Abdominal Vasculature Flashcards
echolucent
another word for anechoic
sonolucent
another word for anechoic
describe necrotic appearance
heterogeneous tissue pattern with mixed chogenicities, indicating tissue death
complication
development, as a result of disease
congenital
abnormality existing at birth; may be hereditary, genetic, or developmental; occurs due to interference at some stage of fetal development
iatrogenic
body response occurring as a result of a treatment
idiopathic
abnormality of unknown cause
infarction
sudden insufficiency of blood causing necrosis
ischemia
gradual insufficiency of blood causing injury or necrosis
neoplasm
abnormal tissue growth due to proliferation
prognosis
forecast of probable outcome of disease
sign
finding during a physical exam
symptom
complaint from a patient
Peritoneal or retroperitoneal: AO & IVC?
both are retroperitoneal
relationship of GE jxn & AO
anterolateral
describe the path of the left gastric artery
initially anterior & superior, then inferiorly and along the lesser curvature of the stomach
relationship of CHA & pancreas
superior to pancreatic head
describe the path of the CHA
initially right lateral from the celiac axis, then anterior at the duodenum into the porta hepatis
relationship of CHA to MPV
anterior
relationship of GDA to duodenum
posteromedial
origin of cystic artery
right hepatic artery within the liver
relationship of GDA to pancreas
anterolateral to pancreatic head
distance btwn CA & SMA origins on the AO
1 cm
relationship of SA to pancreas
posterior & superior to the length of the pancreas
relationship of SMA to duodenum
SMA anterior to 3rd portion (transverse) of the duodenum
relationship of SMA & pancreas
posterior to pancreatic body, anterior to uncinate process
relationship of duodenum to AO & IVC
3rd portion of duodenum (transverse) is anterior to AO & IVC
relationship of duodenum & pancreas
pancreatic head is posterior to 1st (superior), medial to 2nd (descending), superior to 3rd (transverse), superior and lateral to 4th (ascending)
superior duodenum anterior to pancreatic head, descending duodenum lateral to pancreatic head, transverse duodenum inferior to pancreatic head, ascending duodenum inferior and medial to pancreatic head