chapter 6 abbreviations

Question 0

ALT, AST

Answer 0

alanine transaminase
aspartate transaminase
enzymes measured to evaluate liver function

Question 1

alk phos

Answer 1

alkaline phosphatase

Question 2

BE

Answer 2

barium enema

Question 3

BM

Answer 3

bowel movement

Question 4

BRBPR

Answer 4

bright red blood per rectum

hematochezia

Question 5

CT

Answer 5

computed tomography

Question 6

EGD

Answer 6

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Question 7

ERCP

Answer 7

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 8

EUS

Answer 8

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 9

FOBT

Answer 9

fecal occult blood test

Question 10

G tube

Answer 10

gastrostomy test - aka stomach tube and PEG tube. used to introduce nutrients into the stomach after insertion thru abdominal wall with laparoscopic instruments

Question 11

GB

Answer 11

gall bladder

Question 12

GERD

Answer 12

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 13

GI

Answer 13

gastrointestinal

Question 14

HBV

Answer 14

hepatitis B virus

Question 15

IBD

Answer 15

inflammatory bowel disease

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

Question 16

LAC

Answer 16

laparoscopic assisted colectomy

Question 17

LFTs

Answer 17

liver function tests

alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

Question 18

MRI

Answer 18

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 19

NG tube

Answer 19

nasogastric tube

Question 20

NPO

Answer 20

nothing by mouth (nil per os)

Question 21

PEG tube

Answer 21

percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 22

PEJ tube

Answer 22

percutaneous endoscopic jenunostomy tube - feeding tube

Question 23

PTHC

Answer 23

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 24

PUD

Answer 24

peptic ulcer disease

Question 25

TPN

Answer 25

total parenteral nutrition

Question 26

T tube

Answer 26

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