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39 Cards in this Set
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Endo- |
Inside |
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Esphagogastroduodenscopy |
Exammination of esophagus,stomach,and duodenum |
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Sigmoidoscopy |
Use of tubular instrument with a light in it for direct visual exammination |
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Protosigmoidoscopy |
Anus and rectum are also examined. |
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Prot/o |
Bus and rectum |
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Rect/o |
Rectum |
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Colonoscopy |
Examine the inside of the colon |
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Virtual colonoscopy |
Computer technology to examine colon in min |
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Laparoscope |
Used to see inside of the liver . |
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Chol/e |
Bile or gall |
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholanigiography |
A contrast medium enters via needle through the abdominal wall into liver |
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
The contrast medium is injected via catheter tube through the mouth, esophagus,stomach,duodenum,then Bile ducts |
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Computed tomography |
Curricular xray beams produce cross sectional images of internal organs using contrast material to allow visualization of specific structures in these slices . |
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Magnetic resonance imaging |
Magnetic waves to produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body. |
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Endoscopic ultrasonography |
Combines the use of sound waves with advantage of direct visualization that endoscopy provides |
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Hepatobiliary iminadiacetic acid scan |
Tracks production and flow of Bile from the liver to the gallbladder to the intestine. |
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Liver scan |
Uses a radioscope to determine how well the liver or spleen is working. |
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Scintiscanner |
Tell where the radioactive material has gone in the body. |
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Stool quaiac |
Test detects occult blood. |
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Occult |
Hidden |
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Guaiac |
Wood chemical that reacts with any blood present in the feces. |
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Fobt |
Fecal occult blood test |
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Liver function test |
Test the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood . |
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Alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase |
Enzymes present in many tissues |
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Alkaline phosphatase |
Another enzyme that may be elevated in the patients liver,bone and other diseases. |
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Icterus index |
Calculation representing the amount of bilirubin in blood determined by comparing the color of a sample test serum with a set of color standards. |
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Bar/o |
Weight |
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Iatr/o |
Treatment |
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Gastric bypass |
Reducing the size of the stomach to a volume of two tablespoons and diverting food to the jejunum by bypassing a large portion of the small intestine . |
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Jejun/o |
Jejunum |
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-stomy |
Surgical opening |
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Gastrojejunostomy |
Another name for gastric bypass |
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Ileostomy |
Creation of opening to the surface of the abdomen for emptying feces out of the body |
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Cholecystojejunostomy |
Surgical anastomosis between two structures the gallbladder and jejunum |
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Gingivectomy |
Removal of a portion of the Gums |
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Sialoadenectomy |
Surgical removal of the salivary glands |
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Glassectomy |
Removal of the toungue |
