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Common Terms
of the Digestive
System
By Marcel Marsh
The Following Terms will be
reviewed
 Colonoscopy
 Hematochezia
 Hernioplasty
 Lavage
Hematochezia

   Is the passing of bright red
    blood in the stool
Hematochezia
The cause is of hematochezia is usually due to blood in the
rectum or stool, cause by:
 Cancer
 Hemorrhoids
 Diverticulitis
 Infection of the intestines
 Ulcerative colitis


Hematochezia should be treated according to the
underlying condition
Colonoscopy
   Colonoscopy is the
    examination of the Large
    bowel and distal small
    bowel by a flexible
    fiberscope called a
    colonoscope. Polyps and
    small growths can be
    removed during this
    procedure
Colonoscopy
   A colonoscopy is used to
    diagnose cancer of the
    colon


The picture to the right shows the different
stages of growth of polyps in the tract of
the colon.
Hernioplasty

 Surgical   repair of a
 Hernia
Hernioplasty
   Hernioplasty is
    recommended for
    inguinal Hernia’s.

   An common condition in
    which the small intestine
    or intra-abdominal fat
    protrudes through the
    lower abdominal muscles
Lavage
   Gastric Lavage, also
    commonly called
    stomach pumping or
    gastric irrigation is the
    process of cleaning out
    the contents of the
    stomach
Lavage
   Gastric lavage involves the passage of a tube via the
    mouth or nose down into the stomach

   The indication for Lavage is for when a patient has
    ingested some dangerous substances
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Common terms of the digestive system chapter8

  • 1. Common Terms of the Digestive System By Marcel Marsh
  • 2. The Following Terms will be reviewed  Colonoscopy  Hematochezia  Hernioplasty  Lavage
  • 3. Hematochezia  Is the passing of bright red blood in the stool
  • 4. Hematochezia The cause is of hematochezia is usually due to blood in the rectum or stool, cause by:  Cancer  Hemorrhoids  Diverticulitis  Infection of the intestines  Ulcerative colitis Hematochezia should be treated according to the underlying condition
  • 5. Colonoscopy  Colonoscopy is the examination of the Large bowel and distal small bowel by a flexible fiberscope called a colonoscope. Polyps and small growths can be removed during this procedure
  • 6. Colonoscopy  A colonoscopy is used to diagnose cancer of the colon The picture to the right shows the different stages of growth of polyps in the tract of the colon.
  • 7. Hernioplasty  Surgical repair of a Hernia
  • 8. Hernioplasty  Hernioplasty is recommended for inguinal Hernia’s.  An common condition in which the small intestine or intra-abdominal fat protrudes through the lower abdominal muscles
  • 9. Lavage  Gastric Lavage, also commonly called stomach pumping or gastric irrigation is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach
  • 10. Lavage  Gastric lavage involves the passage of a tube via the mouth or nose down into the stomach  The indication for Lavage is for when a patient has ingested some dangerous substances