What is the medical term CHI?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation CHI. However, what is the medical term CHI?
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What is the CHI medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation CHI stands for Closed Head Injury.
CHI: Closed Head Injury
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| APPY | Appendectomy |
| BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
| BCPP | Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist |
| BIBA | brought in by ambulance |
| BMP | Basic metabolic panel. Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, and chloride) and creatinine and glucose. |
| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
| CCCA | central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia |
| CCRA | cardiac cath recovery area |
| CMR | Chief Medical Resident |
| COM | chronic otitis media |
| CSU | catheter specimen of urine |
| DPM | Doctor of Podiatric Medicine |
| ENT | otorhinolaryngology/otolaryngologist; ear, nose and throat |
| FGM | female genital mutilation |
| FMD | family physician |
| FMG | Foreign Medical Graduate |
| G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HepB | hepatitis B |
| IFA | immunofluorescence assay |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| ITU | Intensive therapy unit |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback |
| JR | junctional rhythm |
| LIH | left inguinal herniorrhaphy |
| LN | Lymph Node also Liquid Nitrogen |
| LOM | loss/limitation of motion |
| MAC | Monitored Anesthesia Care |
| MPB | multipodus boot |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| PAS | para amino-salicylic acid; para-aminosalicylic acid; periodic acid-schiff (stain) |
| PRQM | publicly reported quality measures |
| Paco2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide in alveolar gas |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| RAC | right antecubital |
| RLW | right lateral wrist |
| RTF | ready to feed; resident treatment facility |
| SCA | sudden cardiac arrest; subclavian artery; sickle cell anemia |
| STAT | Immediately |
| TAH | Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
| TNTM | too numerous to mention |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| UFH | Unfractionated Heparin |
| ULN | Upper limits of normal |
| Ua | uranium |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| WB | weight bearing; western blot; whole blood |
| ext | extremity; extend; exterior, external; extract |
| lbs | pounds |
| part. vic. | in divided doses (partitis vicibus) |
| pks | packs |
| sib | sibling |