a.c.
Before meals
ABD
Abdomen
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
ALT
Alanine Aminotransferase
AST
Aspartate Aminotransferase
BE
Barium enema
BM
Bowel movement
- BRBPR
- BS
- CBD
Bright red blood per rectum
Bowel sounds
Common bile duct
- EGD
- ERCP
- GERD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI
Gastrointestinal
HAV
HBV
HCI
HCV
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis B virus
Hydrochloric acid
Hepatitis C virus
IBD
Inflammatory Bowel disease
IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IVC
Intravenous cholangiogram; intravenous cholangiography
LES
Lower esophageal sphincter
LFTs
Liver function tests
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
LUQ
Let upper quadrant
N&V
Nausea and vomiting
NG
Nasogastric
NPO
Nothing by mouth
O&P
Ova and parasites
OCG
Oral cholecystogram; oral cholecystography
p.c.
After meals
PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
PEJ
Percutsneous endoscopic jejunostomy
PO
By mouth
PTC
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
PUD
Peptic ulcer disease
RLQ
Right lower quadrant
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
SGOT
Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (older name for AST)
SGPT
Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase(older name for ALT)
UGI
Upper gastrointestinal (series)