From Textbook (Abbreviations) - Unit 9: The Digestive System

ABD, abd

abdomen

AC, a.c.

before meals (Latin, ante cibum)

ALP

alkaline phosphatase

ALT

alanine aminotransferase; alanine transaminase

AST

aspartate aminotransferase; aspartate transaminase

BE

barium enema

BM

bowel movement

BRBPR

bright red blood per rectum

BS

bowel sounds (can also mean breath sounds)

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CAT

computerized axial tomography

CBD

common bile duct

CLO

Campylobacter-like organism

CT

computerized tomography

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

GGPT, GGT

gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

GI

gastrointestinal

HAV

hepatitis A virus

HBV

hepatitis B virus

HCl

hydrochloric acid

HCV

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 (of the abdomen)

LUQ

left upper quadrant (of the abdomen)

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

N&V

nausea and vomiting

NG

nasogastric

NPO, n.p.o.

nothing by mouth (Latin, nil per os)

O&P

ova and parasites

OCG

oral cholecystogram; oral cholecystography

PC, p.c.

after meals (Latin, post cibum)

PEG

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

PEJ

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

PO, p.o.

by mouth (Latin, per os)

PTC

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

PUD

peptic ulcer disease (can also look like PVD/peripheral vascular disease when handwritten)

RLQ

right lower quadrant (of the abdomen)

RUQ

right upper quadrant (of the abdomen)

SGOT

serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (older name for AST)

SGPT

serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (older name for ALT)

UGI

upper gastrointestinal (series)