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62 Cards in this Set
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Esophageal atresia is a ____ condition of the GI system
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congenital
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An outpouching caused by weakening in the muscular wall of the bowel is called a...
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diverticulm
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The congenital anomoly of the stomach where the pyloric canal is greatly narrowed due to the abnormality of the pyloric sphincter is referred to as
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hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
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the best term which applies when the stomach slides into the thorax
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hiatal hernia
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a clasic sign of congenital pyloric stenosis is
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projectile vomit
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A telescoping of the bowel into itself is termed
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intussesception
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diverticulosis is typically
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a disease of the elderly
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what's volvulus
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twisting of bowel upon itself
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true or flase, leiomyomas are benign tumors of te esophagus
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true
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a foreign body ingested by a patient while eating is best diagnosed by what modality
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barium swallow
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adenocarcinoma of the colon shows the classic appearance of a
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apple core sign
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true or flase, it's normal to visualize gas in the small bowel of an adult
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false
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the condition in which the distal rectum and anus do not form is called
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imperforated anus
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true or false, when malrotation occurs the colon is on the left side of the abdomen and the small bowel is on the right side of the abdomen
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true
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this condition is also called...
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situs inversus (dont know if this is a seperate question or not)
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which anatomic structure has a double fold of peritoneum that attaches to the duodenum, stomach, and transverse colon
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greater omenta
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which section of the small intestine appears delicate and feathery
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jejenum
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what type of contrast agents are required and preferred for use when performing an upper GI in a case of susected perforation
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watersoluable
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what imaging modality uses fiberoptics to visualize the GI tract and other organs
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endoscopy
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whats dysphagia
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trouble swallowing
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diverticulitis requires what type of technical factor change
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no change
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what 2 billiary ducts unite to form the common bile duct
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common hepatic and cystic duct
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the hormone that stimulates to release bile into the duodenum is called
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colicystokennin
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the specialized cells found in the endocrine portion of the pancreas
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islets of langerhans (spelling?)
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this imaging modality has 100% accuracy for detection of oliothyosis (spelling?)
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sonography
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if a patient has hepatius B he/she is suffering from a __condition
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viral
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whats yellow skin indicate
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jaundice
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what causes jaundice
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too much billeruben
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whats hepatoma mean
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malignant tumor of the liver
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this noninvasive modality choice for visualization of gallbladder diease that does not use ionization radiation
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sonography
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a condition in which a gallstone erodes from the gallbladdr and creates a fistula through the smal bowel is a
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gallstone illius
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what do beta cells do
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release insulin
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which imaging procedure visualizes the billiary tree and main pancreatic duct w/ a fiberostic (couldnt understand him) endoscope passing through the duodenum
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ERCP
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a chronic liver condition in which the liver parenchyma is destroyed, fibrous tissue is deposited and regenitive nodules are formed?
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cirrhosis
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which of he following may be caused by cirrhosis: ascietes
impaired liver function, or partial hypertension |
all of the above
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what term describes a fluid collection w/in the pancreas as a result of pancreatitus
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pseudo cyst
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whats the most contagious form of hepatitus and is located in the excreted fecal material
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A
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what type of benign liver tumor is linked to the use of oral contraceptives
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hepatic cellular adnoma
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signs or symptoms associated w/ hepatocellular carcinoma includE: incresed jaundice, hepatomegally, or right upper quadrant pain
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all of the above
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whats the fifth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S. and has a 5 year survival rate of only 2%
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pancreatic
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Ascietes requires what type of technical factor change
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increase
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calcium coliothisis requires what type of technical factor change
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increase
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a camangioma (spelling?) requires what type of technical factor change
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no change
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metastic disease of the liver requires what type of technical factor change
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decrease
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the functional unit of the kidney is calles a
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nephron
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what male anatomic structure serves to function in both urinary and reproducive systems
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urethra
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which of the following is a reason to perform a KUB? to determine if patient had adequate bowel prep, visualize radiopaque calculi or other pathology, or to determine the proper selection of technical factors
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all of the above
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when you have a reaction after injecting iodinated contrast its a __ type of reaction
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anaphylactic
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why is it important for the radiographer to check BUN and creatine levels prior to injection of iodinated contrast materials
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to avoid kidney failure
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wheres the majority of urinary tract calculi located
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vesicoureteral junction (VUJ)
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Because of decrease contrast resolution conventional radiography is less preferred over CT when imaging renal calculi, true or false
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true
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what type of urinary tube or catheter is placed in the renal pelvis and urinary bladder to maintain patency of a diseased ureter
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ureteral stint
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what is renal agenesis
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kidney isnt there
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a renal anomoly that affects twice as many men as women and presents as a fusion of the lower poles of the kidney and the midline is known as
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horse shoe kidney
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a renal disorder that involves dialation of the tubules and affects both kidneys
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medullary sponge kidney
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true or false, a staghorn calculi is a large stone found in a vesicoureteral junction
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false
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the radiographic appearance of dialated renal pelvis and calyces indicate what type of pathology
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hydronephrosis
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true or false a chest radiograph is generally attained after diagnosis of renal adenocarcinome is made
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true
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what type of renal tumor occurs in children and often presents as a large palpable abdominal mass
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Wilms tumor
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what modality is used to access a wilms tumor
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CT
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Hollys getto recorder cut off the last 2 questions so if someone else who has a recorder could do those 2 that would be great!
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I kno the answers to them are
1) painless hematuria 2)true |
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Also i had these done at like 3 today but my internet at my house was cut off... had to go to my sisters house to type them
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good luck!
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