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Gastrointestinal sys
procedures/testing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| X-ray of the esophagus only with a contrast medium | BARIUM SWALLOW |
| X-ray of the large intestines with a contrast medium | BARIUM ENEMA |
| examination of the colon using a flexible endoscope | COLONOSCOPY |
| examination of the small intestine made by a tiny video camera placed in a capsule & swallowed | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY |
| X-ray imagine of the gallbladder obtained after oral ingestion of iodine | CHOLECYSTOGRAM |
| X-ray image of the bile duct | CHOLANGIOGRAM |
| endoscopic procedure including x-ray fluoroscopy to examine the ducts of the liver, gallbladder, biliary ducts & pancreas and may includeuse of instruments to obtain tissue samples, extract biliary stones & relieve obstructions | ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY |
| Inage produced using a sonographic transducer within an endoscope to evaluate abnormalities of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts & adjacent structures | ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY |
| Examination of the lining of the esophagus, stomach & duodenum with a flexible endoscope fordiagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes such as biopsy, excision of lesions, removal of swallowed objects, dilatation of obstructions, stent placement | ESOPHAGOGASTRICDUODENOSCOPY |
| a noniornizing imaging using magnetic fields & radiofrequency waves to visualize anatomic structures | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) |
| examination of the abdominal cavity with a laparoscope for diagnostic purposes and/or to perform surgery | LAPAROSCOPY |
| x-ray imaging of the colon after administration of an enema containing a contrast medium | LOWER GI SERIES |
| precutaneous removal of tissue or fluid using a special hollow needle | NEEDLE BIOPSY |
| examination of the rectlum and anus using a proctoscope | PROCTOSCOPY |
| examination of the sigmoid colon with a rigid or flexible endoscope | SIGMOIDOSCOPY |
| isolation of a stool specimen in a culture medium to identify disease causing organisms & if organisms are present, the drugs to which they are sensitive are listed | STOOL CULTURE & SENSITIVITY (C&S) |
| chemical test of a stool specimen to detect the presence of blood | STOOL OCCULT BLOOD STUDY |
| X-ray of the esophagus, stomach & duodenum after swollowing a contrast medium | UPPER GI SERIES |
| The passage into a cavity of a trocar and cannuyla, needle, or other hollow instrument for the purpose of removing fluid from the abdomen | ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS |
| Surgical correction of an abnormal passage from one epithelialized surface to another in the anal region | ANAL FISTULECTOMY |
| Any agent that reduces or neutralizes acidity, as of the fastric juice or any other secreation | ANTACID |
| A drug that prevents or stops vomiting | ANTIEMETIC |
| A drug that decreases motility in the GI tract to arrest diarrhea or cramps | ANTISPASMODIC |
| Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | APPENDECTOMY |
| Surgical procedures to the stomach or intestines in the treatment of morbid obesity by limiting the stomach capacity or causing malabsorption of food | BARIATIC SURGERY |
| Drug that causes movement of the bowels, also known as a laxative | CATHARTIC |
| Repair of the lip | CHEILOPLASTY |
| Surgical excision of the gall bladder | CHOLECYSTECTOMY |
| Creation of an opening in the colon through the abdominal wall to create an abdominal anus | COLOSTOMY |
| The act of stretching or enlarging the opening or the lumen of the esophagus | ESOPHAGEAL DILATATION |
| Repair of the esophagus | ESOPHAGOPLASTY |
| Partial or complete surgical removal of the stomach | GASTRECTOMY |
| Oral insertion of a tube nto the stomach for examination & treatment | GASTRIC LAVAGE |
| Partial removal and repair of the stomach | GASTRIC RESECTION |
| Suturing repair of all or part of the tongue | GLOSSORRHAPHY |
| Surgical excision of hemorrhoids | HEMORRHOIDECTOMY |
| Surgical excision of a lobe of the liver | HEPATIC LOBECTOMY |
| Surgical repair of a hernia | HERIOPLASTY |
| Surgical creation of an opening on the abdomen to which the end of the ileum is attached providing a passageway for ileal discharges | ILEOSTOMY |
| Surgical incision into the abdomen | LAPAROTOMY |
| insertion of a tube through the nose & into the stomach for such purpose as to obtain gastric fluid specimen for analysis | NASOGASTRIC INTUBATION |
| Surgical excision of the pancreas | PANCREATECTOMY |
| Surgical excision of a polyp | POLYPECTOMY |
| Surgical repair of the anus & rectum | PROCTOPLASTY |
| An agent that block the transport of hydrogen ions into the stomach and hence is useful in the treatment of gastric hyperacidity, as observed in ulcer disease | PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS |
| An operative union of two hollow or tubular structures created by surgery, trauma, or disease between two or more normally separate spaces or organs | ANASTOMOSIS |
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