1. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
PROCEDURES
COLONOSCOPY
LAVAGE
HERNIOPLASTY
CACHEXIA

2. COLONOSCOPY
 Procedure helps detect cancer, polyps,
ulcers, tumors and areas of
inflammation or bleeding
 Tissue samples are collected-biopsy
and abdominal growths can be taken
out
 Colonoscope- instrument used in
procedure, thin flexible tube (48-72
inches long)
 Camera attached to colonoscope to
take pictures and videos of large
intestine, whole colon or part of small
intestine can also be seen
 Colon prep- stay home, drink fluid to
clean out colon, takes 1-2 days, will
experience diarrhea and frequent loose
bowels, which will help to empty out
stomach for procedure
 Endoscopic exam that allows doctors
to look at the interior lining of the
large intestine (colon & rectum)

3. LAVAGE
Colonic Lavage  Tube usage for all lavage procedures
 Irrigation or washing out of a body
cavity-pleural
 Pertains to stomach, bowel, peritoneal,
pericardial cavity or hollow organs
 Procedure obtains fluids for diagnostic
cytology to detect hemorrhage in blunt
trauma, or remove toxins
Bronchoalveolar  Listed Several Lavage Procedures
Lavage But There Are More:
 Abdominal – infusion of saline into
peritoneal cavity
 Bronchoalveolar – percutaneous entry
of a catheter between tracheal rings
 Colonic – irrigation of the colon
usually to remove ingested poisons

4. HERNIOPLASTY
 Surgical operation for a correction of a
 Images of Inguinal Areas hernia; bulging of internal organs or
tissues through a defect in the wall of
a body cavity
 Can occur in abdomen, groin,
diaphragm, brain and at a site of a
previous operation
 3 Different Types of Repairs:
 Herniotomy – surgical procedure in
which hernia sac is removed without
any repair of inguinal canal
 Hernioplasty – combined with
herniotomy but reinforced repair of the
posterior inguinal canal wall with
autogenous (patient’s own tissue) or
heterogenous material, such as a mesh
 Herniorrhapy – no autogenous or
heterogenous material is used for
reinforcement

5. CACHEXIA
 A wasting syndrome – the loss of body
mass that cannot be reversed
nutritionally
 Positive risk factor for death
 Loss of weight, muscle, atrophy,
fatigue, weakness and significant loss
of appetite
 If an affected person eats more
calories, lean body mass will still be
lost, indicating that a fundamental
pathology (disease) is present
 Prone to patient’s with cancer, AIDS,
chronic obstructive lung disease,
multiple sclerosis, congestive heart
failure, tuberculosis, familial amyloid
polyneuropathy, mercury poisoning
and hormonal deficiency

6. REFERENCES
 www.everydayhealth.com
 www.webmd.com
 www.medicinenet.com

7. THANK YOU!!!
BY: MICHELLE MADRID