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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
CHF
Congestive heart failure
Cardiology (Heart)
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CIN
Contrast induced nephropathy
Nephrology (Kidney)
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CJD
creutzfeldt-jakob disease
ID (Infectious Disease)
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CK
Creatine Kinase
General
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CKD
Chronic Kidney Disease
Nephrology (Kidney)
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CLABSI
Central line-associated bloodstream infection
ID (Infectious Disease)
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CLD
Clear Liquid Diet; Chronic liver disease
General
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CLL
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Hematology (Blood Disorder or Cancer)
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CM
Case Manager
General
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CMC
Carpo metacarpal (joint)
Orthopedics (Bone)
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CML
Chronic myelogenous leukemia; chronic myeloid leukemia
Hematology (Blood Disorder or Cancer)
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CMO
Comfort measures only
General
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