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LFTs
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liver function tests: ALP, bilirubin, AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT)
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-emesis
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vomiting
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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CT scan
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computed tomography
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ERCP
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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HBV
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hepatitis B virus
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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EGD
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esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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BM
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bowel movement
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GB
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gallbladder
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-stenosis
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tightening, stricture, narrowing
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BE
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barium enema
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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PUD
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peptic ulcer disease
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NG tube
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nasogastric tube
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-ptosis
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prolapse, fall, sag
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-rrhagia, -rrhage
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bursting forth of blood
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PEJ tube
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percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube (feeding tube)
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SGOT, SGPT
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enzyme tests of liver disease
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PEG tube
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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)
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NPO
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nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
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TPN
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total parenteral nutrition
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tresia
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opening
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-pepsia
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digestion
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown, separation
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-spasm
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sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles
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BRBPR
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bright red blood per (through) rectum; hematochezia
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-ectasis, -ectasia
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stretching, dilation, dilatation
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IBD
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inflammatory bowel disease
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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ALP
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alkaline phosphatase (blood serum enzyme test)
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ALT, AST
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alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase (enzyme tests of liver function)
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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