Word parts
What it means
A test in which a scope is passed into the body through a natural opening or a small cut. An upper endoscopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy, EGD) looks at the esophagusih-SOF-uh-gusThe muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach.esophag/o esophagusFull entry , stomach and duodenumdoo-uh-DEE-numThe first, short part of the small intestine, just after the stomach.Full entry ; a colonoscopy looks at the colon; a bronchoscopy looks at the airways. Tissue samples can be taken and some problems, such as bleeding, treated during the test. Clients usually get sedation.
For the nurse
Keep the client NPO before the test as ordered. After an upper endoscopy, the throat is numb: give nothing by mouth until the gag reflex returns. Watch for pain, fever, bleeding or trouble breathing, which can mean a tear.
At a glance
| Spanish | endoscopia |
|---|---|
| Also written | endoscopies |
Related terms
esophagus
The muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach.
diagnostic test
A test that gives information to find or rule out a disease, or to see how a disease or treatment is going.
colon
The main part of the large intestine, between the small intestine and the rectum.
lapar/o
A word root that means abdomen or abdominal wall.
duodenum
The first, short part of the small intestine, just after the stomach.