Endoscopy Exam Questions With answers.

Endoscopy Exam Questions With answers
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What /
/is /


/an /


/endoscopy? //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔- /


/Procedure /


/that /


/allows /


/direct /


/visualization /


/of //body //cavities, //tissues, //and //organs //through //use //of //a //flexible, //lighted //tube




Why //might //a //patient //need //an //endoscopy? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Biopsy //

- //Remove //abnormal //tissue

- //Perform //minor //surgery



What /
/is /


/an /


/esophagogastroduodenoscopy /


/(EGD)? //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔- /


/Insertion /


/of /


/an /


/endoscope /


/through /


/the /


/mouth /

, /into /
/the /


/esophagus, /


/stomach, /


/and /


/duodenum /


/to /


/identify /


/or /


/treat /


/area /


/of /


/bleeding, //dilate //the //esophageal //structure, //and //diagnose //gastric //lesions //or //celiac //disease




How /
/should /


/you /


/position //


a //patient //getting //an //EDG? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Left //side //lying //with //head //of //bed
//elevated




How /
/should /


/you /


/prep //a //patient //for //an //EDG? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //NPO //for //6 //to //8 //hours //before



- //Remove //dentures



What /
/is /


/the /


/nurses /


/responsibilities /


/after //an //EDG? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Monitor //vital //signs //and //respiratory //status



- //Notify //provider //of //bleeding, //abdominal //or //chest //pain, //and //evidence //of //infection