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| Duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
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| Jejunum (second part of small intestine) |
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| A chronic inflammatory disease of the colon |
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| A protrusion of any organ, tissue, or structure through the wall of the cavity in which it is naturally contained |
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| Occurs when the flow of intestinal contents are blocked either mechanically (obstacle or barrier) or nonmechanically (peristalsis is impaired) |
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| Intestinal "telescoping," where part of the intestine slips into another part just beneath it |
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| A condition in which small, blisterlike pockets develop in the inner lining of the large intestine and may balloon through the intestinal wall |
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| Inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, most commonly as a result of chronic liver disease |
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| Presence of formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct |
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| Form of inflammatory bowel disease, usually of the ileum but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract |
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| Inability or difficulty in swallowing; also called aphagia |
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| Gas in the GI tract; expelling of air from a body orifice, especially the anus |
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| Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus |
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| Lower gastrointestinal series; Radiographic images of the rectum and colon following administration of barium into the rectum |
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| Oral Cholecystography; Radiographic images taken of the gallbladder after administration of a contrast material containing iodine, usually in the form of a tablet |
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| Upper gastrointestinal series; Radiographic images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine following oral administration of barium |
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| Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another |
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| Group of procedures that treat morbid obesity; a condition that arises from severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue, and the resultant health problems |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Respiratory disorders that produce a chronic partial obstruction of the air passages |
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| Spasms in the bronchial passages that may be sudden and violent and lead to dyspnea |
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| Characterized by decreased elasticity of the alveoli |
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| Any abnormal fluid in the pleural cavity, the space between the visceral and parietal pleura |
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| Blood in the pleural cavity |
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| Any inflammatory disease of the lungs |
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| Collapsed or airless state of the lung, which may be acute or chronic and affects all or part of a lung |
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| Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose; also called head cold or upper respiratory infection (URI) |
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| Severe, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic structures that occurs most commonly in children between 2 and 12 years old |
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| Nasal hemorrhage; also called nosebleed |
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| Accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli, most commonly caused by heart failure |
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| Blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter (such as a blood clot, tissue, air bubbles, and bacteria) |
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| Visual exam of the bronchi using an endoscope inserted through the mouth and trachea for direct viewing of structures or for projection on a monitor |
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| Surgical Puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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| Posterioranterior; Pernicious Anemia |
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