Medical Abbreviations Part 2

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

CF

cystic fibrosis

CFT

Complement-fixation test

CGL

chronic granulocytic leukemia

CHF

congestive heart failure

CHO

carbohydrate

CI

cardiac index

CIN

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasm

CL

Cleft lip

CML

chronic myelogenous leukemia

CMV

cytomegalovirus

CN

cranial nerves

CNS

central nervous system

CO

cardiac output

C/O

complaining of

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CP

chest pain, cerebral palsy, or cleft palate

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CPD

Cephalo-pelvic disproportion

CPK

creatine phospokinase

CPP

Cerebral perfusion pressure

CPPD

Chest percussion and postural drainage

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CRF

chronic renal failure

CRP

C-reactive protein

CRRT

Continuous renal replacement therapy

CRT

Capillary refill time

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid, colony stimulating factors

CT

Chest tube, computed tomography

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident or costovertebral angle

CVP

Central venous pressure

Cx

Cervix

CXR

chest X-ray

DAT

diet as tolerated

DC

discontinue or discharge

D&C

dilation and curettage

DDx

differential diagnosis

DEX(DXT)

Blood sugar

D5W

5% dextrose in water

DI

diabetes insipidus

DIC

disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

DIP

distal interphalangeal joint

DJD

degenerative joint disease

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

dL

deciliter

DM

diabetes mellitus

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DNR

do not resuscitate

DOA

dead on arrival

DPL

diagnostic peritoneal lavage

DPT

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus