After a bit of time off for the Thanksgiving holiday- its back to work with another abbreviation for Monday.
This week we'll deal with infection as it's the most serious complication that a person can experience when they're already compromised from another issue.
The test that is done on the source of the infection is our abbreviation today.
C and S or just C/S
The abbreviation is fairly straightforward. It means culture and sensitivity. This is the lab test to show what bug is growing and how to treat the bug. It is an important test to run. The test not only determines which bug is causing the problem but how to treat it, which cuts down on the risk of antibiotic resistance in the bug and increases the chance of returning the patient's body to normal.
Examples:
C/S ordered with urinalysis
C and S showed MRSA susceptible to vancomycin.
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