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Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems

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BASAL CELL SECRETION TEST   GASTRIC ANALYSIS; MEASURES THE AMOUTH OF GASTRIC ACID PRODUCED IN 1 HOUR  
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CAPUT MEDUSA   BLUISH PURPLE SWOLLEN VEIN PATTERN EXTENDING OUT FROM THE NAVEL  
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BOWEL SOUNDS   SOFT CLICKS/GURGLES THAT MAY BE HEARD EVERY 5-15 SECONDS, OCCURRING IRREGULARLY 5-30 TIMES/MIN (NORMAL)  
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CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN   CLASS OF ANTIGENS NORMALLY PRESENT IN FETAL CELLS; CEA LEVEL IS ELEVATED IN MANY CANCERS & IS MEASURED TO GUIDE CANCER TREATMENT  
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COLONOSCOPY   EXAMINATION OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RECTUM WITH A COLONOSCOPE  
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ENDOSCOPY   PROCEDURE IN WHICH AN INSTRUMENT IS INTRODUCED INTO THE BODY TO GIVE A VIEW OF ITS INTERNAL PARTS  
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ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD)   AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE THAT ALLOWS THE PHYSICAL TO VIEW THE ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, & DUODENUM  
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ESOPHAGOSCOPY   EXAMINATION OF THE ESOPHAGUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE  
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FLUOROSCOPE   DEVICE CONSISTING OF A FLUORESCENT SCREEN SUITABLY MOUNTED, EITHER SEPARETELY OR IN CONJUNCTION W/ AN X-RAY TUBE, BY MEANS OF WHICH THE SHADOWS OF OBJECTS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE TUBE & THE SCREEN ARE MADE VISIBLE  
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GASTRIC ACID SIMULATION TEST   TEST THAT MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF GASTRIC ACID FOR 1 HOUR AFTER SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION OF A DRUG THAT STIMULATES GASTRIC ACID SECRETION  
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GASTRIC ANALYSIS   TEST PERFORMED TO MEASURE SECRETIONS OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID & PEPSIN IN THE STOMACH  
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GASTROSCOPY   EXAMINATION OF THE STOMACH & ABDOMINAL CAVITY BY USE OF A GASTROSCOPE  
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GASTROSTOMY   SURGICAL CREATION OF A GASTRIC FISTULA THROUGH THE ABDOMINAL WALL  
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GAVAGE   FEEDING W/ A STOMACH TUBE OR W/ A TUBE PASSED THROUGH THE NARES, PHARYNX, & ESOPHAGUS INTO THE STOMACH (LIQUID OR SEMI-LIQUID FORM)  
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ICTERUS   YELLOWING OF THE SKIN & THE SCLERA OF THE EYE (SIGN OF LIVER, GALLBLADDER, OR RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS)  
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IMPACTION   AN IMMOVABLE ACCUMULATION OF FECES IN THE BOWELS  
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JAUNDICE   YELLOWING OF THE SKIN & SCLERA OF THE EYE  
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LAVAGE   WASHING OUT OF A CAVITY  
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LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES   USE OF BARIUM SULFATE AS AN ENEMA TO FACILITATE X-RAY AND FLUOROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE COLON  
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OCCULT BLOOD   CHEMICAL TEST OR MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION FOR BLOOD, ESPECIALLY IN FECES, THAT IS NOT APPARENT ON VISUAL INSPECTION  
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PERIPHERAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION   NUTRITION BY PERIPHERAL IV INJECTION  
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PERISTALSIS   PROGRESSIVE, WAVE-LIKE MOVEMENT THAT OCCURS INVOLUNTARILY IN HOLLOW TUBES OF THE BODY SUCH AS THE ALIMENTARY (DIGESTIVE) CANAL; CAUSES CONTENTS OF TUBE TO BE MOVED ONWARD  
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PROCTOSIGMOIDOSCOPY   VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RECTUM; SIGMOID COLON BY USE OF A SIGMOIDOSCOPE  
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RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP)   AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE THAT PERMITS THE PHYSICIAN TO VISUALIZE THE LIVE, GALLBLADDER, & PANCREAS USING AN ENDOSCOPE, DYE, & X-RAY EXAM  
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SPIDER ANGIOMA   THIN REDDISH-PURPLE VEIN LINES CLOSE TO THE SKIN SURFACE  
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STEATORRHEA   FAT IN THE STOOLS; MAY BE ASSOC. W/ PANCREATIC DISEASE  
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STRIAE   LINE OR BAND OF ELEVATED OR DEPRESSED TISSUE; MAY DIFFER IN COLOR OR TEXTURE FROM SURROUNDING TISSUE (EX: STRETCH MARKS)  
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UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES (UPPER GI)   X-RAY & FLUOROSCOPIC EXAMINATIONS OF THE STOMACH & DUODENUM AFTER THE INGESTION OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM  
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ACID BREAKS DOWNS FOOD INTO ____________________   CHIME  
