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The Augusta Health patient portals provide secure, online access to health information for patients and their families. We offer two portals, one for hospital patients and one for patients of Augusta Health Medical Group practices.
GCA’s board-certified GI doctors provide expert care in all aspects of colonoscopy; treatment of colitis, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), pancreatitis and liver disease. Our staff at Gastroenterology Consultants of Augusta is committed to quality care for every patient who walks through our doors.
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Patient can engage in their healthcare, Our new patient portal allows our patients to communicate securely and confidentially with their health care team, request appointments, view test and lab results, request refills and make online payments.
Endoscopy involves passing a lighted, flexible camera into the gastrointestinal tract to evaluate diseases that affect the lining of the esophagus, stomach, intestine and colon. This provides a means of diagnosing multiple benign and malignant conditions.
Advanced Endoscopy. Our Approach. Endoscopy may need to be done for many different reasons, sometimes for benign diseases and sometimes for cancer. Endoscopy is most often done as an elective procedure and usually on an outpatient or ambulatory basis. Emergency endoscopy may be needed for acute bleeding or to remove gallstones ...
If you experience significant shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, or vomiting after EGD (upper endoscopy), you should call your doctor. If you experience abdominal pain, problems having a bowel movement AND have abdominal bloating, nausea or vomiting, and not passing gas, you should call your doctor.
This could be a sign of an injury to the esophagus during the procedure. You pass a large amount of blood in your stool or have continued bleeding from your rectum, particularly if you also have dizzi ness or lightheadedness.
A specialized type of upper endoscopy, called ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) is particularly useful in evaluating disease in the pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts. Prior to endoscopy you will be asked not to eat or drink anything after midnight prior to your surgery.
You may be given a date and time to see your surgeon following endoscopy, usually in 7 to 10 days to review the results of any tissue removed after endoscopy. If you are having trouble making an appointment, you should call your doctors’ office directly for assistance. When To Call Your Doctor.
Prior to endoscopy you will be asked not to eat or drink anything after midnight prior to your surgery. You will be given specific instructions from your surgeon or anesthesiologist about which medications you should or should not take prior to your surgery.
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For hospital patients, including the Emergency Department and Urgent Care centers.
For Augusta Medical Group (AMG) patients who visit our Primary and Specialty Care offices, and our Convenient Care Clinics.