR

bed rest

BS

blood sugar

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

BV

blood volume, biological value

BW

body weight

Ca

calcium, cancer, carcinoma

CAD

coronary artery disease

CAH

chronic active hepatitis

CALD

chronic active liver disease

CAPD

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

CAT

computerized axial tomography

CBC

complete blood count

CBD

common bile duct

CC

cubic centimeter

CCF

cephalic cholesterol focculation

CCK

cholecystokinin

CCU

coronary care unit, critical care unit

CHF

congestive heart failure

CHO

carbohydrate

Chol

cholesterol

CHR

chronic

CK

creatine kinase

Cl

chloride

cm

centimeter

CNS

central nervous system

CO2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COTA

certified occupational therapy assistant

CNSD

certified nutrition support dietitian

CPN

central parenteral nutrition

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Creat

creatinine

CRF

chronic renal failure

CRIT

chronic renal insufficiency

C/S

cesarean section

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CT

computerized tomography

CVA

cardiovascular accident