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Past health hx, medications, surgery or other treatments, oral hygiene, last
dental checkup, dentures or have oral appliances, changes in their eating or
how their diet looks like, recent bowel habits or stools, nausea, vomiting,
intestinal gas, diarrhea, flatulence, painful swallowing or chewing food,
abdominal pain



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What is the upper gastrointestinal What are the diagnostic tests for
1 2
tract study? diarrhea?



What does the CT colonoscopy or What are some subjective
3 4
virtual colonscopy do? assessment for GI?



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What is the upper Barium swallow
gastrointestinal tract
study?

What is the lower Barium enema
gastrointestinal tract
study?

What are the two Colonoscopy and the CT colonography (Virtual
abdominal ultrasound? colonoscopy)

What does the It checks for tumors, abdominal masses, acites
colonoscopy do?

What does the CT not as invasive, no sedation needed, 3D CT scan of
colonoscopy or virtual the patient's valve, takes pictures in the large valve
colonscopy do?

What colonoscopy test is Esophagogastroduodenscopy (EGD)
done in the upper GI?

It is an invasive endoscopy goes through the mouth
What is a
into the stomach, patient is sedated and can
esophagogastroduodens
maintain airway
copy?
Gag reflex has to be intact

Which test do you have Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) because the
to wait for 4 to 6 hours to patient has to wait for the numbing agent to be
drink, eat, and ice chips? gone

What is a fiberoptic A camera goes in and looks for malignant cancer in
colonoscopy? the colon

decrease in fluid absorption (laxatives, enzyme,
deficiencies, increase fluid secretion (infectious,
What causes diarrhea?
hormonal), disturbances with motility (IBS, dumping
syndrome)

What is dumping Rapid acid emptying when food moves too quickly
symdrome? in the duodenum

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