The list of nursing acronyms and abbreviations.
All nursing related acronyms and abbreviations.
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CAT: | Computerized Axial Tomography(Educational and health, Health Care, Health) |
CC: | Chief Complaint(Firefighting, Nursing, Medical) |
CF: | Cystic Fibrosis(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
CHF: | Congestive Heart Failure(Cardiology, Pharmacy, Oncology) |
CI: | Cardiac Index(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
CML: | Chronic myelogenous leukemia(Leukemia, Disease, Oncology) |
CNA: | Certified Nursing Assistant(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
CNS: | Clinical Nurse Specialist(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
CO: | Cardiac Output(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
CP: | Cerebral Palsy(Disability education, Educational and health) |
CPAP: | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(Narcolepsy, Sleep disorders, SLEEP) |
CVP: | Central Venous Pressure(Pharmacy, Oncology, Nursing) |
DIC: | Disseminated intravascular coagulation(Circulatory system, Blood) |
DM: | Diabetes Mellitus(Diagnosis, Pharmacy, Nursing) |
ED: | Erectile Dysfunction(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
ESR: | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate(Circulatory system, Blood, Physiology) |
FFP: | Fresh Frozen Plasma(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
FRC: | Functional Residual Capacity(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
FUO: | Fever of Unknown Origin(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
FVC: | Forced Vital Capacity(Oncology, Nursing, Medical) |
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