What is the meaning of the medical term CK?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation CK. However, what does CK mean in medical terms?
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What does CK medical abbreviation mean?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation CK stands for Creatinine Kinase.
CK: Creatinine Kinase
Related Medical Abbreviations
| ANC | Absolute Neutrophil Count |
| Br | Bromine (element) |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CD4 | helper T lymphocytes |
| CEN | Certified Emergency Nurse |
| COO | chief operating officer |
| CSU | catheter specimen of urine |
| DHEAS | dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate |
| DOU | Direct Observation Unit |
| DRI | daily/dietary reference intake; Dietary Reference Intake |
| EBBS | equal bilateral breath sounds |
| FFP | Fresh Frozen Plasma |
| FRS | flexed rotated side bent |
| GOO | Gastric Outlet Obstruction |
| GvHD | Graft vs. host disease. It is complicated by the syndromes of acute and chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD). |
| HGH | human growth hormone |
| ID | Infectious Diseases |
| IPS | idiopathic pneumonia syndrome |
| Id. | the same |
| K | Potassium |
| LAC | Laceration |
| LES | lower esophageal sphincter |
| LHC | Left Heart Cath |
| Lytes | Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, and chloride). |
| MDA | medical device alert |
| NED | no evidence of disease |
| NFP | natural family planning |
| NTD | Nothing To Do |
| OFC | occipital-frontal circumference |
| OPMS | oropharyngeal motility study |
| Ophth | ophthalmology; ophthalmoscope |
| PH | Pin Hole |
| PM&R | physical medicine and rehabilitation |
| PP | Pin Prick |
| PPROM | preterm premature rupture of membranes |
| QM | quality management |
| R/I | Rule In |
| RhoGAM | rh immune globulin |
| SDH | subdural hematoma |
| SVD | spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| TIBC | Total Iron Binding Capacity |
| TKR | Total Knee Replacement |
| TRF | thyrotropin-releasing factor; total fluid removed |
| Treg | regulatory t cell |
| V&P | Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty |
| VCD | vacuum constriction device; vocal cord dysfunction |
| desc | descent, descending |
| hnRNP | heterogeneous nuclear RNP |
| psychol | psychologist |
| rBST | recombinant bovine somatotropin |
| sono | sonogram |
