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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
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CA-125
Cancer antigen 125
Oncology (Cancer)
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CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
Cardiology (Heart)
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CAD
Coronary artery disease
Cardiology (Heart)
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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
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CAUTI
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
General
ID (Infectious Disease)
CBC
Complete blood count
General
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CBD
Common bile duct
General
Gastroenterology (GI, Digestive System)
CBI
Comtinuous bladder irrigation
Urology (Urinary System, Surgical)
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