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Chapter Six- Digestive Cont Flashcards

1
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-emesis

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Vomiting

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2
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-lysis

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Destruction, breakdown, separation

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3
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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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5
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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6
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-ptosis

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Drooping; sagging; protruding

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7
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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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Stopping; controlling

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-stenosis

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Tightening, stricture, narrowing

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14
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-tresia

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Opening

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15
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Emesis (emetic)

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Used when child swallows poison, ex salt and ipecac syrup

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Lysis

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Ex lysis of liver cells

17
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Ptosis

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Eyelid ptosis

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Liver function tests (LFTs)

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Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

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Stool culture

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Test for microorganisms present in feces

20
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Stool guaiac test (Hemoccult test)

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Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces

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Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

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X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

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Upper gastrointestinal series

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X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth

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Cholangiography

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X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts

Percutaneous: needle in abdominal wall of liver

ERCP: oral catheter

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Computed tomography (CT)

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A series of X-ray images are taken in multiple views

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Abdominal ultrasonography

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Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera

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Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

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Use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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

28
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Gastric bypass or Bariatric surgery

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Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy)

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Gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

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Laparoscopy

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visual examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen

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Liver biopsy

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Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

32
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Nasogastric intubation

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Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

33
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Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

34
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-ectasis, -ectasia

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Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

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