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Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms
Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms Part 1
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2014
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Term
CCRN
 Definition
certified critical care registered nurse
Term
CCU
 Definition
coronary care unit
Term
CDC
 Definition
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Term
CEA
 Definition
carcinoembryonic antigen
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
Cl
 Definition
chloride
Term
CLL
 Definition
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Term
CML
 Definition
chronic myelocytic leukemia
Term
CMV
 Definition
cytomegalovirus
Term
CNA
 Definition
certified nurses assistant
Term
CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
Term
C/O
 Definition
complains of
Term
CO
 Definition
cardiac output
Term
COLD
 Definition
chronic obtrusive lung disease
Term
COPD
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Term
CP
 Definition
cerebral palsy
Term
CPK
 Definition
cratine phosphokinase
Term
CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Term
CRF
 Definition
chronic renal failure
Term
crit
 Definition
hematocrit
Term
CRNA
 Definition
certified registered nurse anesthetist
Term
CS
 Definition
central service; central supply
Term
CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
Term
CVP
 Definition
central venouse pressure
Term
D & C
 Definition
dilation and curettage
Term
DEA#
 Definition
Drug Enforcement Administration number
Term
DIC
 Definition
diddeminated intravascular coagulation
Term
Diff
 Definition
differential white blood cell count
Term
DOB
 Definition
date of birth
Term
DON
 Definition
director of nurses
Term
DJD
 Definition
degenerative joint disease
Term
DM
 Definition
diabetes mellitus
Term
DOA
 Definition
dead on arrival
Term
DOE
 Definition
dyspnea on exertion
Term
DPT/DTP
 Definition
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus toxoid
Term
DRGs
 Definition
diagnosis-related groups
Term
DVT
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis
Term
Dx
 Definition
diagnosis
Term
EBV
 Definition
Epstein-Barr virus
Term
ECG/EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
ECT
 Definition
electroconvulsive therapy
Term
ED
 Definition
emergency department
Term
EDC
 Definition
expected date of confinement
Term
EEG
 Definition
electroencephalogram
Term
EENT
 Definition
eye, ear, nose, and throat
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromyogram
Term
EOM
 Definition
extraocular movement
Term
ER
 Definition
emergency room
Term
ERCP
 Definition
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Term
ERT
 Definition
estrogen replacement therapy
Term
ESL
 Definition
extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Term
ESR
 Definition
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Term
ESRD
 Definition
end-stage renal disease
Term
EST
 Definition
electroshock therapy
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