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Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms (Sortable List)
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Abbreviations & Acronyms (sort using drop downs)
Abbr | Description (Lab, Disease, Diagnosis, etc.) | Specialty | Additional Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
CA | Cancer OR Calcium | General | - |
CA-125 | Cancer antigen 125 | Oncology (Cancer) | - |
CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft | Cardiology (Heart) | - |
CAD | Coronary artery disease | Cardiology (Heart) | - |
CAGE | Cutdown, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye opener (alcohol use questions) | General | Psychiatry |
CAH | Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | General | Pediatric |
CAP | Community acquired pneumonia | General | ID (Infectious Disease) |
CAT | Computerized axial tomography | General | - |
CAUTI | Catheter-associated urinary tract infection | General | ID (Infectious Disease) |
CBC | Complete blood count | General | - |
CBD | Common bile duct | General | Gastroenterology (GI, Digestive System) |
CBI | Comtinuous bladder irrigation | Urology (Urinary System, Surgical) | - |
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