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Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms (Sortable List)
Disclaimer: This is not meant to be comprehensive and your doctor may use an acronym/abbreviation differently. You should always seek professional medical advice, or consult with your physician if you have any question and/or concern with regards to your record.
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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) | - |
CIN | Contrast induced nephropathy | Nephrology (Kidney) | - |
CJD | creutzfeldt-jakob disease | ID (Infectious Disease) | - |
CK | Creatine Kinase | General | - |
CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease | Nephrology (Kidney) | - |
CLABSI | Central line-associated bloodstream infection | ID (Infectious Disease) | - |
CLD | Clear Liquid Diet; Chronic liver disease | General | - |
CLL | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | Hematology (Blood Disorder or Cancer) | - |
CM | Case Manager | General | - |
CMC | Carpo metacarpal (joint) | Orthopedics (Bone) | - |
CML | Chronic myelogenous leukemia; chronic myeloid leukemia | Hematology (Blood Disorder or Cancer) | - |
CMO | Comfort measures only | General | - |
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