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Medical Acronyms – C

CA carcinoma
CABG coronary artery by-pass graft
CAMHS child and adolescent mental health services
CAS casualty
CAT computerised axial tomography (scan)
CATH catheter
CCF congested cardiac failure
CCIT consultant contract implementation team
CCU coronary care unit
CDIF clostridium difficule
CDO chief dental officer
CE cardiac enzymes
CGST (NHS) clinical governance support team
CHAI Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (previous name for the Healthcare Commission)
CHB complete heart block
CHC Community Health Council
CHCP Community Health and Care Partnership (Scotland)
CHD coronary heart disease
CHIQ Centre for Health Information Quality
CHMS central health and miscellaneous services
CHP Community Health Partnership (Scotland)
CIMP clinical information management programme
CIO chief information officer
CIP cost improvement programme
CME continuing medical education
CMHT community mental health team
CMO chief medical officer
CN charge nurse
CNO chief nursing officer
COAD chronic obstructive airways disease
COAG coagulation
COL colonoscopy
CONS Consultant
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPA care programme approach
CPD continuing professional development
CPR Child Protection Register
CPR cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CRD (NHS) Centre for Research and Dissemination
CRHP Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals
CRS Care Records Service
CSA Common Services Agency
CSF central spinal fluid
CSM Committee on the Safety of Medicines
CSR comprehensive spending review
CSU catheter specimen urine
CTO compulsory treatment order
CT (CAT) computerised tomography (computerised axial tomography)
CVA cerebral vascular accident
CVP central venus pressure
CXR chest x-ray

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