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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
CRRT | Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy | Nephrology (Kidney) | CCU/ICU (Critical/Intensive Care) |
CRS | Colorectal Surgery; cytokine release syndrome; congenital rubella syndrome | General | Colorectal Surgery |
CRT | Cardiac resynchronization therapy; chemoradiation therapy | Cardiology (Heart) | Radiation Oncology |
CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid | General | - |
CT | Computerized axial tomography; Chest Tube | General | - |
CT/GC | Chlamydia Trachomatis/Neisseria Gonorrhea | Ob/Gyn (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) | ID (Infectious Disease) |
CTA(B) | Clear to auscultation (Bilaterally); CT Angiogram | General | - |
CTCL | Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma | Oncology (Cancer) | Dermatology (Skin) |
CTD | Connective tissue disease | General | - |
CTE | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy | Neurology (Nervous System) | - |
CTEPH | Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension | Pulmonology (Lung) | - |
CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Cardiothoracic Surgery | General | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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