Chp 6: Abbreviations

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein—tumor market for liver cancer

alkphos

alkaline phosphatase

ALT, AST

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase—enzymes measured in blood to evaluate liver function

BE

barium enema

BM

bowel movement

BRBPR

bright red blood per rectum-hematochezia

CD

celiac disease

CIC

chronic idiopathic constipation

CT

computed tomography

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

EPI

exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

ESLD

end-stage liver disease

EUS

endoscopic ultrasonography

FOBT

fecal occult blood test

G tube

gastrostomy tube- feeding tube

GB

gallbladder

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

GI

gastrointestinal

HBV

hepatitis B virus

HCC

hepatocellular carcinoma

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

IBS

irritable bowel syndrome

J-tube

jejunostomy tube—feeding tube

LAC

laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

LAP

laparoscopic

LFTs

liver function tests- alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

MRCP

magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

NASH

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)

NG tube

nasogastric tube

NPO

nothing by mouth (latin nil per os)

PEG tube

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube—feeding tube

PEJ tube

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube—feeding tube

PTC

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

PUD

peptic ulcer disease

SIBO

small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

TNP

total parental nutrition: intravenous solutions contain sugar, amino acids, electrolytes, and vitamins

T tube

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