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pancreatic enzyme; aids in the digestion of carbohydrates
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amylase
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removal of the gallbladder
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Cholecystectomy
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inflammation of the gallbladder
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Cholecystitis
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anastomosis of the jejunum to the gallbladder to divert bile flow
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cholecystojejunostomy
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stones in the common duct
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choledocholithiasis
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calculi in the gallbladder
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cholelithiasis
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use of medication to break up/dissolve gallstones
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dissolution therapy
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secreting internally; hormonal secretion of ductless gland
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endocrine
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an endoscopic procedure using fiberoptic technology to visualize the biliary system
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ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
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secreting externally; hormonal secretion from excretory ducts
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exocrine
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Removal of gallbladder through an endoscopic procedure
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laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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pancreatic enzyme; aids in the digestion of fats
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lipase
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disintegration of gallstones by shock wave
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lithotripsy
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inflammation of the pancreas; may be acute or chronic
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pancreatitis
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hormone responsible for stimulating secretion of pancreatic juice.
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secretin
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frothy, foul smelling stools with a high fat content; results from impaired digestion of proteins and fats due to a lack of pancreatic juice in the intestine
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steatorrhea
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pancreatic enzyme; aids in digestion of proteins
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trypsin
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nurse specially educated in appropriate skin, wound, ostomy, and continence care
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WOC
wound-ostomy-continence nurse |
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hypersecretion of gastric acid that produces peptic ulcers as a result of a non-beta-cell tumor of the pancreatic islets
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Zollinger-Ellison tumor
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another word for gallstones
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calculi
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ecchymosis in the flanks
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Turner's sign
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ecchymosis around the umbilicus
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Cullen's sign
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Bruising
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ecchymosis
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