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14 Cards in this Set
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FOBT |
FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST |
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GI |
GASTROINTESTINAL |
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Occult blood |
HIDDEN OR NONVISBLE BLOOD |
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Melena |
Black and tarlike |
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Guaiac test |
Test designed to test 3 bowel movements on 3 different days to provide detection of blood in GI lesions that dont bleed everyday |
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Patient paration for guaiac slide |
High fiber diet and avoiding certain medications 3 days before obtaining 3 different stools |
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Conditions that cause blood in the stool |
Hemorrhoids, anal fissures, clorectal polyps, diverticulitis, peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis, Gastroesophageal reflux disease and crohn disease |
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What medications irritate the GI tract and causes false postive results. |
Ibprofen such as motrin and advil, naproxens such as aleve, iron suppelments, vitamin C, and more than 1 adult asprin a day |
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Quality control methods must be employed to ensure |
Reliable and valid results |
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The box must be stored at a room temperature of |
59-86 degrees farenheit |
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Biopsy |
Surgical removal and examination of living tissue |
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Colonscope |
Endoscope designed for passage through the anus to permit visualization of the rectum and entire colon |
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Colonoscopy |
The visualization of the rectum and entire colon using the colonoscope |
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Contrast medium |
Substance used to make a particular structure visible on a radiograph |