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| Give the meaning of -ectasis, -ectasia |
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| stretching, dilation, widening |
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| Give the meaning of -lysis |
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| destruction, breakdown,m separation |
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| Give the meaning of -pepsia |
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| Give the meaning of -phagia |
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| Give the meaning of -plasty |
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| Give the meaning of -ptysis |
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| Give the meaning of -rrhage -rrhagia |
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| Give the meaning of -rrhapy |
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| Give the meaning of -rrhea |
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| Give the meaning of -stasis |
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| Give the meaning of -stenosis |
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| tightening, stricture, narrowing |
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| Give the meaning of -tresia |
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| LFTs (Liver function tests for? |
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| presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood |
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| Give 5 examples of enzymes that LFTs test for. |
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ALT (alanine transaminase)
AST (aspartate transminase)
Alkaline Phosphatase (alk phos)
Serum bilirubin test
Indirect bilirubin test |
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| What does high levels of ALT and AST indicate? |
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| pt has liver disease (as in hepatitis) |
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| What does high level of Alkaline phosphatase indicate? |
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| Liver, bone and other diseases |
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| What does high level of Serum bilirubin levels indicate? |
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| Liver disease and jaundice |
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What does direct bilirubin test measure?
What does high level indicate? |
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conjugated bilirubin
Jaundice |
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| What does stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test look for? |
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| How is a barium enema performed? (lower gastrointestinal series) |
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| xray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum |
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| How is a barium by mouth test performed and what images does it provide? |
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| xray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth. |
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1. How is a cholangiography test performed?
2. How is a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography test performed?
3. How is an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)performed? |
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1. xray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts.
2. barium injected thru abd wall into liver
3. barium administered thru oral catheter thru esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and into bile ducts. |
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| What is a CT scan and how is it performed? |
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| computed tomography (cutting) is a series of xray images taken in multiple views(especially cross section) |
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| How does abdominal ultrasonography work? |
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| sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera |
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| How does an endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) produce images and what is it used for and how is it done? |
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| an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the GI tract. The endoscope is inserted thru the mouth or rectum, and ultrasound images are obtained. |
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| How does an MRI produce images? (magnetic resonance imaging) |
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| magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body |
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| What is the purpose of a gastric bypass or bariatric surgery and what is done during the procedure? |
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| reduces the size of the stomach and diverts food to the jejunum |
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| What is a gastrointestinal endoscopy? |
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| visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope |
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| Describe the test paracentesis. |
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| a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
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Term
What do these abbreviations mean?
BE
BRBPR
EGD
ERCP
FOBT
GB
GERD |
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Definition
barium enema
bright red blood per rectum
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography
fecal occult blood test
gall bladder
gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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Term
What do these abbreviations mean?
HBV
LAC
PEG TUBE
PEJ TUBE
PTHC
PUD
T TUBE |
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Definition
Hepatitis B virus
Laparoscopic assisted colectomy
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube-feeding tube
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube-feeding tube
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Peptic ulcer disease
Tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body. |
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