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Chapter 6 - Additional Suffixes And Digestive Terminology Flashcards

1
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Suffix meaning; -ectasis

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Dilation (dilatation), widening

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Suffix meaning; -ectasia

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Dilation (dilatation), widening.

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Suffix meaning; -emesis

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Vomiting.

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Suffix meaning; -pepsia

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Digestion.

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Suffix meaning; -phagia

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Eating, swallowing.

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Suffix meaning; -plasty

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Surgical repair

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Suffix meaning; -ptysis

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Spitting.

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Suffix meaning; -rrhage

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Bursting forth of blood

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Suffix meaning; -rrhagia

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Bursting forth of blood

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Suffix meaning; -rrhaphy

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Suture.

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Suffix meaning; -rrhea

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Flow, discharge.

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Suffix meaning; -spasm

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Involuntary contraction of muscles.

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Suffix meaning; -stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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Suffix meaning; -stenosis

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Narrowing, tightening.

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Suffix meaning; -tresia

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Opening.

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16
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Combining form meaning; bucco

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Cheek.

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17
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Combining form meaning; cec/o

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Cecum.

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18
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Combining form meaning; celi/o

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Abdomen.

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19
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Combining form meaning; cheil/o

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Lip.

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20
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Combining form meaning; chol/e

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Gall, bile

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Combining form meaning; cholangi/o

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Bile duct, or vessel.

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22
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Combining form meaning; cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder.

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23
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Combining form meaning; choledoch/o

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Common bile duct.

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24
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Combining form meaning; col/o

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Colon.

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25
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Combining form meaning; colon/o

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Colon.

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26
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Combining form meaning; dent/i

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Tooth.

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27
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Combining form meaning; duoden/o

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Duodenum

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28
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Combining form meaning; enter/o

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Intestine

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29
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Combining form meaning; esophag/o?

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Esophagus.

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30
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Combining form meaning; gastr/o

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Stomach.

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31
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Combining form meaning; gingiv/o

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Gums.

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32
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Combining form meaning; gloss/o

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Tongue.

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33
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Combining form meaning; gluc/o

A

Sugar.

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34
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Combining form meaning; glyc/o

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Sugar.

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35
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Combining form meaning; hepat/o

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Liver.

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36
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Combining form meaning; herni/o

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Hernia.

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37
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Combining form meaning; ile/o

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Ileum.

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38
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Combining form meaning; jejun/o

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Jejunum.

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39
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Combining form meaning; labi/o

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Lip.

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40
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Combining form meaning; lingu/o

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Tongue.

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41
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Combining form meaning; lip/o

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Fat.

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42
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Combining form meaning; lith/o

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Stone.

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43
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Combining form meaning; odont/o

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Tooth.

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44
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Combining form meaning; or/o

45
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Combining form meaning; palat/o

46
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Combining form meaning; pancreat/o

47
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Combining form meaning; proct/o

A

Rectum and anus.

48
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Combining form meaning; pylor/o

A

Pyloric sphincter.

49
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Combining form meaning; rect/o

50
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Combining form meaning; sialaden/o

A

Salivary gland.

51
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Combining form meaning; splen/o

52
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Combining form meaning; steat/o

53
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Combining form meaning; stomat/o

54
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Suffixes used as separate terms; emesis (emetic)

55
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Suffixes used as separate terms; lysis

A

Destruction,

Also breakdown, separation.

56
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Suffixes used as separate terms; spasm.

A

Involuntary contraction of muscles.

57
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Suffixes used as separate terms; stasis

A

Stopping, controlling.

58
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Suffixes used as separate terms; stenosis

A

Narrowing, tightening.

59
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What are amylase and lipase tests?

A

Tests for levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in blood.

  • increased levels are associated with pancreatitis
60
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What are liver function tests (LFTs)?

A

Tests for presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood.

61
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What is a stool culture?

A

Test for microorganisms present in feces.

62
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What is a stool guaiac test (hemoccult)?

A

Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces.

63
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What is a lower gastrointestinal series? Also known as ________

A

Aka barium enema.

An x-Ray test.

X-ray images of colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into rectum.

64
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What is an upper gastrointestinal series?

A

X-rays images of esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth.

65
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What is a cholangiography?

A

X-ray examination of biliary system performed after injection of a contrast into bile ducts.

