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
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| 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 |
