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Medical Coding Lesson 09 - Digestive and Endocrine Systems

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Definition
show The failure of a muscle fiber ring (for example, a sphincter) to relax.  
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show A channel or tract that develops during inflammation or infection (usually goes from the rectum to an opening in the skin around the anus)  
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Anorexia   show
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show Often called a canker sore, this is a sore in the patient's mouth that usually appears between the gum and the cheek.  
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Biliary atresia   show
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show The rumbling noise produced by gas moving through the intestines.  
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Buccal mucosa   show
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Cholangiectasis   show
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show The process of swallowing.  
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Diverticulum   show
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show Difficulty swallowing.  
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EGJ (Esophagogastric junction) or GE junction (Gastroesophageal junction)   show
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Esophageal varices   show
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show Vomiting blood.  
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show The stoppage of blood flow.  
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Hepatosplenomegaly   show
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show The folding of one part of the intestine onto another.  
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show Yellowish discoloration of skin and mucous membranes caused by bile salt deposits.  
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show Point The most tender area of the patient's abdomen in early appendicitis.  
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Parenteral   show
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Postprandial   show
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show The sound heard by shaking an individual with free fluid, air, or gas in a hollow organ or cavity.  
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Appendectomy   show
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show Removal of lower part of the stomach with end-to-end anastomosis of the remaining stomach to the duodenum.  
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Billroth I anastomosis   show
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Billroth II anastomosis   show
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show Plastic surgery restoration of the mouth and lips.  
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show Removal of the gallbladder.  
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Choledochotomy   show
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Colonoscopy   show
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EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)   show
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ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)   show
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Hartmann's   show
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Herniorrhaphy   show
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PEG (Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy)   show
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show A Y-shaped anastomosis that includes the small intestine. This procedure has gained fame lately because it's the procedure doctors use for gastric bypass surgery.  
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Whipple   show
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show Overactive pituitary gland causes enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw.  
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show Excessive secretion of aldosterone causing weakness, high blood pressure, and other cardiac problems.  
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Cushing's syndrome   show
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show Pathological condition of arrested growth.  
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Gigantism   show
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show Hormone secreted in the stomach that stimulates production of gastric juice.  
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show Hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood sugar.  
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Goite   show
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Hyperosmolarity   show
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show Excessive production of thyroid hormones.  
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Hypoinsulinemia   show
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Hypothyroidism   show
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Iatrogenic   show
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show Inadequate secretion of the anterior pituitary because of destruction of the gland.  
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show Abnormal increase in body fluid acidity caused by increased production of ketone bodies.  
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Thyroid storm   show
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Thyroiditis   show
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