Medical Abbreviations- Letter C PDF

Title	Medical Abbreviations- Letter C
Course	Medical-Surgical Nursing I
Institution	College of Staten Island CUNY
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Medical abbreviations/prefixes/suffixes that can help you while reading or studying and can help sharpen your shorthand skills while taking notes in class, and applying it to real life charting for nurse's notes....

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***DISCLAIMER- YOU DON’T HAVE TO STUDY THE ABBREVIATIONS AND PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES, BUT IT’S GOOD TO KNOW THEM SO THAT WHEN YOU’RE READING THE TEXTBOOK OR REVIEWING FOR A TEST YOU WON’T BE STUCK ON THEM.*** Samantha Mendoza NRS 110 Lecture July 23, 2021 Letter C Abbreviations 1. ℃- degrees celsius (centigrade) 2. Ca- calcium 3. CA- cancer 4. Cal- calorie 5. Cap- capsule 6. CAT-computerized axial tomography 7. Cath- catheter, catheterize 8. CBC- complete blood count 9. CBET- certiied biomedical equipment technician 10. CBR- complete bed rest 11. Cc- cubic centimeter 12. CC- chief complaint 13. CCU- coronary care unit, critical care unit 14. CDA- certiied dental assistant 15. CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 16. CEO- Chief executive oficer 17. CF- cystic ibrosis 18. CHF- congestive heart failure 19. CHO- carbohydrates 20. Chol- cholesterol 21. CICU- cardiac intensive care unit 22. ck- check

***DISCLAIMER- YOU DON’T HAVE TO STUDY THE ABBREVIATIONS AND PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES, BUT IT’S GOOD TO KNOW THEM SO THAT WHEN YOU’RE READING THE TEXTBOOK OR REVIEWING FOR A TEST YOU WON’T BE STUCK ON THEM.*** 23. Cl- chloride, chlorine 24. Cl liq- clear liquids 25. Cm- centimeter 26. CMA- certiied medical assistant 27. CNP- certiied nurse practitioner 28. CNS- central nervous system...