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Gastrointestinal Tract
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract refers to a tubular passage from mouth to anus that releases hormones to aid the digestion process. Extending about 8.3 meters, GI tract may be divided into three divisions: foregut, midgut, and hindgut.
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Who is actress on CBS Colonoscopy sweepstakes commercial?
Sharon Osbourne, Co-Host of the TV show "The Talk" and wife of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne (who appears with her in the CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes).
What is therapeutic procedures?
Therapeutic procedures are procedures that soothe you. Therapeutic procedures don't just soothe you mentally, but physically, too. There are a wide range of therapeutic procedures, which range from massages, to just sitting in a warm bath.
Where to get virtual colonoscopy?
Main Street Radiology in Flushing advertises virtual colonoscopies. I have not been there.
Incomplete colonoscopy secondary to sigmoid fixation?
There wasn't a lot of flexibility in the fourth part of the colon, so they couldn't finish checking it with the scope.
Can a colonoscopy delay your period?
The colonoscopy itself does not change a menstrual cycle. But all the stress and use of strong bowel cleansing before the test can throw your body off schedule.
At what age can someone have serotonin syndrome?
Serotonin syndrome can affect people of all ages. It isn't a genetic issue but rather a reaction to a few different situations involving prescription and non-prescription drugs.
The membranes of neighboring cells are actually fused at a tight junction, forming a seal that prevents the leakage of extracellular fluid across a layer of epithelial cells.
What cause your body to dump food after you eat?
Something called the gastrocolic reflex causes your intestines to move everything forward a bit when the stomach is stretched.
What is the recovery process after a colonoscopy?
The scope is removed. The patient is covered completely. The short-acting sedation wears off. The patient's vitals are often checked. Within the hour, you should be discharged. But you should not drive yourself home.
Why does the acid in gastric juice not damage the wall of the?
Becouse colorless watery acidic digestive fluid that is secreted by various glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and consists chiefly of hydrochloric acid, pepsin, rennin, and mucin.
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Why does the enzyme trypsin get deactivated when introduced in the gastric juice of the stomach?
The optimum pH for tryspin is about 8.0, which is the pH of the intestine, whereas the pH of gastric juice is 1.5-2.0, which is highly acidic.
Abdominal films are x-ray images of the abdomen.
Alternative NamesAbdominal x-ray; X-ray - abdomen; Flat plate; KUB
How the test is performedThe test is performed in a hospital radiology department or in the health care provider's office by an x-ray technologist.
You lie on your back on the x-ray table. The x-ray machine is positioned over your abdominal area. You hold your breath as the picture is taken so that the picture will not be blurry. You may be asked to change position to the side or to stand up for additional pictures.
How to prepare for the testInform the health care provider if you are pregnant, have an IUD inserted, or have had a barium contrast media x-ray in the last 4 days.
If you have taken any medications such as Pepto Bismol (which contains bismuth) within 4 days, mention it to the health care provider. This type of medication may interfere with the test.
You wear a hospital gown during the x-ray procedure. You must remove all jewelry. You must sign an informed consent form.
How the test will feelThere is no discomfort. The films are taken with you lying on your back, side, and while standing.
Why the test is performed- Diagnose a pain in the abdomen or unexplained nausea
- Identify suspected problems in the urinary system, such as a kidney stone or blockage in the intestine
- Locate an object that has been swallowed
The x-ray will show normal structures for a person your age.
What abnormal results meanAbnormal findings include:
- Abdominal masses
- Build-up of fluid in the abdomen
- Certain types of gallstones
- Foreign object in the intestines
- Hole in the stomach or intestines
- Injury to the abdominal tissue
- Intestinal blockage
- Kidney stones
The test may be performed for:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Acute appendicitis
- Acute cholecystitis
- Acute kidney failure
- Addison's disease
- Adenomyosis
- Annular pancreas
- Ascariasis
- Atheroembolic renal disease
- Biliary atresia
- Blind loop syndrome
- Cholangitis
- Chronic renal failure
- Cirrhosis
- Echinococcus
- Encopresis
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Idiopathic aplastic anemia
- Injury of the kidney and ureter
- Intussusception (children)
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Peritonitis; dialysis associated
- Peritonitis, spontaneous
- Primary or idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Renal artery stenosis
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Secondary aplastic anemia
- Toxic megacolon
- Wilms' tumor
There is low radiation exposure. X-rays are monitored and regulated to provide the minimum amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image. Most experts feel that the risk is low compared with the benefits.
Pregnant women and children are more sensitive to the risks of the x-ray. Women should tell the health care provider if they are, or may be, pregnant.
Special considerationsThe test is not usually recommended for pregnant women. The ovaries and uterus cannot be shielded during the abdominal x-ray because of their location.
Men should have a lead shield placed over the testes to protect against the radiation.
ReferencesMettler FA. Gastrointestinal system. In: Mettler FA, ed.Essentials of Radiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2005:chap 6.What is erythema in the antrum and fundus mean?
Medical terms are hard to understand until you put them into layman's words:
- erythema = redness
- antrum = a body cavity
- fundus = the part of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ or cavity's opening
For example, the fundus of the uterus is at the top closest to the navel or higher right after giving birth.
About how long does it take for the whole emancipation process?
I have a dilema. I'm 17 and I want to move out. I won't lie. I don't have financial burdens, but I do have a limit on freedom. I am not on drugs. I don't even smoke cigarettes. I'm not having sex, but I just want out. I make a substantial amount of money for my age...I have a friend that has invited me to stay with her as long as she wont get in trouble. She doesn't do drugs or alcohol and is the main provider for her two young nephews. She is more of a mother to them than their own. I would be still going to school and getting my education and still going to college. I just want to go now because my parents don't let me do anything and my dad is a dictator. I'm a free-spirited independent girl, and I will end up hurting him before I let him run me. He just came home from Iraq permanently so I have got to go! I don't want to go through the whole emancipation process. By the time I get emancipated I will already be legal. Any suggestions? BTW: I have no criminal history and my grades are substantially good. He would still put me in Juvenile...any prevention tips I could use?
That really depends on the individual. For some it may, for others not so much.
Is there a cure for Burning Mouth Syndrome?
I had all the symptoms of Burning Mouth Syndrome. My family doctor prescribed a medicine used to treat the chicken pox virus (herpes). Thankfully all may symptoms went away with no recurrence.
What is interesting is that even though I have already had chicken pox when I was little, the BM symptoms began a few weeks after I had come in contact with a child who had chicken pox. This may be the reason for burning mouth syndrome knowing that the herpes virus effects the nerves in the mouth.
It is worth asking your doctor about !!!!!
