CLINPHARM Medical Abbreviations - Page 3

CNS

coagulase negative staphylococci

CO

cardiac output

CoA

co-enzyme A

COAD

chronic obstructive airways disease

COC

combined oral contraceptive

COD

cause of death

COG

closed angle glaucoma

COLD

chronic obstructive lung disease

COP

capillary osmotic pressure

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COX

cyclo-oxygenase

CP

cor pulmonale / creatine phosphate / chronic prostatitis

CPA

cardiopulmonary arrest / cerebellar pontine angle

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CPD

continuous peritoneal dialysis

CPK

creatine phosphokinase

CPN

chronic pyelonephritis

CPPS

chronic pelvic pain syndrome

CPPV

continuous positive pressure ventilation

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPSI

chronic prostatitis symptom index

CPZ

chlorpromazine

CR

cardiorespiratory / clot retraction / colon resection / complete remission / conditional reflex / crown-rump

CRD

chronic renal disease

CRF

chronic renal failure / corticotrophin-releasing factor

CRP

C-reactive protein

CSAP

cryosurgical ablation of prostate

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CSH

chronic subdural haematoma

CSM

carotid sinus massage / cerebrospinal meningitis

CSP

carotid sinus pressure

CSR

Cheyne-Stokes respiration / correct sedimentation rate

CSS

carotid sinus stimulation / central sterile supply

CSU

catheter specimen of urine

CT

circulation time / clotting time / computer tomography / Coombs' test / coronary thrombosis / cTnI cardiac troponin I / cTnT cardiac troponin T

CTZ

chemoreceptor trigger zone

CUA

cost-utility analysis

CUG

cystourethrogram

CV

cardiovascular / central venous / cerebrovascular / contingent valuation

CVA

cerebrovascular accident (stroke) / costovertebral angle

CVD

cardiovascular disease

CVP

central venous pressure

CVVH

continuous venovenous haemofiltration

Cx

cervical, cervix

CXR

chest X-ray

d

dead / deceased

D & C

dilation and curettage

D & V

diarrhoea and vomiting

D/C

discontinue

D/S

dextrose and saline

D5W

dextrose 5%

DADs

delayed after depolarisation

DAFNE

(insulin) dose adjustment for normal eating

DBP

diastolic blood pressure

DDx.

differential diagnosis

DES

diethylstilboestrol

DEXA

dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

DH

drug history

DIC

disseminated intravascular coagulation

DILD

drug-induced liver disease

DILI

drug-induced liver injury

DIP

drug-induced parkinsonism

DIT

di-iodotyrosine

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DLBCL

diffuse large B cell lymphoma

DLE

discoid lupus erythematosus / disseminated lupus erythematosus

DM

diabetes mellitus / diastolic murmur

DMARDS

disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

DNA

did not attend (outpatients)

DOA

dead on arrival

DOB

date of birth

DOD

date of death

DOE

dyspnoea on exertion

DOTS

Directly Observed Treatment Short course TB programme

DRE

digital rectal examination

DROP

dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, obesity and high blood pressure

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DTI

direct thrombus imaging

DTP

diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (vaccine)

DTs

delirium tremens

DU

diagnosis undetermined / duodenal ulcer

DUB

dysfunctional uterine bleeding

DUE

drug use evaluation