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27 Cards in this Set
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alk phos |
alkaline phosphate |
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ALT, AST |
alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase - enzymes measured to evaluate liver function |
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BE |
barium enema |
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BM |
bowel movement |
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BRBPR |
bright red blood rectum - hematochezia (latin per means through) |
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CD |
celiac disease |
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CT |
computed tomography |
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EGD |
esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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ERCP |
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
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EUS |
endoscopic ultrasonography |
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FOBT |
fecal occult blood test |
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G tube |
gastrostomy tube; also called stomach tube and PEG tube - used to introduce nutrients into the stomach after insertion through the abdominal wall with laparoscopic instruments |
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GB |
gallbladder |
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GERD |
gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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GI |
gastrointestinal |
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HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
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IBD |
inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis) |
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LAC |
laparascopic-assisted colectomy |
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LFTs |
liver function tests - alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT |
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MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
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NG tube |
nasogastric tube |
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NPO |
nothing by mouth (Latin nil per os) |
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PEG tube |
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube - feeding tube |
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PEJ tube |
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube - feeding tube |
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PTHC |
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
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TPN |
total parenteral nutrition |
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T tube |
tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body |
