Chapter 6: Digestive System Flashcards by Kamryn Ordes

Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract and lungs

Hemoptysis

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Suture

-rrhaphy

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New opening between two parts of the jejunum

Jejunojejunostomy

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Dilation of a lymph vessel

Lymphangiectasis

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Difficult digestion

Dyspepsia

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Pyloric stenosis

Narrowing of the opening between the stomach and intestine

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Which test would tell the presence of melena

Stool guiac

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An ulcer would most likely be detected by which of the following tests

Gastroscopy

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Esophageal atresia

Esophagus does not open to the stomach at birth

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Bursting forth of blood from the spleen

Splenorrhagia

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Lipase is

An enzyme that digests fat

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Palatoplasty

Surgical repair of the roof of the mouth

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Which test is NOT a liver function test

Endoscopic retrograde chilangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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Which test would demonstrate choledocholithiasis?

Transhepatic cholangiography

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Opposite of -ectasis

-stenosis

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Flow, discharge

-rrhea

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Anastomosis

Cholecystojejunostomy

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Common bile duct

Choledoch/o

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Forward protrusion of the eye

Proptosis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Paracentesis

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Twisting of part of the intestine upon itself

Cecal volvulus

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Periodontal procedure

Gingivectomy

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Heavy menstrual discharge

Menorrhagia

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Visual examination of the abdomen

Laparoscopy

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Salivary stones

Sialolithiasis

Alk phos

Alkaline phosphorus

ALT, AST

Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

Barium enema

BRBPR

Bright red blood per rectum

Bowel movement

CT scan

Computer tomography

EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

EUS

Endoscopic ultrasonography

Gallbladder

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease

LFT

Liver function test

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

NG tube

Nasogastric tube

NPO

Nothing by mouth

PEG tube

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

PEJ tube

Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

PTHC

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

TPN

Total parenteral nutrition

T tube

Tube placed in the biliary tract for drainage

-ase

Enzyme

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-chezia

Defection; elimination of wastes

-ectasia, -ectasis

Stretching; dilation; expansion

-ectomy

Removal, excision, resection

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-genesis

Producing, forming

-graphy

Process of recording

-iasis

Abnormal condition

-Lysis

Breakdown, separation, destruction; loosening

-megaly

Enlargement

-orexia

Appetite

-pathy

Disease, emotion

-pepsia

Digestion

-phagia

Eating, swallowing

-prandial

Meal

-plasty

Surgical repair

-ptosis

Droop, sag, prolapse, fall

-ptysis

Spitting

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-scopy

Visual examination

-spasm

Sudden contraction of muscles

-stasis

Stop; control, place

-stenosis

Tightening; stricture

-stomy

New opening

-tomy

Process of cutting

-tresia

Opening

Pertaining to the cheek

Buccal

Twisting a part of the cecum upon itself

Cecal volvulus

Autoimmune disorder of the small intestine; villi are damaged as a result of eating gluten

Celiac disease

Abnormal condition of the lip

Cheilosis

Abnormal condition of gallstones

Cholelithiasis

Inflammation of bile vessels

Cholangitis

Removal of the gallbladder

Cholecystectomy

Pertaining to the common bile duct

Choledochal

Removal of the colon

Colectomy

Visual examination of the colon

Colonoscopy

Pain a tooth

Dentalgia

Pertaining to the duodenum

Duodenal

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Gastroenteritis

No opening of the bile ducts into the duodenum

Biliary atresia

No opening of the esophagus into the stomach

Esophageal atresia

Not open (no opening)

Atresia

Narrowing of the pyloric sphincter

Pyloric stenosis

Stoppage of blood flow

Hemostasis

Stoppage of the flow of bile

Cholestasis

Sudden, involuntary contraction of bronchial tubes (as during an asthmatic attack)

Bronchospasm

Chapter 6: Digestive System Flashcards

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