Lavage is a medical procedure that involves cleaning or washing out a body organ. There are several types of lavage including gastric, bronchoalveolar, bowel, and ear lavage. Anastomosis is a surgical connection of two organs or vessels commonly performed in the gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, and urinary tract. Cachexia, also known as wasting syndrome, is a loss of body mass due to disease that is difficult to restore even with adequate caloric intake and is common in patients with cancer, AIDS, COPD, CHF, and TB. Dental extraction, also known as exodontia, is the removal of teeth commonly performed for overcrowding, impaction, decay, gum disease, or

1. Chapter 8 8G Four Terms Emily Ryan

2. Lavage Lavage is a medical procedure that involves cleaning or washing out a body organ

3. Types of Lavage Gastric Lavage Bronchoalveolar Lavage Bowel Lavage Ear Lavage

4. Gastric Lavage This type is often referred to as stomach pumping A tube is placed down the nose or mouth into the stomach and fluid is pushed in and sucked out It is used to get rid of harmful chemicals or toxins in the stomach such as an alcohol or drug overdose

5. Bronchoalveolar Lavage This involves the insertion of a bronchoscope through the nose or mouth into the lung Fluid is then pumped in and sucked out to be examined Examination of the extracted fluid can help diagnose some types of lung diseases

6. Peritoneal Lavage

7. Bowel Lavage A Bowel lavage involves flushing the colon with liquids to remove any solids in preparation for the diagnostic colonoscopy procedure

8. Ear Lavage This technique makes use of a fluid filled syringe inserted at the meatus of the auditory canal Used to remove cerumen (ear wax) Blockages

9. Anastomosis Anastomosis is the surgical connection of two organs or vessels

10. Common places for anastomosis Gastrointestinal tract Blood Vessels Urinary Tract

11. GI Anastomosis Performed when part of the tract needs to be removed due to infection, inflammation, or in gastric bypass surgeries Eliminates infected portion and reconnects healthy portions

12. GI Anastomosis

13. Blood Vessels Artery-Vein- used during dialysis Artery-Artery- give insurance that blood can reach capillary beds if one artery is or becomes blocked

14. Urinary Tract Radical Prostectomy

15. Urinary Tract Radical Cystectomy (removal of part of the bladder) Radical Cystectomy

16. Cachexia Also known as wasting syndrome

17. Cachexia Cachexia is a loss of body mass due to disease. Weight usually can not be restored even with adequate caloric intake Common in patients with certain diseases and increases the likelihood the disease will lead to death

18. Cachexia Common in people suffering from the following diseases: Cancer AIDS COPD CHF TB

19. Dental Extraction Removal of teeth Also known as exodontia

20. Extraction Commonly performed in the following circumstances: Overcrowding/Extra teeth Impaction Decay Gum disease Preparation for orthodontics

21. Overcrowding

22. Impaction

23. Decay

24. Gum Disease