endoscopy

Endoscopy is the principle of physical imaging, a tube with a light through the mouth into the stomach or through other natural channels into the body to check or treat the disease. Endoscopy can reliably solve the diagnosis of common tumors (such as gastric cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, intestinal polyps, etc.), especially for the timely detection of early cancer, and can make a pathological diagnosis before surgery, so it is better than other Diagnostic methods (including MRI, CT, B-ultrasound, ECT). Basic Information Specialist classification: Digestive examination classification: endoscope Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: fasting Tips: fasting and ban drinking for more than 6h, to ensure effective gastric emptying. Assist the patient to take the correct position. Normal value The most common digestive tract diseases are inflammation, ulcers, and tumors. Digestive endoscopy is the gold standard for clinical diagnosis of most digestive diseases. In addition to safety and comfort, the painless endoscope also expands the range of indications for gastroscopy, so that some patients who are not suitable for gastroscopy (such as those with high mental stress and fear) are difficult to complete due to severe vomiting. Patients who have a microscopic examination, a patient with a history of epilepsy and a child who cannot cooperate, a person with a history of mental illness, etc.) can also perform a gastrointestinal endoscopy. Clinical significance Abnormal results: upper gastrointestinal symptoms, such as upper digestive bleeding. People who need to be examined: patients with difficulty swallowing, pain in the back of the chest, burning, pain in the upper abdomen. Precautions Contraindications before the test: fasting and banned drinking for more than 6h, to ensure effective gastric emptying. Requirements for examination: Assist the patient to take the correct position. Inspection process Premedication. 10 minutes before the examination, 20 mg of scopolamine and 5 mg of diazepam were given to calm the patient and slow the gastrointestinal motility; 10 ml of oral gastroscope glue was used to anesthetize the throat, and the stomach was sputum, which reduced the adhesion of gastric mucus and facilitated the examination. 4 assist the patient to take the correct position. Help the patient to take the left hyperbolic knee position, the head is low and then lean back, loosen the collar and belt, the patient should remove if there are dentures. 5 vital signs monitoring. Elderly or suspected cardiovascular disease patients with oxygen inhalation and oxygen saturation, ECG monitoring. Not suitable for the crowd Inappropriate people: Patients have heart, lung, brain disease and severity. Adverse reactions and risks Nothing.

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