Chapter Six- Digestive Cont

Question 1

-emesis

Answer 1

Vomiting

Question 2

-lysis

Answer 2

Destruction, breakdown, separation

Question 3

-pepsia

Answer 3

Digestion

Question 4

-phagia

Answer 4

Eating, swallowing

Question 5

-plasty

Answer 5

Surgical repair

Question 6

-ptosis

Answer 6

Drooping; sagging; protruding

Question 7

-ptysis

Answer 7

Spitting

Question 8

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 8

Bursting forth (of blood)

Question 9

-rrhaphy

Answer 9

Suture

Question 10

-rrhea

Answer 10

Flow, discharge

Question 11

-spasm

Answer 11

Involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 12

-stasis

Answer 12

Stopping; controlling

Question 13

-stenosis

Answer 13

Tightening, stricture, narrowing

Question 14

-tresia

Answer 14

Opening

Question 15

Emesis (emetic)

Answer 15

Used when child swallows poison, ex salt and ipecac syrup

Question 16

Lysis

Answer 16

Ex lysis of liver cells

Question 17

Ptosis

Answer 17

Eyelid ptosis

Question 18

Liver function tests (LFTs)

Answer 18

Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Question 19

Stool culture

Answer 19

Test for microorganisms present in feces

Question 20

Stool guaiac test (Hemoccult test)

Answer 20

Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces

Question 21

Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Upper gastrointestinal series

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Cholangiography

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Computed tomography (CT)

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Abdominal ultrasonography

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Gastric bypass or Bariatric surgery

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Answer 29

Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

Question 30

Laparoscopy

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Liver biopsy

Answer 31

Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

Question 32

Nasogastric intubation

Answer 32

Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Question 33

Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

Answer 33

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Question 34

-ectasis, -ectasia

Answer 34

Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening