What Does My Lab Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2015

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Sun, 25 Oct 2015 Answered on

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Question : Dr sheppe (psychiotrist) could you look at this report

Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Consultation

Detailed Answer:
Thanks again for reaching out to me directly.

I've looked over your reports very carefully.

The first is an MRI of the abdomen. This is a normal study. They mention that much of the small bowel lies in the pouch of XXXXXXX which is a normal finding, not indicative of any pathology. There is no evidence here of inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn's.

The second is a colonoscopy report. They note one diverticulum in the sigmoid colon, which is largely normal and not indicative of diverticular disease proper. The terminal ileum, a portion of the small bowel, was found to be normal.

All in all, these reports suggest you have a normal colon and small bowel, which is good news.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (1 hour later)

So what does small bowel mean

Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Follow-up

Detailed Answer:
Good question. The small bowel refers to the small intestine. The GI system goes like this: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus. The small intestine is the longest part.

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