| 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 |
