Abbreviations

Question 1

HDL

Answer 1

lipoprotein that removes cholesterol from tissues to liver converting to bile (good)

Question 2

LDL

Answer 2

transports cholesterol to the tissue & deposits it on the walls of the arteries (bad)

Question 3

CABG

Answer 3

coronary artery bypass graft: new route around blocked arteries

Question 4

CBC

Answer 4

complete blood count

Question 5

Hct

Answer 5

hematocrit; test to measure volume of erythrocytes

Question 6

Hgb

Answer 6

hemoglobin; concentration of O2 carrying components in erythrocytes

Question 7

PT

Answer 7

prothrombin time; test to determine coagulation activity defects

Question 8

PTCA

Answer 8

precutaneous transluminal coronal angioplasty; balloon through blood vessel into coronary artery to expand

Question 9

BE

Answer 9

barium enema

Question 10

EGD

Answer 10

esophagogastroduodenoscopy; visual exam of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum

Question 11

ERCP

Answer 11

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; radiographic image of the biliary & pancreatic ducts