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