Presentation about procedures and diagnostic tests used for the digestive system.

1. By Megan Moran

2.  Procedure to examine
the a portion of the
large intestine (the
rectum and colon)
 Used to find:
 Ulcers
 Polyps
 Tumors
 Areas of Inflammation
and Bleeding

3.  Colonoscope
 Thin flexible tube
 48-72 inches long
 Camera on the end
 Passed through the anus
into the colon

4.  Collect biopsy samples
 Remove polyps and small growths
 Recommended for cancer screening

5.  Blood test
 Determines amount of bilirubin waste in
bloodstream
 High levels may indicate liver disease

6.  Yellowish
metabolic
byproduct of
heme catabolism
 Excreted in urine
and bile
 Accumulation
causes yellowish
appearance to
skin called:
jaundice

8.  Gastric Lavage: aka pumping of the stomach
or gastric irrigation
 Uses NG (nasogastric tube) to wash out the
stomach

9.  Empty stomach contents after ingestion of
dangerous substances (drugs, poison, alcohol)
 Used to empty stomach prior to surgery

10.  Surgical repair of a hernia

11.  A sac formed by the peritoneum
 Sac comes through a hole or weak area in the
fascia
 Types:
 Hiatal Hernia- protrusion of stomach through the
diaphragm
 Inguinal Hernia - protrusion of a loop of small
intestines into inguinal region

12.  Long incision made
 Protrusion is pushed back into place or tied off
and removed
 Weak tissue where bulge occurred is made
stronger by stitching health muscle tissue
together: herniorrhaphy
 Recovery Time
 3 weeks to light activity
 6 weeks to return to heavy or strenuous activity

13.  Fremgen, Bonnie F., and Suzanne S. Frucht.
Medical Terminology: A Living Language. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
Print.
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
 http://www.webmd.com