Abdominal Films Flashcards
1
Q
Psoas shadows fuzzy?
A
Stool/intraperitoneal fluid
Don’t dx constipation
2
Q
Free air under diaphragm?
A
DX = Ruptured Viscus
*fall, stab, female (waterski, can go up vag into uterus out fallopian tube), laporascopic surgery
3
Q
Bowel obstruction =
A
Blockage
4
Q
Motility Disturbances
A
Bowel obstruction
Vs
Ileus
5
Q
Coiled springs/stacked coin
A
*small bowel molitility disturbance
6
Q
Tunnel appearance (no width lines)
A
Large bowel
7
Q
Turtle shells (upright abdominal)
A
Trapped air/fluid in loops of balance
8
Q
Springs, tunnels, turtles
A
Motility disturbance
9
Q
Psoas muscle haziness
A
*ascites, intraabdominal bleeding, abscess formation
10
Q
Nasogastric tube length
A
Tip/side hole beyond esophagogastric junction into stomach
11
Q
FB
what angle?
A
*chest + upright abdominal
12
Q
Where can calcify?
A
- chronic pancreatitis
- gallstones
- kidney stones
- appendicolith
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
