M3A Abbreviations

Question 1

AFP

Answer 1

alpha-fetoprotein

tumor marker for liver cancer

Question 2

alk phos

Answer 2

alkaline phosphatase

Question 3

ALT, AST

Answer 3

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

enzymes measured in blood to evaluate liver function

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

barium enema

Question 5

BM

Answer 5

bowel movement

Question 6

BRBPR

Answer 6

bright red blood per rectum (hematochezia)

Question 7

CD

Answer 7

celiac disease

Question 8

CIC

Answer 8

chronic idiopathic constipation

Question 9

CT

Answer 9

computed tomography

Question 10

EGD

Answer 10

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Question 11

EPI

Answer 11

exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Question 12

ERCP

Answer 12

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 13

ESLD

Answer 13

end-stage liver disease

Question 14

EUS

Answer 14

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 15

FOBT

Answer 15

fecal occult blood test

Question 16

G tube

Answer 16

gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 17

GAVE

Answer 17

gastric antral vascular ectasia

dilated small blood vessels in the antrum (last part of the stomach)

Question 18

GB

Answer 18

gallbladder

Question 19

GERD

Answer 19

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 20

GI

Answer 20

gastrointestinal

Question 21

HBV

Answer 21

hepatitis B virus

Question 22

IBD

Answer 22

inflammatory bowel disease

Question 23

J-tube

Answer 23

jejunostomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 24

LAC

Answer 24

laparoscopic assisted colectomy

Question 25

LAP

Answer 25

laparoscopic

Question 26

LFTs

Answer 26

liver function tests alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

Question 27

MRI

Answer 27

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 28

NASH

Answer 28

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)

Question 29

NG tube

Answer 29

nasogastric tube

Question 30

NPO

Answer 30

nothing by mouth (Latin: nil per os)

Question 31

PEG tube

Answer 31

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 32

PEJ tube

Answer 32

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 33

PTHC

Answer 33

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 34

PUD

Answer 34

peptic ulcer disease

Question 35

TPN

Answer 35

total parenteral nutrition

Question 36

T-tube

Answer 36

special tube (shaped like the letter T) placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body