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| abdominal ultrasonography |
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| sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera |
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| endoscopic ultrasonography |
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| use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract |
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| endoscopic ultrasonography |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body |
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| Abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging |
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| another name for gastric bypass |
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| reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum |
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| A gastrojejunostomy is also known as ____________ |
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| combining form meaning weight |
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| combining form meaning treatment |
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| obesity; Roux-en-Y; tablespoons; small intestine |
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| Gastric bypass is a bariatric surgery for severe __________. The _________ gastric bypass procedure reduces the size of the stomach to a volume of two ___________ and bypasses much of the ____________ |
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| gastrointestinal endoscopy |
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| visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| An endoscope is inserted through the _______ or ________ in gastrointestinal endoscopy |
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| What is the abbreviaton for esophagogastroduodenoscopy? |
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| EGD, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, and anoscopy are all examples of _____________ endoscopy |
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| combines CT scanning and computer technology to enable physicians to examine the entire length of the colon by x-ray imaging in just minutes |
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| Another name for virtual colonoscopy |
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| T or F: Virtual colonoscopy is only a screening procedure, and patients with abnormal findings have to have a conventional colonoscopy afterwards |
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| visual endoscopic examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through the small incisions in the abdomen |
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| removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination |
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| insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach |
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
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| another name for paracentesis |
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| What procedure is used for ascites? |
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| Which two enzymes are measured to test liver function? |
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| bright red blood per rectum |
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| What condition does BRBPR refer to? |
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| esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
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| endoscopic ultrasonography |
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| What are two names a G tube is known by? |
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| inflammatory bowel disease |
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| Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are examples of _______ |
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| inflammatory bowel disease |
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| laparoscopic-assisted colectomy |
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| alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT |
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