66
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What is a contrast medium?

A

Substance x-rays can not penetrate.

To visualize a specific area.

67
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What is computed tomography (CT)?

A

A series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section).

-uses circular array of x-ray beams to produce cross sectional based on tissue density. Highlights did in blood flow between normal and diseased tissues.

68
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What is abdominal ultrasonography?

A

Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera.

  • especially useful to examine fluid filled structure ie) gallbladder
69
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What is endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)?

A

Use of endoscope combined w/ ultrasound to examine organs of GI tract.

  • endoscope inserted through mouth/rectum , ultrasound images are obtained.
  • used to assess esophageal, pancreatic, and rectal cancer.
70
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What is magnetic resonance imagining (MRI)?

A

Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body.

  • does not use x-rays. Detects subtle differences in tissue composition, water content, and blood vessel density.

Can show sites of trauma, infection, or cancer.

71
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What is HIDA?

A

Nuclear medicine test.

Radioactive imaging procedure that tracks production and flow of bile from liver + gallbladder to intestine.

72
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What is gastric bypass? Aka ______

A

Bariatric surgery.

Reducing size of stomach and diverting food to jejunum (gastrojejunostomy).

Bar/o = weight
iatr/o = treatment
73
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What is gastrointestinal endoscopy?

A

Visual examination of GI tract using endoscope.

-fibre optic tube through mouth or anus to view parts of GI tract.

Ie) colonoscopy

74
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What is a laparoscopy?

A

Visual (endoscopic) examination of abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in abdomen.

75
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What is a liver biopsy?

A

Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination.

  • helps diagnose: cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, tumours of liver
76
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What is nasogastric intubation?

A

Insertion of tube through nose into stomach.

  • physicians use NG tube to remove fluid postoperatively and to obtain gastric or intestinal contents for analysis.
77
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What is paracentesis? Aka ____

A

Abdominocentesis.

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from abdomen.

  • necessary to drain fluid (accumulated in ascites)
78
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Abbreviation meanings; AFP

A

Alpha-fetoprotein

  • tumour marker for liver cancer
79
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Abbreviation meanings; alk phos

A

Alkaline phosphatase.

80
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Abbreviation meanings; ALT, AST

A

alanine transaminase,
aspartate transaminase

  • enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in blood
81
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Abbreviation meanings; BE

A

barium enema

82
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Abbreviation meanings; BM

A

bowel movement

83
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Abbreviation meanings; BRBPR

A

bright red blood per rectum

Hematochezia

84
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Abbreviation meanings; CD

A

celiac disease.

85
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Abbreviation meanings; CT

A

Computed tomography.

86
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Abbreviation meanings; EGD

A

esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

87
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Abbreviation meanings; ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

88
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Abbreviation meanings; EUS

A

Endoscopic ultrasonography.

89
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Abbreviation meanings; FOBT

A

Fecal occult blood test.

90
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Abbreviation meanings; G-tube

A

Gastrostomy tube - feeding tube

91
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Abbreviation meanings; GB

A

Gallbladder

92
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Abbreviation meanings; GERD

A

Gastroesophageal reflux disease.

93
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Abbreviation meanings; GI

A

Gastrointestinal.

94
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Abbreviation meanings; HBV

A

Hepatitis B virus.

95
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Abbreviation meanings; IBD

A

Inflammatory bowel disease.

96
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Abbreviation meanings; J-tube

A

Jejunostomy tube - feeding tube

97
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Abbreviation meanings; LAC

A

Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy.

98
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Abbreviation meanings; LFT

A

Liver function test

Ie) alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

99
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Abbreviation meanings; MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging.

100
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Abbreviation meanings; NASH

A

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)

101
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Abbreviation meanings; NG tube

A

Nasogastric tube.

102
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Abbreviation meanings; NPO

A

Nothing by mouth.

103
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Abbreviation meanings; PEG tube

A

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube - feeding tube.

104
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Abbreviation meanings; PEJ tube

A

Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube - feeding tube

105
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Abbreviation meanings; PTHC

A

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

106
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Abbreviation meanings; PUD

A

Peptic ulcer disease

107
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Abbreviation meanings; TPN

A

Total parenteral nutrition

108
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Abbreviation meanings; T-tube

A

Special tube (shaped like T) placed in bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) outside of body.

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