MCNEESE CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 EXAMINATION REVIEW SHEET SOLUTIONS

MCNEESE CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 EXAMINATION REVIEW SHEET
SOLUTIONS

◉ dyspepsia
Answer: difficult digestion


◉ dysphagia
Answer: difficulty swallowing


◉ gastrodynia
Answer: pain in the stomach


◉ nasogastric
Answer: pertaining to the nose and stomach


◉ oral
Answer: pertaining to the mouth


◉ proctology
Answer: study of the rectum

,◉ sublingual
Answer: under the tongue


◉ ascites
Answer: abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity


◉ diarrhea
Answer: frequent discharge of liquid stool


◉ feces
Answer: wastes from the GI tract expelled through the rectum


◉ flatus
Answer: gas in the digestive tract or expelled through the anus


◉ hematemesis
Answer: vomiting blood


◉ peristalsis
Answer: involuntary wave-like contractions that propel food along
the digestive tract

, ◉ reflux
Answer: abnormal backward flow


◉ dystentery
Answer: disorder that involves inflammation of the intestines
associated with diarrhea and abdominal pain


◉ gavage
Answer: refers to the process of feeding a person through a
nasogastric tube


◉ volvulus
Answer: twisting of the intestine on itself


◉ barium enema
Answer: BE


◉ fecal occult blood test
Answer: FOBT


◉ gastrointestinal