Whats an egd?

Upper gi exam: Use to examine intraoral, swallowing pipe, stomach, short section of small intestine.

EGD: Esophago Gastro Duodenoscopy! Scope to examine Esophagos, Stomach & Duodenum. No solid foods or dairy products after midnight the night before, and nothing by mouth within 4 hours of the procedure.

EGD.: An EGD is a diagnostic and therapeutic modality wherein a GI doctor puts a fiber optic scope down the throat of the patient, who is gently anesthetized, to,directly examine the esophagus, stomach and the beginning of the small intestines and to take biopsies of potentially abnormal findings or treat areas of bleeding or narrowing.