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Chp 6- Digestive system 2 Flashcards

1
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-ectasis, -ectasia

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dilation, widening

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-emesis

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vomiting

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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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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptysis

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splitting

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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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10
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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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12
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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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13
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-tresia

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opening

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14
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-emesis (emetic)

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drug to induce emesis (vomiting)

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15
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stenosis

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pyloric stenosis

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16
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4 types of x-rays

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  • lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
  • upper gastrointestinal series (esophagus, SI, stomach)
  • cholangiography
  • computed tomography (CT scan)
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17
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Ultrasound examinations

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  • abdominal ultrasonography
  • Endoscopic ultrasonography
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18
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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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19
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Nuclear medicice test

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Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan

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20
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gastric bypass

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reduces stomach size

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21
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gastrointestinal endoscopy

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visual examination of the GI tract

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laparoscopy

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visual examination of the abdomen

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23
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liver biopsy

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removal of liiver tissue for microscopic examination

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Nasogastric intubation

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insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

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25
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paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

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puncture to remove fluid from abdomen

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AFP

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alpha-fetoprotein – tumor marker for liver cancer

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alk phos

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alkaline phosphate

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ALT, AST

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alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

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BE

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barium enema

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BM

A

bowel movement

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BRBPR

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bright red blood per rectum

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CD

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celiac disease

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CT

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computed tomography

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EGD

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreantography

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EUS

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endoscopic ultrasonography

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FOBT

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Fecal occult blood test

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G-tube

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gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

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GB

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gallbladder

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HBV

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hepatitis B virus

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IBD

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inflammatory bowel disease

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J-tube

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jejuostomy tube (feeding tube)

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LAC

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laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

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LFTs

A

liver function tests

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NASH

A

non-alcoholic streatohepatitis

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NG tube

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nasogastric tube

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

48
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PEG tube

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

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PEJ tube

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Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

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PTHC

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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

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PUD

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peptic ulcer disease

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TPN

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total parenteral nutrition

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T-tube

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Tube placed in bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body

54
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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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-ectasia/ -ectasis

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stretching, dilation, expansion

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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disease, emotion

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-prandial

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meal

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-ptosis

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droop, sag, prolapse, fall

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-ptysis

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spitting

62
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-rrhage or - rrhagia

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bursting froth (of blood)

63
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-rrhaphy

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suture

64
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-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

65
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-tresia

A

opening

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