Chapter 6 Abbreviations

Question 0

Alt, sat

Answer 0

Alanine transaminase aspartate transaminase- enzymes measured to evaluate liver function

Question 1

Alk, phos

Answer 1

Alkaline phosphatese

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

EGE

Answer 6

Esphagogastroduodenoscopy

Question 7

ERCP

Answer 7

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatpgraphy

Question 8

EUS

Answer 8

Endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 9

FOBT

Answer 9

Fecal occult blood test

Question 10

G- tube

Answer 10

Gastrostomy tube also called a stomach tube peg tube used to introduce nutrients into stomach after insertion through the abdominal wall with laparoscopic instruments

Question 11

GB

Answer 11

Gallbladder

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 ( crown 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

Question 21

PEG TUBE

Answer 21

Percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy tube feeding tube

Question 22

PEJ TUBE

Answer 22

Per cutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube feeding tube

Question 23

PTHC

Answer 23

Per cutaneous Transhepatic cholangiography

Question 24

PUD

Answer 24

Peptic ulcer disease

Question 25

TPN

Answer 25

Total parental nutrition

Question 26

T tube

Answer 26

Tube placed in yhe bile duct for drainage into small pouch outside the body