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2. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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   COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019: CP Cerebral palsy: CP/CPPS: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: CPDD Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: CPM Central pontine myelinolysis: CPPS Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (see UCPPS) CRE Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: CRF Chronic renal ...

3. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more ...

4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

5. List of medical abbreviations: C - Wikipedia

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   COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: CO 2: carbon dioxide: COVID: coronavirus disease: COX-1: cyclooxygenase 1: COX-2: cyclooxygenase 2: COX-3: cyclooxygenase 3: CP: cerebral palsy chest pain constrictive pericarditis: CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure: CPC: clinical–pathological conference CPCR: cardiopulmonary-cerebral ...

6. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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   It is generally characterized by inflamed and easily collapsible airways, obstruction to airflow, problems exhaling, and frequent medical clinic visits and hospitalizations. Types of obstructive lung disease include asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

7. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).

8. List of medical abbreviations: P - Wikipedia

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   pulmonary artery [[physician assistant or associate [2]]] psoriatic arthritis primary aldosteronism: P&A: percussion and auscultation [1] phenol and alcohol matrixectomy PAC: premature atrial contraction pulmonary artery catheter, pulmonary artery catheterisation PACU: Post-anesthesia care unit [1] PAD

9. List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.