Chapter Six- Digestive Cont Flashcards
-emesis
Vomiting
-lysis
Destruction, breakdown, separation
-pepsia
Digestion
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Drooping; sagging; protruding
-ptysis
Spitting
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-spasm
Involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis
Stopping; controlling
-stenosis
Tightening, stricture, narrowing
-tresia
Opening
Emesis (emetic)
Used when child swallows poison, ex salt and ipecac syrup
Lysis
Ex lysis of liver cells
Ptosis
Eyelid ptosis
Liver function tests (LFTs)
Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood
Stool culture
Test for microorganisms present in feces
Stool guaiac test (Hemoccult test)
Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces
Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum
Upper gastrointestinal series
X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth
Cholangiography
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
Computed tomography (CT)
A series of X-ray images are taken in multiple views
Abdominal ultrasonography
Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
Use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body
Gastric bypass or Bariatric surgery
Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy)
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope
Laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen
Liver biopsy
Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
Nasogastric intubation
Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
-ectasis, -ectasia
Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening