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Medical Student Forums => Clinical Rotations => Topic started by: Diagnostic on November 04, 2007, 04:40:03 AM
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Indication:
- Dyspepsia (especially ages over 55 years)
- Upper abdominal pain
- Atypical chest pain
- Dysphagia
- Vomiting, weight loss
- Acute or chronic GI bleeding
- Duodenal biopsy in the investigation of malabsorption
Contraindications
- Atlantoaxial subluxation as in rheumatoid arthritis
- Severe shock
- Recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cardian arrhythmia
- Severe repiratory disease
Complications
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Perforation
- Bleeding
Procedure
- Explain to the patient the nature of procedure
- Get written consent
- Tell the patient that pain due to air inflation may occur and therefore IV sedation may be given
- Fasting for at least 4 hours
- Throat is sprayed with lignocaine (Xylocaine)
- IV sedation for very anxious patient
- The instrument (endoscope) is passed into the pharynx under direct vision, the down the esophagus into the stomach and duodenum.
- NPO for 90 minu after procedure
"Summerized from Short Textbook of Medical Diagnosis and Management"
Diagnostic