MEDTERM MODULE 6 QUIZLET

DigestionGI means:

Gastrointestinal

What is the abbreviation for the imaging procedure that uses magnetic waves to produce images of tissues and organs?

MRI

The suffix -pepsia means:

digestion

The suffix -ectasia means:

stretching

TPN is the abbreviation for:

Total parenteral nutrition

the abbreviation BM stands for:

bowel movement

IBD is the abbreviation for":

Inflammatory bowel disease

The abbreviation LFTs stands for:

Liver function tests

The abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tub is:

PEG tube

The abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease is:

GERD

Hemat___ means vomiting blood.

emesis

A feeding tube placed in the stomach is a:

G tube

pyloro___ is the sudden involuntary contraction of the pylorus.

spasm

poly____ is the excessive eating or craving of food.

phagia

dys___ means difficult digestion

pepsia

the abbreviation that refers to the structure removed in a cholecystectomy is:

GB

Chole___ means the stopping or suppression of bile flow.

stasis

Mr.Wayne had a hernio___ to repair (suture) his hernia.

rrhaphy

erica was born with a narrowed pyloric sphincter that obstructed the flow of food into the small intestine. This defect is called pyloric ____.

stenosis

to locate the source of his upper GI bleeding, Mr. Hannigan underwent gastrointestinal____scopy, the visualization of the interior of his GI tract.

endo

Mr. Garcia developed a paralytic ileus (absence of intestinal peristalsis) after a colon resection. After surgery, the physician’s order read “NPO,” which means that he was:

not to take food or fluid by mouth

Which clinical procedure uses magnetic waves to produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body?

magnetic resonance imaging

Mr. Ling, age 58, saw his physician for a routine checkup. As part of the physical examination, a stool guaiac test was done to:

determine the presence of hidden blood in the fecesM

Mr. Ling’s history revealed that his father died of colon cancer. Due to Mr. Ling’s age and positive family history, the physician scheduled Mr. Ling for a flexible colonoscopy. This diagnostic procedure is:

A visual examination of the entire colon

A medical term for visual examination of the interior of the abdomen is:

laparoscopy

A gastro____ is the surgical repair of the stomach.

plasty

if a child swallows poison, a(n) ____ would be used to induce vomiting.

emetic

a series of x-rays of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth is known as a:

upper gastrointestinal series

amylaze and lipase tests measure the levels of these ____ in the blood.

enzymes

A(n) ____ tube is inserted through the nose into the stomach to remove fluid postoperatively.

nasogastric