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Unit 6: Digestive System Flashcards

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cholangi/o

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Bile vessel

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chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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bile duct

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-prandial

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meal

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Ba

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Barium

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BE

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barium enema; below the elbow

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BM

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bowel movement

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CA

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cancer

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Ca

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Calcium, cancer

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cm

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centimeter

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CT

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computed tomography

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Dx

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diagnosis

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EGD

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ESWL

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extracorpeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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FH

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family history

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GERD

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gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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GTT

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glucose tolerance test

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HAV

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hepatitis A virus

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HBV

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Hepatitis B virus

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HF

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Heart failure

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IBD

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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IVC

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intravenous cholangiogram

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LES

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Lower esophageal sphincter

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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OR

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Operating room

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RGB

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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UGI

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upper gastrointestinal

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UGIS

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Upper gastrointestinal series

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US

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ultrasound

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the appendix

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

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borborygmus

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gurgling or rumbling sound heard over the lg intestine caused by gas

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cirrhosis

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chronic liver disease, destruction of liver cells, leads to ineffective liver function and jaundice

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diverticula disease

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bulging pouches in the GI tract push through the mucosal lining through the surrounding muscle

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dysentery

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inflammation of the intestine

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fistula

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abnormal passage from one organ to another or from a hollow organ to the surface

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gastroesophageal reflux disease

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back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to malfunction of the lower esophageal sphincter

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hematochezia

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passage of stools containing bright red blood

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hemorrhoid

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mass of enlarged twisted varicose veins inside the rectum; piles

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hernia

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projection of an organ through the wall of a cavity

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inflammatory bowel disease

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ulceration if the colon mucosa

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crohn disease

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chronic IBD that usually affects the ileum

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ulcerative colitis

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chronic IBD of the colon, episodes of diarrhea, rectal bleeding and pain

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Diarrhea, gas, bloating; spastic colon

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jaundice

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yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, etc., caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood

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obesity

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Increase of 20 percent or more above ideal body weight

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Morbid obesity

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BMI of 40 or greater; 100 pounds over ideal body weight

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polyp

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small benign growth that projects from a mucous membrane surface

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colonic polyposis

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condition in which polyps project from mucous membranes on the colon

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polyposis

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polyps develop in the intestinal tract

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ulcer

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open sore of the skin or mucous membrane accompanied by sloughing of necrotic tissue

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volvulus

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twisting of the bowel on itself, causes obstruction

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barium enema

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radiographic exam of the rectum and colon after administration of barium sulfate into the rectum

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barium swallow

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radiographic exam of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine after oral admission of barium sulfate; upper GI series

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Computed Tomography

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narrow beam of x rays, rotate in a full arc around patient

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endoscopy

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visual exam of a cavity or canal using an endoscope

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Upper GI

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endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum

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lower GI

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endoscopy of colon, sigmoid colon, rectum and anal canal

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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radiographic technique uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiplanar cross section images of the body

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stool guaiac

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test on feces to detect presence of blood; hemoccult test

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bariatric surgery

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group of procedures that treat morbid obesity

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vertical banded gastroplasty

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bariatric surgery upper stomach is stapled to reduce it to a small pouch

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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bariatric surgery stomach is stapled and jejunum is shortened and connected to small stomach pouch

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lithotripsy

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eliminating a stone within the gallbladder by crushing the stone surgically

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extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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use of shock we’ve as a noninvasive method to destroy stones

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nasogastric intubation

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insertion of a nasogastric tube through the nose into the stomach

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antacids

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neutralize acids in the stomach

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antidiarrheals

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control loose stools and relieve diarrhea

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antiemetics

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control nausea and vomiting by blockin nerve impulses to the vomiting center of the brain

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laxatives

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relieve constipation

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