Abdomen terms

Question 1

GI

Answer 1

Gastrointestinal

Question 2

LUQ

Answer 2

left upper quadrant

Question 3

BM

Answer 3

bowel movement

Question 4

PEG- tube

Answer 4

percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy (feeding tube placed through abdominal wall into the stomach

Question 5

NG-tube

Answer 5

nasogastric tube (feeding tube placed from nose to stomach)

Question 6

J-tube

Answer 6

Jejunostomy (feeding tube placed into small intestine)

Question 7

G-tube

Answer 7

gastronomy tube (feeding tube placed into stomach)

Question 8

PID

Answer 8

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 9

N/V/D

Answer 9

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

Question 10

PUD

Answer 10

peptic ulcer disease

Question 11

GU

Answer 11

genitourinary

Question 12

IBS

Answer 12

irritable bowel syndrome

Question 13

IBD

Answer 13

Inflammatory bowel disease

Question 14

AAA

Answer 14

Abdominal aortic aneurism

Question 15

NASH

Answer 15

Noon-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Question 16

Apepsia

Answer 16

cessation of digestion

Question 17

dyspepsia

Answer 17

poor digestion

Question 18

polydipsia

Answer 18

condition of excessive thirst

Question 19

ascites

Answer 19

ascitic fluid within abdominal cavity

Question 20

cholecystitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 21

cholelithiasis

Answer 21

gallstones infestation

Question 22

melena

Answer 22

passage of black, tarry stools (upper intestinal bleeding)

Question 23

hematochezia

Answer 23

passage of red bloody stools (lower intestinal bleeding)

Question 24

diverticulitis

Answer 24

Inflammation of a colonic diverticulum

Question 25

Dysuria

Answer 25

painful or difficult urination

Question 26

Polyuria

Answer 26

Significant increase in urinary output

Question 27

Nocturia

Answer 27

Urinary frequency at night

Question 28

Hematuria

Answer 28

Blood in the urine

Question 29

pyelonephritis

Answer 29

inflammation of the kidney

Question 30

Caput Medusa

Answer 30

collateral pathways of reanalyzed umbilical veins that radiate up the abdomen (created to relieve portal vein hypertension)

Question 31

striae

Answer 31

stretch marks, caused by fast growth

Question 32

flatus

Answer 32

passing excessive gas

Question 33

steatorrea

Answer 33

passage of oily.greasy stools (generally due to malabsorption of fat)

Question 34

Amenorrhea

Answer 34

absence of menstruation

Question 35

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 35

painful menstruation

Question 36

cirrhosis

Answer 36

chronic inflammation of the liver

Question 37

jaundice/icterus

Answer 37

yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissue, and bloody fluids caused by the deposition of bile