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Abbrev. Part 2
The Language of Medicine-8th Edition- Ch 6
Question | Answer |
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HBV | hepatitis B Virus |
IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
LAC | laparoscopic assisted collectomy |
LFT's | liver function tests- alk phos, bilirubin, ast, alt |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NG tube | nasogastric tube |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
PEG tube | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (feeding tube) |
PEJ tube | percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy |
PTHC | percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
STEP | serial transverse enteroplasty |
TPN | total paraenteral nutrition |
T Tube | tube placed in the biliary tract for drainage |