Ch. 6 Digestive System Abbreviations

Question 1

alk phos

Answer 1

alkaline phosphatase

Question 2

ALT

AST

Answer 2

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

enzymes measured to evaluate liver function

Question 3

BE

Answer 3

barium enema

Question 4

BM

Answer 4

bowel movement

Question 5

BRBPR

Answer 5

bright red blood per rectum

Question 6

CD

Answer 6

celiac disease

Question 7

CT

Answer 7

computed tomography

Question 8

EGD

Answer 8

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Question 9

ERCP

Answer 9

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 10

EUS

Answer 10

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 11

FOBT

Answer 11

fecal occult blood test

Question 12

G tube

Answer 12

gastrostomy tube

Question 13

GB

Answer 13

gallbladder

Question 14

GERD

Answer 14

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 15

GI

Answer 15

gastrointestinal

Question 16

HBV

Answer 16

hepatitis B virus

Question 17

IBD

Answer 17

irritable bowel disease

Question 18

LAC

Answer 18

laparoscopic assisted colectomy

Question 19

LFTs

Answer 19

liver function tests–alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

Question 20

MRI

Answer 20

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 21

NG tube

Answer 21

nasogastric tube

Question 22

NPO

Answer 22

nothing by mouth

Latin: nil per os

Question 23

PEG tube

Answer 23

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

feeding tube

Question 24

PEJ tube

Answer 24

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

feeding tube

Question 25

PTHC

Answer 25

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 26

PUD

Answer 26

peptic ulcer disease

Question 27

TPN

Answer 27

total parenteral nutrition

Question 28

T tube

Answer 28

tube placed in bile duct for draining into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body