DSA Clinical Correlations _ES Flashcards
acholic
absence of secretion of bile [acholic stools are white clay colored stools in cholilithiasis
anorexia
lack of appetite
acute abdomen
any serious acute intraabdominal condition (example: appendicitis) attended by pain, tenderness, and muscular rigidity and for which emergency surgery must be considered
borborygmi
a rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines
cachexia
a profound and marked state of constitutional disorder; general ill health and malnutrition
cholestasis
stoppage or suppression of bile flow, due to factors within (intrahepatic cholestasis) or outside the liver (extrahepatic cholestasis)
coffee-ground emesis
denotes blood congealed and separated within gastric contents that takes the form of coffee grounds when in contact with acidic environment
colic
acute paroxysmal abdominal pain
Courvoisier’s sign
enlarged nontender gallbladder secondary to pancreatic disease or cancer
Cullen’s sign
ecchymosis around the umbilicus (periumbilical) secondary to hemorrhage
curling ulcer
“stress ulcer” - a peptic ulcer of the duodenum in a patient with extensive superficial burns
cushing ulcer
“stress ulcer” - a peptic ulcer occurring from severe head injury or with other lesions of the CNS
dyspepsia
postprandial epigastric discomfort
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
dysplasia
abnormal tissue development, alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells
edentulous
having no teeth
esophagitis
inflammation of the esophagus
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
eructation
expulsion of swallowed air
AKA burping
EUS
endoscopic ultrasound
flatus
gas or air in the GI tract expelled through the anus
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach with distinctive histologic and endoscopic features
gastropathy
gastric conditions where there is epithelial or endothelial damage without inflammation
GGT
gamma-glutamyl transferase, used to determine the cause of elevated alkaline phosphatase