Nonaseptic Technique

Question 1

Listening to the internal sounds of the body usually using stethoscope, such as fart lungs, and the gastrointestinal system

Answer 1

Auscultation

Question 2

Bulky, fine white powder without odor or taste and free from grittiness; used as a contrast medium in radiography of the digestive track

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Barium

Question 3

Vessel for receiving the urinary and fecal discharges of a patient unable to leave their bed

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Bedpan

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Inflammation of the lining of the colon

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Colitis

Question 5

Endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a charge-coupled device camera or a fiberoptic camera on the flexible tube passed through the anus. Biopsies can be performed during the procedure. Excellent method to identify small polyps or masses.

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Colonoscopy

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Surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body; also used to refer to the opening, or stoma, that is created

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Colostomy

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Evacuation of fecal material from the intestines

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Defecation

Question 8

Kidney shaped vessel for the collection of vomitus

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Emesis Basin

Question 9

Liquid injected or to be injected into the rectum

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Enema

Question 10

Health professional (usually a nurse) with special training and certification in the care of ostomies and related concerns

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Enterostomal Therapist

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Gas or air evacuated through the anus

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Flatus

Question 12

Position in which the patient’s head is raised 18 or 20 inches above the flat position; the knees are also raised

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Fowler position

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Term used to indicate that a liquid substance contains water

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Hydration

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The radiographic evaluation of the small and large bowel that has been connected to the skin surface of a substitute the urinary bladder with an ostomy

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Loopogram

Question 15

Diet that gives the least possible fecal residue, such as gelatin, sucrose, dextrose, broth, and rice

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Low residue diet

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Cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ (plural, lumina)

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Lumen

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Tubes of soft rubber or plastic inserted through a nostril and into the stomach; for instilling liquid foods or other substances or for withdrawing gastric contents

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Nasogastric (NG) Tubes

Question 18

One who has undergone enterotomy or ureterostomy

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Ostomate

Question 19

Region between the thighs, bound in the male by the scrotum and anus, and in the female by the vulva and anus

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Perineum

Question 20

Catharsis; relief a fecal matter, affected by a cathartic

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Purgation

Question 21

Procedure used to see inside the sigmoid colon and rectum with a flexible tube that has a camera on the end and is placed through the anus

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Sigmoidoscopy

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Position in which the patient lies on the left side with the right knee and thigh flexed and the left arm parallel along the back

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Sims’ position

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Opening established in the abdominal wall by colostomy, ileostomy and so forth

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Stoma

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Vessel or other receptacle for urine (male and female types)

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Urinal

Question 25

It is performed on a multi-slice computed tomography scanner that takes up to 600 two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of the colon in approximately 30 seconds

Answer 25

Virtual colonoscopy

Question 26

Physical property of liquids that determines the internal resistance to shear forces

Answer 26

Viscosity