Exam 18: Diseases of the Digestive System

What is an ulcer (such as of the stomach or intestine)?

What is mastication?

Patient with common bile duct stones presents for stone removal by ERCP.

The mouth is where digestion begins.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -The removal of the appendix

____ means vomiting of blood.

What are diverticula?

Which of the following esophageal conditions is most commonly treated with Prilosec?

Patient with known alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver is admitted with ascites and acute spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Staphylococcus aureus. Patient is a recovering alcoholic who has been in remission for 2 years.

An ileostomy is very similar to a(n) ____________________ EXCEPT that the end of the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Done for the removal of the gallbladder, common bile duct, part of the duodenum, and the head of the pancreas

A patient is admitted with recurrent right inguinal hernia. The hernia cannot be reduced, and the patient is taken to the OR for an open repair of indirect hernia with mesh. The patient spikes a fever on day 2, and workup reveals a UTI. What codes are applicable?

What is the abbreviation for esophagogastroduodenoscopy?

The squeezing or movement of food toward the stomach and down the digestive tract is called ____.

An indirect hernia occurs when the protrusion is through the inguinal ring into the inguinal canal; this is different from a direct hernia.

Appendicitis with abscess: __________

Patient is admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. After testing, it is determined that the patient has fecal impaction of the colon. Before surgery the anesthesiologist documents that the patient also has mitral valve prolapse and requires preoperative antibiotics. The patient is taken to the OR for disimpaction of the bowel.

____ is the abnormal condition of stones in the gallbladder.

Assign the code for choledochoduodenal fistula: __________

Match each definition to one of the following items. -The procedure used to repair a hernia