ch 6 Flashcards
-ectasis
-ectasia
- dilation
- widening
-emesis
vomiting
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
- eating
- swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhage
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhea
- flow
- discharge
-rrhaphy
suture
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis
- stopping
- controlling
-stenosis
- narrowing
- tightening
-tresia
opening
tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood
amylase and lipase tests
tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood
liver function tests (LFTs)
test for microorganisis present in feces
stool culture
test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces
stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test
x-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum
lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
x-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth
upper gastrointestinal series
x-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection contrast into the bile ducts
cholangiography
a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views
computed tomography (CT) scan
sound waved beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera
abdominal ultrasonography
use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract
endoscopic ultrasonography
magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three places of the body
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
radioactive imaging procedure that tracks the glow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine
HIDA scan
transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient
fecal transplant
procedures used to achieve weight loss in people with severe obesity
bariatric surgery
visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope
gastrointestinal endoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen
laparoscopy
removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
liver biopsy
insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
nasogastric intubation
puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
paracentesis
