What does CGA medical abbreviation stand for?

What does CGA mean in medical terms?

In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the CGA abbreviation. However, what does the medical term CGA mean?

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What is the CGA medical abbreviation?

In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation CGA is contact guard assist; comprehensive geriatric assessment.

CGA: contact guard assist; comprehensive geriatric assessment

ADA	American Diabetes Association
AFB	Acid Fast Bacterium
BMI	Body Mass Index
BMS	burning mouth syndrome; bone marrow suppression
Bx	biopsy
CCRA	cardiac cath recovery area
CF	cystic fibrosis
CLcr	creatinine clearance
DC	Discharge; Discontinue; Doctor of Chiropractics
DISCUS	dyskinesia identification system condensed user scale
DON	director of nursing
EDL	extensor digitorum longus
EDV	epidermodysplasia verruciformis
EFM	electronic fetal monitor
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EHR	electronic health record
ENG	electronystagmography; electronystagmogram
FEES	flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
FPL	flexor pollicis longus
Fe	Iron (element)
GM&S	General Medicine and Surgery
IgD	immunoglobulin D
Ir	Iridium (element)
LD50	lethal dose at which 50% of animal test group dies
LML	left mediolateral
LOA	Lysis Of Adhesions
LSK	liver, spleen, kidneys
MCP	Metacarpal-Phalangeal
MMSE	mini mental state examination
NEB	Nebulizer
NUG	necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
OB-Gyn	obstetrics and gynecology
Ortho	orthopedics
PA-C	Certified Physician Assistant
PNB	premature nodal beats; peripheral nerve block
Peds	pediatrics
RFt	right foot
Sr	Strontium (element)
Ua	uranium
VH	vitreous hemorrhage; viral hepatitis; visual hallucinations
WBAT	Weight Bearing As Tolerated
cRNA	chromosomal RNA
ch px	chicken pox
dau	daughter
hyst	hysterectomy
o.n.	every night (omni nocte)
pc	after meals (post cibos)
rBGH	recombinant bovine growth hormone
supr	superior, supervision
tbc	tubercle bacillus
tox	toxic, toxicity; toxicology