Read the Following Excerpt from a Health Record: "I Will

question 62

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a health record: "I will begin a trial of antacid therapy along with recommended dietary adjustments. If he does not respond to treatment in 1 month, I will schedule him for an EGD." Which of the following refers to the correct breakdown and translation for the procedure the patient will be scheduled for should he not respond to initial treatment within a month?

• A) EGD = esophagogastroduodenoscopy: eso (in, inside) + phago (eat) + gastro (stomach) + duo (two) + deno (digestion) + scopy (procedure) = procedure for examining the efficacy of the digestive tract
• B) EGD = esophagogastroduodenoscopy: eso (outside) + phago (eat) + gastro (stomach) + duo (two) + deno (digestion) + scopy (procedure) = procedure using ultrasound to watch the digestive tract
• C) EGD = esophagogastroduodenoscopy: esophago (esophagus) + gastro (stomach) + duodeno (duodenum) + scopy (procedure for looking) = procedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
• D) EGD = esophagogastroduodenoscopy: esophago (esophagus) + gastro (stomach) + duodeno (digestion) + scopy (procedure for looking) = procedure for looking inside the esophagus and stomach by swallowing a probe
• E) EGD = esophagogastroduodenoscopy: esophago (esophagus) + gastro (digestion) + duodeno (duodenum) + scopy (procedure for looking) = procedure for looking inside the esophagus to observe the duodenum in the process of digestion

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