Digestive- Lab Tests and Clinical Procedures

Question 1

test to detect occult blood feces

Answer 1

stool guiac test or Hemoccult test

Question 2

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

Answer 2

cholangiography

Question 3

a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views

Answer 3

computed tomography (CT)

Question 4

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

Answer 4

abdominal ultrasonography

Question 5

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

Answer 5

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 6

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

Answer 6

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 7

visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

Answer 7

gastrointestinal endoscopy

Question 8

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

Answer 8

laparoscopy