Introductory Paragraph/Outline

Isabel Ferreira Rodriguez

International Institute of Health Care Professionals

08/11/2018

Purpose: To ensure patients have a successful endoscopy experience.

Audience: Physicians, Endoscopy patients, Class, Professor,

Argument: Patients should inform his or her physician of any medications being taken, any allergies and all known health problems

Trials of Endoscopy

I. Endoscopy is an excellent medical procedure to diagnose and treat gastric diseases. An upper endoscopy is used to visually examine the upper digestive system with a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube. It can be made with local anesthesia or moderate sedation, to eliminate any unpleasant sensations that patients may feel throughout the process. The medical term is esophago-gastroduodenoscopy (Mayo Clinic, 2017). To accomplish a safe and complete examination, the stomach should be empty. The patient will most likely be asked to have nothing to eat or drink for six hours or more prior to the procedure. Prior to scheduling an endoscopy procedure, the patient should inform his or her physician of any medications being taken, any allergies and all known health problems to ensure a successful experience.

II. A specialist in diseases of the digestive system (gastroenterologist) uses an endoscopy to diagnose and, sometimes, treat conditions that affect the esophagus, stomach and beginning of the small intestine (duodenum).

III. An endoscopy is a very safe procedure. Rare complications include: risk of bleeding after the procedure is increased if it involves removing a piece of tissue for testing (biopsy) or treating a digestive system problem.

IV. The endoscopic follow- up of digestive diseases has a vital importance because this will depend on the therapeutics to follow.

V. Nowadays endoscopy has become one of the essential procedures in modern medicine indicated for diagnostic investigation, therapy, surveillance and screening of a wide range of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.