Upper GI Tract
Pre-cancerous changes to cells in the esophageal lining
Barrett's esophagus
There is an urge to go to the bathroom but no passage of stool, liquid or gas from the colon
Obstipation
The process where bile salts are secreted into the duodenum and then reabsorbed and sent back via the blood stream to the liver
Enterohepatic Recycling
The process by which enzymes attack the tissues of the pancreas
Autodigestion
The most accurate diagnostic tool for upper GI disorders
Endoscopy
The term meaning painful swallowing
Odynophagia
The inflammatory disorder that involves only the large intestine, pseudopolyps and places a patient at high risk for colon cancer
Ulcerative colitis
This virus of the liver mutates rapidly, is transmitted via IV drug use, and there is currently no vaccination
Hepatitis C
Bruising on the flanks of a patient is called
Grey Turner sign
The diagnostic test used to visualize diverticula in the descending colon
Colonoscopy
Vertical tear in esophagus following forceful vomiting
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
A patient with chronic abdominal discomfort and constipation but all tests have been negative
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
The disorder where an accumulation of fat disrupts the cellular function and causes inflammation in the liver
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
DAILY DOUBLE
Spasmodic pain associated with gallbladder irritation
The test where a stool sample is utilized to look for the presence of blood
FOBT
The disorder where undigested material enters the duodenum due to rapid gastric emptying
Dumping syndrome
The presence of diverticula due to weakened areas in the sigmoid colon
Diverticulosis
Increased pressure in the blood vessel due to cirrhosis
Portal vein hypertension
The test where a patient lies supine with the right leg bent at a 90 degree angle and internal rotation of the hip causes pain in the RLQ
Obturator sign
Elevated lipase may indicate this disorder
Acute pancreatitis
Abdominal pain, abdominal rigidity and rebound tenderness indicate this disorder
Peritonitis
An extreme dilation of a segment of diseased colon that can perforate and be life threatening
Toxic megacolon
Accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between the tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen & common with cirrhosis
Ascites
The presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
Cholelithiasis
The diagnostic test you would expect a provider to order for a patient with dysphagia
Barium swallow study