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Common Abbreviations ch 12
the digestive system
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Undergraduate 1
10/24/2015

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a.c.
Definition
before meals (ante cibum)
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ALT
Definition
alanine aminotransferase
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AST
Definition
aspartate aminotransferase
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Ba
Definition
barium
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BE
Definition
barium enema
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b.i.d.
Definition
twice a day
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EGD
Definition
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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ERCP
Definition
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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GB
Definition
gallbladder
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GBS
Definition
gallbladder series
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GER
Definition
gastroesophageal reflux
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GERD
Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GI
Definition
gastrointestinal
Term
GI series
Definition
gastrointestinal series
Term
GTT
Definition
glucose tolerance test
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HAV
Definition
hepatitis A virus
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HBV
Definition
hepatitis B virus
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HCI
Definition
hydrochloric acid
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HCV
Definition
hepatitis C virus
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IBS
Definition
irritable bowel syndrome
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ICV
Definition
intravenous cholangiography
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LES
Definition
lower esophageal sphincter (cardiac sphincter)
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LFT
Definition
liver function test
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N&V
Definition
nausea and vomiting
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NG
Definition
nasogastric
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NPO,n.p.o.
Definition
nothing by mouth
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OCG
Definition
oral cholecystogram
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p.c.
Definition
after meals (post cibum)
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PP,pp
Definition
postprandial
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PPBS
Definition
postprandial blood sugar
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PPG
Definition
postprandial glucose
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PTC, PTHC
Definition
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
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SBFT
Definition
small bowel follow-through
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SBS
Definition
small bowel series
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SGOT
Definition
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
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SGPT
Definition
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
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TPN
Definition
total parenteral nutrition
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UGI series
Definition
upper gastrointestinal series
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