7- Diagnosis/Treatment and Abbreviations

Question 1

continuous glucose monitor

Answer 1

a compact device that regularly monitors glucose levels in the blood

Question 2

continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Answer 2

continuous injection of insulin into the blood from a pump worn by the patient

Question 3

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Answer 3

procedure used to examine the ducts of the pancreas and gall bladder in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile ducts

Question 4

glucosuria

Answer 4

Diagnostic finding of glucose in the urine. This is usually a sign of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

Question 5

glycemic index

Answer 5

ranking of food based on the way it affects sugar levels in the blood

Question 6

laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Answer 6

removal of an adrenal gland by means of a laparoscope (an instrument inserted into the abdomen for viewing)

Question 7

radioactive iodine uptake test

Answer 7

Imaging procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid after administration of radioactive iodine either orally or intravenously

Question 8

ACTH

Answer 8

adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 9

ADH

Answer 9

antidiuretic hormone

Question 10

BG

Answer 10

blood glucose

Question 11

BS

Answer 11

blood sugar

Question 12

CSII

Answer 12

continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Question 13

CGM

Answer 13

continuous glucose monitor

Question 14

DI

Answer 14

diabetes insipidus

Question 15

DM

Answer 15

diabetes mellitus

Question 16

GDM

Answer 16

gestational diabetes mellitus

Question 17

ERCP

Answer 17

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 18

FBS

Answer 18

fasting blood sugar

Question 19

GH

Answer 19

growth hormone

Question 20

GTT

Answer 20

glucose tolerance test

Question 21

HgA1C

Answer 21

hemoglobin A1C test (used by diabetes patients to monitor blood sugar levels)

Question 22

HRT

Answer 22

hormone replacement therapy

Question 23

IDDM, T1

Answer 23

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)

Question 24

NIDDM, T2

Answer 24

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)

Question 25

PTH

Answer 25

parathyroid hormone

Question 26

RAIU

Answer 26

radioactive iodine uptake test

Question 27

T3

Answer 27

triiodothyronine

Question 28

T4

Answer 28

thyroxine (tetraiodothryonine)

Question 29

TFT

Answer 29

thyroid function test

Question 30

TSH

Answer 30

thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)