Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Visualization of the GI tract up to the duodenum is also referred to as upper GI endoscopy or panendoscopy. Major indications are diagnosis of suspected upper GI hemorrhage and upper GI malignancy. Endoscopy is the diagnostic procedure of first choice in virtually all instances of upper GI hemorrhage (see Chapter 36B); even when bleeding is brisk, responsible lesions are readily visualized by experienced endoscopists. Endoscopic biopsy and cytology yield a diagnostic accuracy for upper GI cancer of close to 100 per cent, although accuracy is less in submucosal and/or infiltrative lesions. Other indications include investigation of some cases of abdominal pain, esophageal symptoms, removal of foreign bodies, and injection of varices.
- Cardiovascular
- RENAL METABOLISM Of DRUGS
- PERFUSION
- Liddle’s Syndrome
- Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
- PERICARDIAL DISEASES - ACUTE PERICARDITIS
- NONATHEROSCLEROTIC CAUSES OF CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION
- BRORICHODILATORS
- PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION
- DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION
- CARDIAC TUMORS
- The Use of Diuretics
- GAS TRANSFER
- THE FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS SYNDROMES
- Screening and Prevention
- AORTIC DISEASE - AORTIC ANEURYSMS
- Hepatic Diseases
- Outcome and Prognosis
- CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF MALABSORPTION
- Etiology and Pathogenesis
- LABORATORY TESTS TOR BILIRUBIN
- Treatment and Prognosis
- Blood Chemistries
- Proteinuria
- Nephrosclerosis
- PENETRATING TRAUMA
- DEFINITION
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- BROliCHIECTASIS
- Pathology
- COMMON PRESENTING COMPLAINTS
- Conservative Management
- VENTILATION
- Muscular and Articular System
- ARTERIAL TRAUMA