Abdominal vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
2
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
3
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
4
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
5
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
6
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
7
Q
PEG-tube
A
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (feeding tube surgically placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach)
8
Q
NG-tube
A
nasogastric tube (feeding tube placed from the nose to the stomach)
9
Q
J-tube
A
jejunostomy tube (feeding tube placed into the small intestine or jejunum)
10
Q
G-tube
A
gastrostomy tube (feeding tube placed in the stomach)
11
Q
PID
A
pelvic inflammatory disease
12
Q
N/V/D
A
nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
13
Q
PUD
A
peptic ulcer disease
14
Q
GU
A
genitourinary
15
Q
IBS
A
irritable bowel syndrome
16
Q
IBD
A
inflammatory bowel disease