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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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