DIGESTIVE ABBREVIATIONS

• ALK

  alkaline phosphatise
• alk phos

  alkaline phosphatise
• ALT

  alanine transaminase (formerly SGPT)
• AST

  aspartic acid transaminase (formerly SGOT)
• BaE

  barium enema
• BE

  barium enema
• BM

  bowel movement
• GB

  gallbladder
• GI

  gastrointestinal
• HCI

  hydrochloric acid
• IBD

  inflammatory bowel disease
• IVC

  intravenous cholangiography
• LFTs

  liver function tests
• NGT

  nasogastric tube
• OCG

  oral cholecystography
• PKU

  phenylketonuria
• PU

  peptic ulcer
• SGOT

  serum glumatic oxalacetic transamnase (AST)