Ch 15 Digestive Flashcards
How many pairs of salivary glands are there
3
What are the salivary glands names
Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual
Which salivary gland is the largest
Parotid
What is mastification
Chewing
What is sialography
Examination of the salivary glands and ducts using water soluble iodinated contrast media
How many glands can be examined at once
Only one
Who is the team for a modified swallow
RT, radiologist, speech therapist
What is a modified swallow also called
Swallowing Dysfunction Study
What are the views for a Parotid
Tangential, Left lateral & Right Lateral
What is being looked at during a modified swallow
Soft palate, pharynx, cervicoesophagus, and larynx
What view is used for modified swallow
Mainly lateral
What are the views for the esophagus
AP or PA, LPO/RAO oblique, lateral
What are the views for an upper GI
AP, RAO/LPO oblique, lateral
What are they looking at in an upper GI study
Stomach and duodenum
What do you do for a small bowel series
Take scout image
Pt drinks 2 cups barium
Timed images are taken
What is single contrast vs double contrast
Double contrast uses air as well are barium
What views are taken for a BE
AP, RPO/LPO Oblique, lateral rectum, AP axial & R/L laterals
What do you do before you tip the patient for a BE
Make sure all the air is out of the tubing and reclamp it
Where do you center for all BE views
At the crest except the lateral rectum is at the ASIS
When do you use low volume barium
Single contrast technique
When do you use high volume contrast technique
Double contrast esophageal and gastric exams
What is low volume barium
60% volume
What is high volume barium
210-250% volume
Where is the iliocecum
Lower right side
