MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS (CONT)
BUN
BUQ
both upper quadrants
BV
blood volume
BW
body weight
Bx
biopsy
C1 to C7
cervical nerves or vertebrae 1 to 7
CI to CXII
cranial nerves
c
with
CA
cardiac arrest
Ca
calcium; cancer; carcinoma
CAT
Children's Apperception Test
cath
catheter
CBC
complete blood count
CBD
common bile duct
CBS
chronic brain syndrome
CBV
central blood volume
CC
chief of current complaint
CCK
cholecytokinin
CDC
Center for Disease Control
CF
complement fixation
CGTT
cortisone glucose tolerance test
CHB
complete heart block
ChE
cholinesterase
CHF
congestive heart failure
CHO
carbohydrate
chr
chronic
CI
cardiac insufficiency
CIS
carcinoma in situ
MD0010
C-4