16: GIGU Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Acholic stool
A
White, clay colored stool due to absence of secretion of bile into GI tract
2
Q
Cachexia
A
Profound state of general ill health and malnutrition
3
Q
Cholestasis
A
Stoppage of bile flow
4
Q
Colic
A
Acute paroxysmal abdominal pain
5
Q
Cullen sign
A
Ecchymosis around umbilicus secondary to hemorrhage
6
Q
Dyspepsia
A
Post-pyramidal epigastric discomfort
7
Q
Dysphagia
A
Difficulty swallowing
8
Q
ERCP
A
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
9
Q
Hematemesis
A
Vomiting blood
10
Q
Hematochezia
A
Bright red or maroon stools
11
Q
KUB X-ray
A
Xray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
12
Q
Melena
A
Dark colored stool, sometimes tarry
13
Q
Mittelschmerz
A
Lower abd pain around ovulation
14
Q
What does Murphy sign test for?
A
Cholecystitis or cholelithiasis
15
Q
Odynophagia
A
Painful swallowing
