Ch 10 Words Part 9

diagnostic techniques that provide radiographic examination of the GI

• UGI
• barium swallow/ shake/meal is ingested to provide xray images of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum

• BE
• administration of barium sulfate into the colon or rectum for a LGI

removal of diseased tissue in the gums or gingivae

suturing of the tongue

surgical removal of hemorrhoids

surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum of the s. intestine

incision through the abdominal wall

surgical removal of polyps

surgical repair of the pylorus region of the stomach

• C&S
• obtaining a stool sample and determining what antibiotics to prescribe

surgical dissection of branches of the vagus nerve to reduce gastric juice secretion as treatment for chronic gastric ulcers