Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy (OGD) Flashcards by cheukying leung

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What is OGD ?

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Use a thin, flexible tube called an endoscope to examine the lumen of the upper digestive tract, which include oesophagus, stomach and duodenum.

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What are the indications?

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Upper abdominal pain
Peptic ulcer or bleeding
Suspected oesophageal or gastric cancers
Gastroesophageal reflux disease 胃酸倒流
Difficulty in swallowing
Liver cirrhosis 肝硬化 and suspected to have gastroesophageal varices 胃食道靜脈曲張

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What are the therapies that could be performed during OGD?

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polypectomy (removal of polyp) 息肉切除
control of bleeding
stenting 放置支架
dilatation of oesophageal 擴張食道 or enteric stricture 腸道狹窄

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What is the procedure ?

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檢查前，病人喉部先被噴上局部麻醉藥。醫生會因應病人個別情況，注射適量的鎮靜劑，以減低病人的焦慮及檢查時所引起之不適。
醫生將一支柔軟之內視鏡經口部放進病人體內進行檢查。
整個內視鏡檢查一般需時約五至十分鐘，病人如情況複雜而需要特別治療，則需要更長時間。

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What are the precautions?

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fast for at least 6 hours
remove make up and metallic items
喉部之麻醉藥會引致吞嚥困難，情況持續一個多小時

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