What does the medical abbreviation CHF mean?
There may be more than one meaning of CHF. However, what is the meaning of the medical term CHF?
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What is the meaning of CHF medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the meaning of the CHF medical abbreviation is Congestive Heart Failure.
CHF: Congestive Heart Failure
Related Medical Abbreviations
BK | below the knee |
C-spine | cervical spine |
CBS | casual blood sugar |
CRFs | Cardiac Risk Factors |
CTO | clinical trial outline |
DSPS | delayed sleep phase syndrome; diagnostic, screening and preventive services |
Dy | Dysprosium (element) |
ECMO | Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
EED | erythema elevatum diutinum |
EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
ESG | estrogen |
Endo | endometriosis; endocrine |
GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
IOI | intraosseous infusion |
IUI | intrauterine insemination |
IVHA | intravenous hyperalimentation |
LD50 | lethal dose at which 50% of animal test group dies |
LP | Lumbar Puncture |
MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin; maternal and child health |
MDI | metered dose inhaler |
MHR | maternal heart rate; maximum heart rate |
MT | medical technologist |
ND | not diagnosed; normal delivery; nondistended; Doctor of Naturopathy; neck dissection |
NICMP | nonischemic cardiomyopathy |
OOT | out of town |
PM&R | physical medicine and rehabilitation |
Phe | phenylalanine |
RE | right eye; reproductive endocrinologist |
RIFA | right inner forearm |
RIH | right inguinal herniorrhaphy |
RNA | ribonucleic acid |
RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis |
RSC | right subclavian |
SA | Sino-Atrial; Staph Aureus |
SPF | Sun Protection Formula |
TAB | Threatened Abortion; also Therapeutic Abortion |
TAH-t | total artificial heart |
TUMT | transurethral microwave thermotherapy |
Treg | regulatory t cell |
VLRA | verbal lead risk assessment |
VVC | vulvovaginal candidiasis |
WGL | within good limits |
XT | exotropia |
husb. | husband |
mHz | megahertz (1 million hertz) |
max | maxilla, maxillary; maximum |
mg | Milligrams. |
rad | radical; root (radix); radial |
s/p | Status post. For example, a person who had a knee operation would be s/p a knee operation. |
sync | synchronization |
unk | unknown |