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51 Cards in this Set
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-ectasis or -ectasia |
Dilation, widening |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-pepsia |
Digestion |
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-phagia |
Eating, swallowing |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-ptysis |
Spitting |
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-rrhage or -rrhagia |
Bursting forth (of blood) |
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-rrhaphy |
Suture |
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-rrhea |
Flow, discharge |
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-spasm |
Involuntary contraction of muscles |
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-stasis |
Stopping, controlling |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing, tightening |
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-tresia |
Opening |
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Test for microorganisms present in feces |
Stood culture |
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Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces |
Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test |
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X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum |
Lower gastrointestinal series (barium edema) |
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X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth |
Upper gastrointestinal series |
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X-ray elimination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts |
Cholangiography |
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In ______________ the contrast medium is injected using a needle placed through the abdominal wall into the liver |
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
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In _________ the contrast medium is administered through an oral catheter and then passes through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and into bile ducts |
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) |
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A series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross-section) |
Computed Tomography (CT) |
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Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum |
Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery |
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Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope |
Gastrointestinal endoscopy |
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The types of gastrointestinal endoscopies are: |
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, and anoscopy |
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___________ combines CT scanning and computer technology to enable physicians to examine the entire length of the colon by x-ray imaging in just minutes |
Virtual colonoscopy |
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Visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen |
Laparoscopy |
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Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination |
Liver biopsy |
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Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach |
Nasogastric intubation |
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
Paracentesis (abdominocentesis) |
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Abbreviation for barium enema is: |
BE |
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Abbreviation for bowel movement is: |
BM |
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Abbreviation for bright red blood per rectum is: |
BRBPR |
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Abbreviation for celiac disease is: |
CD |
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Abbreviation for esophagogastroduodenoscopy is: |
EGD |
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Abbreviation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is: |
ERCP |
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Abbreviation for gastrostomy is: |
G tube |
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Abbreviation for gallbladder is: |
GB |
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Abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease is: |
GERD |
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Abbreviation for gastrointestinal is: |
GI |
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Abbreviation for hepatitis B virus is: |
HBV |
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Abbreviation for inflammatory bowel disease is: |
IBD |
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Abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging is: |
MRI |
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Abbreviation for nasogastric tube is: |
NG tube |
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Abbreviation for nothing by mouth is: |
NPO |
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Abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (feeding tube) is: |
PEG tube |
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Abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube (feeding tube) is: |
PEJ tube |
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Abbreviation for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography: |
PTHC |
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Abbreviation for peptic ulcer disease: |
PUD |
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Abbreviation for total parenteral nutrition is: |
TPN |
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Abbreviation for tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body is: |
T tube |
