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36 Cards in this Set
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What does a KUB XRAY include? |
Kidneys, ureter and bladder |
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What does a KUB demonstrate |
Banders of psoas muscles |
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What causes psoas to not be viable? |
Too high KVP, lower down your KVP |
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Whats part of the digestive tract? |
Oral cavity, pharynx, esaphogus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine |
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What are the accessory organs? |
Liver, gallbladder, pancreas (romance, c-loop) |
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What are the accessory organs of digestion? |
Liver, pancreas, spleen |
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Accessory orhans of urinary system? |
Two kidneys, adrenal glands, ureter, urinal bladder, urethra |
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What is the peritoneum? |
Double walled sac that lines the abdominal cavity and covers organs. |
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Parietal? |
Along the wall |
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Viceral? |
Covers the organs |
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Perioneal cavity |
Cavity contains serous fluid |
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What is mesentary? |
Double fold of peritoneum that holds the small intestine in place |
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What is omentum? |
Double fold of peritoneum that connects the stomach to other organs to hold it in place |
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Lesser omentan |
Extends superiorly from the lesser curvature of the stomach to the liver. |
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Greater omentum |
Connects the transverse colon to the greater curvature of stomach. Doubke fold of periotenum that connects the stomach to other organs to hold it in place. |
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Mesocolom |
Peritoneum that attaches the colon to the posterior abdominal wall. |
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Were is the the retroperitoneal and what is in them? |
Behind peritoneum, less mobile, pancreas, kidneys, ascending and decending colons |
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What is in the intraperitoneal? |
Within the perioneum, more mobile, stomach , transverse colon |
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Were is the infraperitoneal and what structure does it have? |
Benethe the perioneum, bladder reproductive organs, lower rectum |
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What are the abdominal quadrants? |
LUQ,LLQ,RUP,RLQ |
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What are the 9 regions of the abdomen? |
Right hypochondratic (liver) Epigastric (transverse colon) Left hypochondriac (stomach) Right lateral lumbar (R colic flexure/hepatic flexure) Umbilical Left lateral (lumbar) Right inguinal (iliac) (cecum, appendix) Pubic (hypogastric)(rectum) Left inguinal (iliac) |
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What are the mid and lower abdomen landmarks? |
Xiphoid process, (T9-T10) inferior costal margin, (L2-L3) iliac crest. (L4-L5) |
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What are the topographic landmarks of the pelvis? |
Asis, anterior superior iliac crest, greater trochanter, symphysis pubis, ischial tuberosity |
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What is the patient preperation? |
All clothing removed Opaque objects removed Hospital gown worn Pillow for head, clean linen on table, cover patient for warmth and modesty. |
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Positioning considerations |
Exposure on expiration (hold it out) IR markers Collimation |
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Who should I shield? |
Male, all children of child bearing age, female, ovarian shield only if it does not obscure essential anatomy |
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Who should I shield? |
Male, all children of child bearing age, female, ovarian shield only if it does not obscure essential anatomy |
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What are the tequnique exposure factors for an abdomen? |
Medium (70-80) @ 20-40 mAs Short time ezposure |
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What are the abdomen pathologies? |
Ascites, lleus, intussusception, volvulvus, pneumoperionem |
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What are the two large muscles found in the posterior abdomen adjacent to the lumbar vertebra and usually visable on an AP radiograph are called. |
Psoas muscles |
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The medical prefix for stomach is |
Gastro |
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List the three parts of the small intestine. |
Deudenum, jejum, illeum |
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Which portion of the small intestine is considered to be the longest? |
Illeum |
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The large intestine begins in the right lower quadrant with a saclike area called the... |
Cecum |
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The sigmoid colon is located between the decending colon and rectum of the?? |
Large intestine |
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Which organ is considered to be part of the lymphatic system? Liver? Pancreas? Spleen? Or gallbladder? |
Spleen |
