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test for hiatal hernia
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upper gi series
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upper gi series for…
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hiatal hernia
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when do use barium enema
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failed colonoscopy, adhesions in a prior surgery ; uninsured pt's get barium enema
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ultrasound used for what
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gall bladder
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what is upper limit of normal for gall bladder thickness
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3mm
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other than gall bladder what do we look for in the liver with ultrasound
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cysts in liver ; hemangioma (but whats the best way to see this? MRI) ; fatty liver ; APPENDIX -- in adolescent girls, they could be pregnant so first test is ultrasound ; what else can u/s see? Pyloric stenosis
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what does x-ray see well in abd
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air
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x-ray is best test for
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pancreas?
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what are MC commo things CT is used for
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appendicitis and diverticulosis
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best way to see liver mets
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GOOD MRI --> CT and least effective --> u/s
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MRI is good for…
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pancreas eval ; liver eval (tumors, mets, primary tumors) ; 1st choice for any and all retroperitoneal evaluations (lymph nodes, extent of nodal dz)
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for retroperitoneal eval what do we use?
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MRI
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MRCP sees what
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gall stones very well
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what is PET scan used for?
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COLON CANCER and LIVER METS --> only okay for primary hepatomas but first choice in liver mets
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first choice for eval of colon cancer
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PET scan
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first choice for eval of liver mets
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PET SCAN
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