Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy

Question 1

endoscopy procedure

Answer 1

thin, long, flexible tube with a light source and camera at tip is inserted into body and relay images back to doctors

Question 2

types of endoscope

Answer 2

rigid
flexible

Question 3

oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy preparation

Answer 3

OGD needs nil-by mouth 2-6 hrs
local/general anaesthesia

Question 4

when to need gastroscopy

Answer 4

diagnostic- heartburn, dysphagia, abdominal pain, vomiting, weightloss
therapeutic- treatment of GI bleeding, removal of foreign body, tumor ablation

Question 5

colonoscopy preparation

Answer 5

bowel clearance with laxitives
clear fluids
low fibre diet
sedation

Question 6

when to give colonoscopy

Answer 6

diagnostic- change in bowel habits,diarrhoea, iron deficiency anaemia, rectal bleeding, weightloss
therapeutic- polypoectomy, hemostasis, foreign body removal

Question 7

other imaging procedures

Answer 7

endoscopic retrograde cholangio- pancreatography (ERCP)
percutaneous endoscopic gastromy (PEG) - for feeding patients who can’t swallow
double balloon endoscopy-small bowel imaging
capsule endoscopy
endoscopic ultrasound

Question 8

risks of endoscopy

Answer 8

bleeding
respiratory disease
hypotension
excessive sedation
teeth damage
pain

Question 9

when not to carry out procedure

Answer 9

unresponsive patient
no consent
after myocardial infarction
futile
severe bleeding