Chapter 6 Abbreviations

Question 1

AFP

Answer 1

alpha-fetoprotein; tumor marker for liver cancer

Question 2

alk phos

Answer 2

alkaline phosphatase

Question 3

ALT, AST

Answer 3

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase; enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in blood

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

barium enema

Question 5

BM

Answer 5

bowel movement

Question 6

BRBPR

Answer 6

bright red blood per rectum; hematochezia

Question 7

CD

Answer 7

celiac disease

Question 8

CT

Answer 8

computed tomography

Question 9

EGD

Answer 9

esophagastroduodenoscopy

Question 10

ERCP

Answer 10

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 11

EUS

Answer 11

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 12

FOBT

Answer 12

fecal occult blood test

Question 13

G tube

Answer 13

gastrostomy tube; feeding tube

Question 14

GB

Answer 14

gallbladder

Question 15

GERD

Answer 15

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 16

GI

Answer 16

gastroinestinal

Question 17

HBV

Answer 17

hepatitis B virus

Question 18

IBD

Answer 18

inflammatory bowel disease (crohn disease)

Question 19

J-tube

Answer 19

jejunostomy tube; feeding tube

Question 20

LAC

Answer 20

laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

Question 21

LFTs

Answer 21

liver function tests

Question 22

MRI

Answer 22

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 23

NASH

Answer 23

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)

Question 24

NG tube

Answer 24

nasogastric tube

Question 25

NPO

Answer 25

nothing by mouth

Question 26

PEG tube

Answer 26

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube; feeding tube

Question 27

PTHC

Answer 27

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 28

PUD

Answer 28

peptic ulcer disease

Question 29

TPN

Answer 29

total parental nutrition

Question 30

T tube

Answer 30

special tube (shaped like a T), placed in the bile duct or drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body