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colonoscopy endoscopy - lg

Posted: Aug 03, 2011

Is there any reason why I *should* type BOTH "colonoscopy endoscopy"? Or should I just omit "endoscopy"? Yes, it's an ESL doc.

Is he saying anything in front of endoscopy, i.e., upper endoscopy? sometimes here upper endoscopy - and colonoscopy as 2 different exams

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agree- endoscopy usually not referring to colonoscopy - nm

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yes, you should type both - they are two different procedures

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if in doubt, give us the entire sentence so we can see what the issue is.

Just to clear this up for the OP - sm

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An endoscopy is literally just "looking inside". It can be an upper endoscopy- what most consider an EGD if there has been no surgery changing the anatomy and it can be a lower endoscopy which is usually referring to a colonoscopy. Some doctors never say upper or lower endoscopy; some doctors never say EGD or colonoscopy.

The only way to know what he means is in context. If he sees stomach and ileum, he's doing an AND. If only one or the other, he is just one of those guys who is redundant, like colonic colon polyps.

great point - well said

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Thanks all! Sentence is... - lg

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That was "dictator from H-E-double-toothpicks" day. Below is what was returned from QA. (I actually got kudos for doing as well as I did as a 2-wk-old newbie. QA acknowledged this was our absolute worst dictator.)

SENTENCE: She is still due to get an endoscopy, colonoscopy for workup of weight loss and iron deficiency anemia.

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