Chapter 6 Flashcards by Kelly Nemeth

Vomiting (suffix)

-emesis

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Dilation, widening (suffix)

Ectasis

- ectasia

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Digestion (suffix)

-pepsia

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Eating, swallowing (suffix)

-phagia

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Surgical repair (suffix)

-plasty

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Spitting (suffix)

-ptysis

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Bursting forth (of blood) (suffix)

rrhage

- rrhagia

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Suture (suffix)

-rrhaphy

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Flow, discharge (suffix)

-rrhea

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Involuntary contraction of muscles (suffix)

-spasm

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Stopping, controlling (suffix)

-stasis

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Narrowing, tightening (suffix)

-stenosis

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Opening (suffix)

-Tresia

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Dilation of bile duct

Cholangiectasis

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Vomiting blood

Hematemesis

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Painful digestion

Dyspepsia

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Uncontrolled eating

Polyphagia

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Spitting blood

Hemoptysis

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Flow of bile from liver is interrupted

Cholestasis

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Absence of normal opening

Atresia

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Scales and fissures on lips

Cheilosis

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Tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood

Amylase and lipase tests

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Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Liver function tests (LFTs)

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Test for micro organisms present in feces

Stool culture

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Test to detect occult blood in feces

Stool guaiac test | Hemoccult test

X-Ray exam of the biliary system performed after injection contrast into the bile ducts

Cholangiography

Series of x-rays taken in multiple views

Computed tomography (CT)

Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdomen

Abdominal ultrasonography

Use of an endoscope with ultrasound to examine organs of GI tract

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Radioactive imaging procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

HIDA scan

Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum

Gastric bypass | Bariatric surgery

Removal of liver tissue for microscopic exam

Liver biopsy

Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Nasogastric intubation

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Paracentesis

alk phos

Alkaline phosphatase

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

EUS

Endoscopic ultrasonography

FOBT

Fecal occult blood test

G tube

Gastronomy tube

Gallbladder

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastrointestinal

HBV

Hepatitis B Virus

IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease

LAC

Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

LFTs

Liver function tests

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

NG Tube

Nasogastric tube

NPO

Nothing by mouth

PEG tube

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

PEJ tube

Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

PTHC

Percutaneous transheptic cholangiography

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

TPN

Total parenteral nutrition

T tube

Tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch