BBB :
blood–brain barrier
B-CLL:
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
BJP:
Bence-Jones protein
BM: bone
marrow
BMJ:
British Medical Journal
BMT: bone
marrow transplant
BP:
blood pressure
C1 INH
: C1 esterase inhibitor
C3Nef :
complement C3 nephritic factor
Ca ::
carcinoma
Ca2+:
calcium
CABG:
coronary artery bypass graft
CAH:
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
cALL:
common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
CBC:
complete blood count)
CCF:
congestive cardiac failure
CCK:
cholecystokinin
cDNA:
complementary DNA
CEA:
carcinoembryonic antigen
CF:
cystic fibrosis or complement fixation
CHD:
coronary heart disease
CJD:
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease)
CK:
creatine kinase
CL:
– chloride
CLL:
chronic lymphocytic (‘lymphatic’) leukaemia
CML:
chronic myeloid leukaemia
CMML:
chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia
CMV:
cytomegalovirus
CNS:
central nervous system
CO2:
carbon dioxide
COPD:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP:
continuous positive airways pressure
CREST:
calcinosis, Raynaud’s syndrome, (o)esophageal motility> dysfunction,
sclerodactyly and telangiectasia
CRF:
chronic renal failure
CRP:
C-reactive protein
CSF:
cerebrospinal fluid
CT:
computed tomography
CVA:
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
CVD:
cardiovascular disease
CXR:
chest x-ray