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ORAL CAVITY CONSISTS OF:   TEETH - MECHANICAL DIGESTION TONGUE SALIVARY GLANDS (parotid, submandibular, sublingual)  
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SALIVA ENZYME = AMYLASE =   DIGESTS STARCH TO MALTOSE  
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STOMACH   -UPPER LEFT QUADRANT -EXTENDS FROM ESOPHAGUS TO DUODENUM -4 REGIONS (cardia, fundus, body, pylorus) -3 LAYERS OF SMOOTH MUSCLE (outer longitudinal, middle circular, inner oblique) -4 LAYERS OF STOMACH WALL (serosa, muscularis, submucosa, mucosa)  
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CARBOHYDRATES ARE MOST READILY DIGESTED   FOLLOWED BY PROTEINS & FATS  
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SMALL INTESTINE   -APPROX. 20 FT. LONG -IN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY -EXTENDS FROM STOMACH TO THE CECUM (colon) -3 PARTS: 1. DUODENUM 2. JEJUNUM 3. ILEUM -DIGESTION COMPLETION  
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LARGE INTESTINE   -MOST WATER IS ABSORBED -EXTENDS FROM ILEUM TO ANUS -TEMPORARILY STORES & THEN ELIMINATES INDIGESTIBLE MATERIAL  
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LIVER   -RIGHT SIDE & CENTER OF UPPER ABD. CAVITY -RIGHT LOBE LARGER THAN LEFT LOB -RECEIVES OXYGENATED BLOOD BY WAY OF HEPATIC ARTERY -ALL BLOOD LEAVES THROUGH HEPATIC VEIN -PRODUCTION OF BILE  
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GALLBLADDER   -APPROX. 4 FT. .ONG -UNDERSURFACE OF THE LIVER -RECEIVES BILE & GALLBLADDER CONCENTRATES -CHOLECYSTOKININ STIMULATES GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION -FORCES BILE INTO CYSTIC DUCT INTO COMMON DUCT INTO DUODENUM  
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PANCREAS   -APPROX. 6 FT. LONG -ENZYME AMYLASE DIGESTS STARCH TO MALTOSE  
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AFRICAN AMERICAN   OBESITY IS A POSITIVE  
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APPALACIANS   DEFICIENT IN VIT. A, IRON, & CALCIUM  
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ARABS   RIGHT HAND EATERS (CLEAN HAND), LEFT HAND FOR TOILETING, DO NOT DRINK WITH MEAL  
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MUSLIM   PROHIBITED TO DRINK ALCOHOL OR EAT PORK  
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ASIAN INDIANS   RICE EATING DEFICIENCIES, EAT CHILIS IODINE DEFICIENCY IN FOOD & WATER  
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BRAZILIANS   LACTOSE INTOLERANCE  
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JEWS   "KOSHER" FIT FOR EATING ACCORDING TO LAW  
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MEXICAN AMERICAN   "GOD'S WILL", HOT & COLD ILLNESSES  
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ABSENT BOWEL SOUNDS   3-5 MINUTES  
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ALT (ALANINE)   5 - 35 UNIT/dL INCREASE W/ INJURY TO LIVER/HEPATITIS  
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ALBUMIN (PROTEIN)   3.1 - 4.3 G/dL DECREASE WITH LIVER DISEASE  
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AMYLASE (MONITORS PANCREAS)   53 - 123 UNIT/L INCREASE W/ PANCREATITIS OR GALLSTONES  
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AMMONIA (BREAKDOWN PROTEIN)   12 -55 MOL/L INCREASE W/ LIVER DAMAGE OR HEPATITIS  
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AST (ASPARTATE)(LIVER ENZYME)   8 -20 UNIT/L RELEASED IN BLOOD WHEN CELLS DIE INCREASE W/ LIVER FAILURE, HEPATITIS, PANCREATITIS  
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BILIRUBIN (LIVER FUNCTION)   0.1 -1 MG/dL TOTAL SERUM (CONJUGATED + UNCONJUGATED)  
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CALCIUM   9 -10.5 MG/dL  
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CHOLESTEROL   150 - 200 MG/dL IN BLOOD STREAM  
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LDH (LACTIC)   110 -250 IU/L RELEASED W/ INJURY OR DISEASE  
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NUCLEAR SCANNING   INJECTING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE; CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY, DISIDA, HIDA, PIPIDA SCANS  
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LIVER SCAN   INJECTING SLIGHTY RADIOACTIVE MEDIUM; SCAN PASSED OVER  
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ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD)   ESOPHAGUS  
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NON-INVASIVE   UPPER GI SERIES LOWER GI SERIES  
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INVASIVE   NUCLEAR SCANNING EGD ERCP PROCTOSIGMOIDOSCOPY COLONOSCOPY  
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NG   TEMPORARY/SHORT TERM  
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ESOPHAGOSTOMY GASTROSTOMY JEJUNOSTOMY   LONG TERM  
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NG PLACEMENT   MARKER OR X-RAY  
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ENTERAL NUTRITION   NUTRITION PROVIDED WHEN ORALLY IS NOT  
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GASTROINTESTINAL DECOMPRESSION   WHEN STOMACH/SM. INTESTINE BECOME FILLED W/ AIR/FLUID  
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PARENTERAL NUTRITION (PN)   NUTRITION BY CENTRAL OR PERIPHERAL IV ROUTE TO IMPROVE PTS. NUTRITIONAL STATUS  
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PERIPHERAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (PNN)   NUTRIENTS VIA IV ROUTE, BUT NO CENTRAL VEIN  
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