Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AFP
A
alpha-fetoprotein (tumor marker for liver cancer)
2
Q
alk phos
A
alkaline phosphatase
3
Q
ALT
A
alanine transaminase
4
Q
AST
A
aspartame transaminase
5
Q
BE
A
barium enema
6
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
7
Q
BMBPR
A
bright red blood per rectum (hematochezia)
8
Q
CD
A
celiac disease
9
Q
CIC
A
chronic idiopathic constipation
10
Q
CT
A
computed tomography
11
Q
EGD
A
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
12
Q
EPI
A
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
13
Q
ERCP
A
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograpjy
14
Q
ESLD
A
end-stage liver disease
15
Q
EUS
A
endoscopic ultrasonography
16
Q
FOBT
A
feudal occult blood test
17
Q
G tube
A
gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)
18
Q
GAVE
A
gastric antral vascular ectasia (dilated small blood vessels in the antrum)
19
Q
GB
A
gallbladder
20
Q
GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
21
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
22
Q
HBV
A
hepatitis B virus
23
Q
IBD
A
irritable bowel disease
24
Q
J-tube
A
jejunostomy tube (feeding tube)
25
LAC
laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
26
LAP
laparoscopic
27
LFTs
liver function tests (alk phos, ALT, AST, bilirubin)
28
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
29
NASH
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)
30
NG tube
nasogastric tube
31
NPO
nothing by mouth
32
PEG tube
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
33
PEJ tube
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube
34
PTHC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
35
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
36
TPN
total parenteral nutrition (IV solutions contain sugar, amino acids, electrolytes, vitamins)
37
T-tube
special tube placed in bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body
shaped like the letter T
