Medical Term Abbreviations

• CBE - Clinical Breast Examination
• CBG - Capillary Blood Glucose
• CBI - Continuous Bladder Irrigation
• CBS - Capillary Blood Sugar
• CC - Chief Complaint
• CCK - Cholecystoskinin
• CCPD - Continuous Cyclic Peritoneal Dialysis
• CCU - Clean Catch Urine or Cardiac Care Unit
• CCV - Critical Closing Volume
• CF - Cystic Fibrosis
• CFT- Complement - Fixation Test
• CGL - Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
• CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
• CHO - Carbohydrate
• CI - Cardiac Index
• CIN - Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm
• CL- Cleft Lip
• CML - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• CMV - Cytomegalovirus
• CN - Cranial Nerves
• CNS - Central Nervous System
• CO - Cardiac Output
• C/O - complaining of
• CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• CP - Chest Pain, Cerebral Palsy, Cleft Palate
• CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• CPD - Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion
• CPK - Creatine Phosphokinase
• CPP - Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
• CPPD - Chest Percussion and Postural Drainage
• CRF - Chronic Renal Failure
• CRP - C-reactive Protein
• CRRT - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
• CRT - Capillary Refill Time
• CSF - Cerebrospinal Fluid, Colony Stimulating Factors
• CT- Chest Tube, Computed Tomography
• CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident or Costovertebral Angle
• CVP- Central Venous Pressure
• Cx - Cervix