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MTCp6 Lab & P
Med Tem Cp 6 Lab Tes & Procedures
| Lab Test/*Procedures | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Liver Funtion Tests | Test for the pressence of enzymes and bilirubin in serum. |
| Serum | Clear fluid that remains after blood has clotted. |
| Alkaline phosphatase | Another enzyume that may be elevated in patients with liver, bone, and other diseases. |
| Direct bilirubin test | Measures conjugated bilirubin with a substance in the liver. |
| Indirect bilrbin test | Measures unconjugated bilirubin. |
| Stool Culture | Test for Microogranisms present in feces. |
| Stool or Hemoccult Test | Direction of occult or hidden blood in feces. |
| Guaic | A chemical from the wood of trees decects the blood in feces. |
| *Lower Gastrointestinal Series (barium enema) | X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum. |
| *Upper Gastrointestinal Series | X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small instines obtained after adminsistering by mouth. |
| Small bowel follow-through | Sequential x-ray pictures of the small instines as barium passes through. |
| Barium swallow | A study of the esophagus. |
| *Cholangiography | X-ray examinination of the billary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts. |
| Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography | The contrast medium enters via a needle through the abdorminal wall into the liver. |
| Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography | The contrast medium is injected via catherter or tube through the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and then into the bile ducts. |
| *Computed Tomography | Imagining techique in which a series of x-ray fils are obtained to visualize internal organs in multiple views inculuding cross-section. |
| *Abdorminal ultasonography(ultrasound exmaination or sonography) | Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdorminal viscera. |
| *Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Magnetic and radio waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body. |
| *Liver Scan | Image of the liver after injecting radioactive material into the blood stream. |
| *Gastric bypass | Reduicing the siz of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum. |
| *Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope. |
| Virtual colonoscopy | Combines CT scanning and computer technology to enable physicians to examine the entire legth of the colon noninvasively. |
| *Laparoscopy | Visual examination of the abdomen with a laparoscopy inserted though small incisions int the abdomen |
| *Liver biopsy | Removal of liver tissue followed by microscopic visualization. |
| *Nasogastric Intubation | Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach. |
| *Paracentesis(abdominocentesis) | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen. |
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