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| abnormal reduction, excessively low count |
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| measurement of recording process |
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| surgical creattion of an opening |
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| emotion eating disorder, lack of eating |
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| inflammation of the appendix |
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| eating disorder charaterized by binging and purging |
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| inflammation of the lips, usually due to vitamin B deficiency |
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| inflammation of the gall bladder, usually caused by gall stones |
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| inflammation of the common bile duct |
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| condition of having gall stones in the common bile duct |
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| condidtion of having gall stones in the gallbladder |
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| chronic progressive disease of the liver usually caused by drinking, causes scarred fatty, orange liver |
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| inflammation of the colon, can also be ulcerative colitis (caused by ulcers) or IBD (irritable bowel disorder) |
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| polyps form in the colon or rectal lining. Form of cancer |
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| chronic inflammation of the GI tact, most commonly in the small intestines. Also known as regional ileitis |
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| development of small pouches on the wall of the colon that can cause mild bowel pain or become diverticulitis if inflamed |
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| an ulcer or erosion in the wall of the duodenum |
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| an accute inflammation of the GI tract that is caused by bacteria, protozoa, or chemical irritants. Causes severe diarrhea and can become life threatening due to dehydration |
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| inflammation of the small or large intestines |
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| inflammation of the esophagus, usually caused by reflux from the stomach. Chronic disorder may eat away at lining and cause softening called esophagomalacia |
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| ingestion of food contaminated with harmful bacteria that causes illness. Includes E. Coli, salmonella, and botulism. |
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| abnormal stretching or dialation of the stomach |
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| an ulcer or erosion on the wall of the stomach |
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| inflammation of the stomach |
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| inflammation of stomach and intestines |
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| reoccuring back flow or reflux or stomach contents into the esophagus called gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD |
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| softening of the stomach lining, can be causes by stomach cancer or other diseasse |
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| infectin by the intestinal protozoa giardia that causes diahhrea, cramps, nausea, vomiting, usually from drinking contaminated water |
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| inflammation of the tongue, which is caused by allergens, toxic substances, extreme hot or cold. |
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| a varicose, or swollen, condition of the veins in the anus produces a swelling that may open or bleed |
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| a viral induced inflammation of the liver |
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| a tumor arising from cells within the liver, includes heptocellular carcinoma or HCC |
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| protrusion of the cardiac portion of the stomach throught te hiatus of the diaphragm to enter the thoracic cavity |
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| Inflammitory bowel disease |
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| IBD, a general condition of inflammation of the GI tract |
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| infolding of a segment of the small intestines within another segment resulting in degreased motility |
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| IBS, chronic disease characterized by periodic disturbances of the large intestinal function without clear physiscal damage |
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| lack of enzyme that digests lactate which causes uncomfortable flatus or diarrhea |
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| disorder characterized by difficulty absorbing one or more nutrients. malabsorption of fat can cause lipopenia |
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| inflammation of the pancreas |
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| largest salivry glands are the parotoid glands in the mouth. Inflammtion of theses is often called mumps |
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| an erosion into the inner wall of an organ in the GI tract |
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| the inflammation of the peritoneum an extensive membrane that lines the inner wall of the abdominopelvic cavity |
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| presence of many polyps (small growths) usully in the colon |
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| inflammation of the rectum or anus |
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| drooping or prolapse of the rectum |
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| severe twisting of the intestines that leads to obstruction |
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| a surgical punture throught the abdominal wall to remove fluid aka paracentesis |
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| an agent that reduces the acidity of the stomach cavity |
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| drug that prevents or stops the vomiting reflex |
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| a drug that reduced peristalsis activity in the GI tract, which arrests the musclular spasms involved in diahhrea |
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| the surgical removal of the appendix |
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| an agent that stimulates strong waves of peristalsis in the colon, used to treat constipation |
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| procedure of suturing a lip |
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| surgical removal of the gall bladder |
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| procdure of producing an x-ray image of the gallbladder |
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| surgery involving the removal of one or more obstructive gallstones from the common bile duct. |
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| a congenital defect which the bones supporting the roof of the mouth fail to fuse during development leaving a space between the oral cavity and the nasal cavity |
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| surgical removal of a segment of the colon |
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| opening made through the abdomen that creates opening in colon, usually to serve and artificial anus. new opening is called a stoma |
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| clinical blood test used to detect blood in the feces abbreviated FOBT |
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| surgical removal of part of the stomach or in extreme cases the entire organ |
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| a cleaning procedure in which the stomach is irrigated with a prescibed solution. used after ingestion of a toxic substance or drug overdose |
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| the process of feeding a patient through a tube inserted into the nose that extends down the esophagus down to the stomach |
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| a visual examination of the GI tract that is made possible by the use of an endoscope (long flexible tube with fiberoptics and a camera) |
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| severl diagnostic techniques that provide radiographic examination of the GI tract. |
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In an UGI upper GI series a barium shake in ingested and then x-rayed
In a BE or LGI, barium enema or lower GI series the barium substance in put into the colon or rectum |
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| surgical removal of the diseased tissues in the gums |
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| an injury that involves a severse bite throught the tongue and require surgical suture to close wound |
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| surgical removal of hemorrhoids |
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| surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall and into the ileum of the small intestines |
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| sugical procedure involving an incision into the abdominal wall |
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| surgical removal of polyps |
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| surgical repair of the pylorus region of the stomach, which may include the pyloric valve |
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| stool culture and sensitivity |
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| a test used to identify pathogens in the GI tract by collecting and testing stool abbreviated SCS |
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| surgical disection of the vagus nerve branches to reduce innervation of some part of the GI tract, used to reduce gastric juice secretion as a treatment of gastric ulcers |
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