Question

Match the correct abbreviation for the category: pathology (P), diagnostic lab test (DLT), diagnostic clinical procedure (DCP), sign or symptom (55), or therapeutic procedure (TP). - achalasia - ascites cholangiography - - dysentery . EUS - gastric bypass a. DCP - GERD - - - hematochezia hemoccult IBD C. SS d. TP e. DLT - LETS - melena - paracentesis steatorrhea - TPN

Answer 1

Achalasia is the difficulty in passing  food and liquid to pass into the stomach.

Achalasia -(b) P

Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Ascites-(c) SS

Cholangiography-Diagnostic procedure for visualizing the bileduct.

Cholangiography-(a)DCP

Dysentery is an intestinal infection charecterised by abdominal pain,diarrhoea,bloody stools and fever

Dysentery-(b) P

EUS-Endoscopic Ultrasound Technique

EUS-(a) DCP

Gastric Bypass-Therapeutic procedure

Gastric Bypass-(d) TP

GERD-Gastro Esophageai Reflux Disease

GERD-(b) P

Hematochezia-passage of fresh blood through the stool

Hematochezia-(c) SS

Hemoccult-used to detect occult blood in stool.

Hemoccult-(e)DLT

IBD-Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

IBD-(b) P

LFTs-Liver function test

LFT-(e) DLT

Melena-presence of blood in stool

Melena-(c) SS

Paracentesis- procedure used remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity

paracentesis-(a)DCP

Steatorrhea-presence of  fat in stool caused by malabsorbtion

Steatorrhea-(c)SS

TPN-Total Parenteral Nutrition

TPN-(d)TP