What does C/B medical abbreviation mean?

What is the medical term C/B?

In some cases, the abbreviation C/B may have a few different meanings. However, what does the medical term C/B stand for?

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What is C/B medical abbreviation?

In medicine, the medical abbreviation C/B stands for Complicated By.

C/B: Complicated By

A&O	Alert And Oriented
ACL	Anterior Cruciate Ligament
AIN	Acute Interstitial Nephritis
B	Bilateral
BR	Bed Rest
CPE	chronic pulmonary emphysema
CPS	Child Protective Services
CRTT	Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician
CTB	cease to breathe; chronic tuberculosis
DSM-IV	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition
DTAD	drain tube attachment device
ECP	emergency contraceptive pill
FNE	fiberoptic nasal endoscopy
GABA	gamma-aminobutyric acid
GUI	graphical user interface
HTN	Hypertension
IMA	inferior mesenteric artery
ITU	Intensive therapy unit
KUB	Kidneys Ureters and Bladder
LDR	labor, delivery, recovery
MCD	multiple carboxylase deficiency
MMT	manual muscle test
MSN	Master of Science in Nursing
NEB	Nebulizer
NOS	Not Otherwise Specified
OB	Occult Blood (followed by ‘+’ or ‘-‘)
OBS	organic brain syndrome; obstetrics
OOT	out of town
PBPC	peripheral blood progenitor cell
PCI	Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
PE tubes	polyethylene tubes
PO	By Mouth
PU	passed urine, peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer
Pap	Papanicolaou smear
QOD	Every Other Day
SP	suprapubic (catheter); Sanofi Pasteur
SVRI	systemic vascular resistance index
T&S	Type and Screen
T.I.	thoracic inlet
TBI	traumatic brain injury
TC	Current Temperature
TIMI	thrombolysis in myocardial infarction
ULN	Upper limits of normal
VP-16	etoposide
WNV	West Nile Virus
c.n.s.	to be taken tomorrow night (cras nocte sumendus)
cytol	cytology
inj	injection; injury
liq	fluid; liquid
rBGH	recombinant bovine growth hormone
t.d.s.	to be taken three times daily