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Digestive Medical abbreviations

  1. Ba
    barium
  2. BE
    • barium enema,
    • below the elbow
  3. BM
    bowel movement
  4. CA
    • cancer,
    • chronological age,
    • cardiac arrest
  5. Ca
    calcium, cancer
  6. cm
    centimeter
  7. CT
    computed tomography
  8. Dx
    diagnosis
  9. EGD
    esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  10. ERCP
    endoscopic retrograde cholandiopancreatography
  11. ESWL
    extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
  12. FBS
    fasting blood sugar
  13. FH
    family history
  14. GERD
    gastroesophageal reflux disease
  15. GI
    gastrointestinal
  16. GTT
    glucose tolerance test
  17. HAV
    hepatitis A virus
  18. HBV
    hepatitis B virus
  19. HF
    heart failure
  20. IBD
    inflammatory bowel disease
  21. IBS
    irritable bowel syndrome
  22. IVC
    • intravenous cholangiogram,
    • intravenous cholangiography
  23. LES
    lower esophageal sphincter
  24. MRI
    magnetic resonance imaging
  25. OR
    operating room
  26. RGB
    Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
  27. RUQ
    right upper quadrant
  28. UGI
    upper gastrointestinal
  29. UGIS
    upper gastrointestinal series
  30. US
    ultrasound; ultrasonography
Author
lhills
ID
205576
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Digestive Medical abbreviations
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Digestive Medical abbreviations
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