- lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema) - upper gastrointestinal series (esophagus, SI, stomach) - cholangiography - computed tomography (CT scan)

Chp 6- Digestive system 2 Flashcards by Noor Hussein

-ectasis, -ectasia

dilation, widening

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-emesis

vomiting

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-pepsia

digestion

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-phagia

eating, swallowing

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-ptysis

splitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

suture

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-rrhea

flow, discharge

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-spasm

involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

stopping; controlling

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-stenosis

narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

opening

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-emesis (emetic)

drug to induce emesis (vomiting)

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stenosis

pyloric stenosis

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4 types of x-rays

lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
upper gastrointestinal series (esophagus, SI, stomach)
cholangiography
computed tomography (CT scan)

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Ultrasound examinations

abdominal ultrasonography
Endoscopic ultrasonography

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MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

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Nuclear medicice test

Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan

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gastric bypass

reduces stomach size

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gastrointestinal endoscopy

visual examination of the GI tract

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laparoscopy

visual examination of the abdomen

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liver biopsy

removal of liiver tissue for microscopic examination

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Nasogastric intubation

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

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paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

puncture to remove fluid from abdomen

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein -- tumor marker for liver cancer

alk phos

alkaline phosphate

ALT, AST

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

barium enema

bowel movement

BRBPR

bright red blood per rectum

celiac disease

computed tomography

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreantography

EUS

endoscopic ultrasonography

FOBT

Fecal occult blood test

G-tube

gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

gallbladder

HBV

hepatitis B virus

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

J-tube

jejuostomy tube (feeding tube)

LAC

laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

LFTs

liver function tests

NASH

non-alcoholic streatohepatitis

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 bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid

-ectasia/ -ectasis

stretching, dilation, expansion

-iasis

abnormal condition

-orexia

appetite

-pepsia

disease, emotion

-prandial

meal

-ptosis

droop, sag, prolapse, fall

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhage or - rrhagia

bursting froth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-stenosis

tightening, stricture

-tresia

opening

Chp 6- Digestive system 2 Flashcards

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