| A | B |
|---|
| ascites | abnormal collection of fluid in peritoneal cavity |
| diarrhea | frequent discharge of liquid stool |
| dysentery | disorder w inflammation of intestine and diarrhea and pain |
| feces | waste from digestive tract expelled through the rectum |
| flatus | gas in the intestinal track/expelled through the rectum |
| gastric lavage | washing out of stomach |
| gavage | process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube |
| hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| melena | black, tarry stool containing digested blood |
| nausea | urge to vomit |
| peristalsis | involuntary wavelike contractions that propel food along digestive tract |
| reflux | "black, tarry stool containing digested blood" |
| vomit | matter expelled from stomach through the mouth |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) | procedure using endoscope fitted w ultrasound probe providing mageprocedure w endoscope fitted w ultrasound probe that provides images of layers of intestinal wall |
| Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) antibodies test | blood test to determine presence of H. pylori bacteria. Can be found in stomach lining and can cause peptic ulcers |
| fecal occult blood test | test to detect occult blood in feces |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| PEG | pericutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
