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| Stretching, dilation, widening |
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| Destruction, breakdown, seperation |
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| Drooping, sagging, protrude |
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| Bursting forth (of blood) |
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| Sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscles |
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| Tightening, stricture, narrowing |
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| LIVER FUNCTION TESTS (LFT'S) |
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| Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in serum. |
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| ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE (ALK PHOS) |
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| An enzyme that may be elevated in patients with liver, bone, and other diseases. |
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| Levels elevated in patients with liver disease and jaundice. |
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| Measures conjugated bilirubin. Elevated levels indicate liver disease or biliary obstruction. |
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| Measures unconjugated bilirubin. Increased levels mean excessive hemolysis. |
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| Test for microorganisms present in feces. |
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STOOL GUAIAC HEMOCCULT TEST |
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| Detection of occult (hidden) blood in feces. |
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LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES (BARIUM ENEMA) |
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| X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum. |
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| UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES |
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| X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestines obtained after administering barium by mouth. |
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| SMALL BOWEL FOLLOW-THROUGH |
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| Sequential xrays of the small intestines as barium passes through. |
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| X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into bile ducts. |
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| PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY |
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| X-ray examination where the medium enters via a needle through the abdominal wall into the liver. |
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| ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) |
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| X-ray examination where the medium is injected via catheter (tube) through the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and then into bile ducts. |
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| Imaging technique in which a series of x-ray films are obtained to visualize internal organs in multiple views, including cross sections. |
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| ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY (ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OR SONOGRAPHY) |
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| Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of adomenal viscera. |
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| MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) |
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| Magnetic and radio waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body. |
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| Image of the liver after injecting radioactive material into the bloodstream. |
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| Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy). |
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| GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY |
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| Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope. |
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| Visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen. |
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| Removal of liver tissue followed by microscopic visualizations. |
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| Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach. |
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| PARACENTESIS (ABDOMINOCENTESIS) |
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| Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen. |
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