BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Barium, Laparoscopy, Enzyme

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Biology Courses
• Course: BIOL 212
• Professor: Stitt

Document Summary

Diagnostic techniques, treatments, and procedures of the digestive system. Use of very high-frequency sound waves to provide visualization of the internal organs of the abdomen. Liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, and ureters. Insertion of a needle or trocar into the abdominal cavity to remove excess fluid. Hepatocellular enzyme released in elevated amounts due to liver dysfunction. Enzyme found in highest concentrations in liver, biliary tract, and bone. Enzyme secreted normally from pancreatic cells that travels to the duodenum by way of the pancreatic duct. May be removed via laparoscope if no rupture has occurred. Infusion of a radiopaque contrast medium, barium sulfate, into the rectum and held in the lower intestinal tract while x-ray films are obtained of the lower gi tract. Oral administration of radiopaque contrast medium (barium sulfate) that flows into the esophagus as the person swallows.