❇️ Medical abbrevations ( Digestive system )
🔘 ALT, AST - alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase (liver enzymes measured as part of LFTs)
🔘 BE - barium enema (barium, a contrast agent, is introduced through the rectum, and x -ray pictures of the colon are taken)
🔘 CBD - common bile duct
🔘 FOBT - fecal occult blood test
🔘 ERCP - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
🔘 GB - gallbladder
🔘 GERD - gastroesophageal reflux disease
🔘 IBD - inflammatory bowel disease
🔘 IBS - Irritable bowel syndrome
🔘 LFTs - liver function tests (ALT, AST, bilirubin)
🔘 NPO - nothing by mouth
#digestivesystem
🔘 ALT, AST - alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase (liver enzymes measured as part of LFTs)
🔘 BE - barium enema (barium, a contrast agent, is introduced through the rectum, and x -ray pictures of the colon are taken)
🔘 CBD - common bile duct
🔘 FOBT - fecal occult blood test
🔘 ERCP - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
🔘 GB - gallbladder
🔘 GERD - gastroesophageal reflux disease
🔘 IBD - inflammatory bowel disease
🔘 IBS - Irritable bowel syndrome
🔘 LFTs - liver function tests (ALT, AST, bilirubin)
🔘 NPO - nothing by mouth
#digestivesystem