ch.6 - Abbreviations and descriptions

Question 1

TPN

Answer 1

total parental nutrition

intravenous injection of nutrition

Question 2

PUD

Answer 2

peptic ulcer disease

H. pylori causes this condition

Question 3

EGD

Answer 3

esophagealduodenoscopy

endoscopic visualization of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Question 4

IBD

Answer 4

inflammatory bowel disease

includes Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis

Question 5

BE

Answer 5

barium enema

lower gastrointestinal series

Question 6

BRBPR

Answer 6

bright red blood per rectum

hematochezia describes this

Question 7

LFTs

Answer 7

liver function test

Question 8

GERD

Answer 8

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 9

HBV

Answer 9

hepatitis B virus

this causes chronic inflammation of the liver

Question 10

CT

Answer 10

computed tomography

x-ray that produces a series of cross-sectional images

Question 11

AFP

Answer 11

alpha-fetoprotein

-tumor marker for liver cancer

Question 12

alk phos

Answer 12

alkaline phosphatase

Question 13

CD

Answer 13

celiac disease

Question 14

CIC

Answer 14

chronic idiopathic constipation

Question 15

EPI

Answer 15

exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Question 16

ERCP

Answer 16

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 17

ESLD

Answer 17

end stage liver disese

Question 18

EUS

Answer 18

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 19

FOBT

Answer 19

fecal occult blood test

Question 20

G tube

Answer 20

gastrostomy tube - feeding tube

Question 21

GB

Answer 21

gallbladder

Question 22

J tube

Answer 22

jejunostomy tube - feeding tube

Question 23

LAP

Answer 23

laparoscopic

Question 24

MRI

Answer 24

magnetic resonance imagine

Question 25

NG tube

Answer 25

nasogastric tube

Question 26

PEG tube

Answer 26

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube - feeding tube

Question 27

PEJ tube

Answer 27

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube - feeding tube

Question 28

PTHC

Answer 28

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography