Chief Complaint abbreviation?

• A. cc
• B. c/o
• C. D/C
• D. DNR

Answer: (A)

The main concept here is the label used for the patient’s primary reason for the visit. In medical notes, the chief complaint is typically abbreviated as CC, marking the header that identifies the patient’s main problem. So cc is correct because it represents the Chief Complaint in the chart, a concise, patient-stated issue that guides the initial assessment.

It’s helpful to distinguish this from other abbreviations: c/o stands for “complains of” and is used within the narrative to connect a symptom to the patient’s statement, not as the chart header for the chief complaint. D/C stands for discharge or discontinue, and DNR stands for do not resuscitate—neither relates to labeling the chief complaint. In practice, you’ll often see the field labeled CC (uppercase) in many EMR templates, with lowercase cc conveying the same idea.