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Chapter 3 notes - abdomen Flashcards

1
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Most common radiograph of the abdomen is

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AP supine, (pubic symphysis to zyphoid tip, side to side)

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2
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3 common terms for AP supine

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Plain film, KUB, flat plate

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3
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AAS

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Acute Abdominal Series

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4
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Abd Rtn

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Abdominal Routine

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5
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2 view abd.

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KUB, erect

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3 view abd

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KUB, PA chest, and either an erect OR lf lat decub

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4 view abd

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KUB, erect, PA chest, AND lf lat decub

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8
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Why is a PA chest included in an Abd series?

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check for air under the diaphragm. (rt side)

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9
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Abdominal radiograph is taken on?

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expiration

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10
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4 reasons for doing an Abd Series

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Bowel obstruction, perforation, excessive fluid, mass

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11
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3 major abd muscles

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Diaphragm, rt psoas, lt psoas

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12
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Abd organs -digestive

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oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, sm intestine, lg intestine

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13
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Abd organs - biliary

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liver, gall bladder

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14
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Abd organs- urinary

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kidney, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

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15
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Accessory organs to the digestive system

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liver, pancreas, & gall bladder

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16
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Oral cavity

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mouth

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17
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esophagus empties into the?

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stomach

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18
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folds of the stomach are called?

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rugae

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19
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Small intestine are about how long?

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15-18 feet

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20
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3 parts of the small intestines

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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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21
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duodenum length

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10 inches

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22
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name for duodenum

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sphincter of odi

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23
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jejunum has what kind of appearance?

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feathery

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24
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Ileum has what kind of appearance

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smooth

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25
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iileocecal valve is located where?

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end of sm intestine, connects with the cecum

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26
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large intestines are how long?

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5-6 feet

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27
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cecum is located where?

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directly below the ileocecal valve

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28
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what is attached to the cecum?

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appendix

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29
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another name for appendix

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vermiform

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30
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4 parts of the colon

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Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

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31
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right colic flexure is called

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hepatic

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32
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left colic flexure is called

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splenic

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33
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final part of lg intestine

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rectum

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34
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terminal opening of lg intestine

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anus

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35
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largest solid organ of the body

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liver

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36
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liver produces what?

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bile

37
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gall bladder is what shape

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pear

38
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where is the gall bladder located?

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underneath the liver

39
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what does the gall bladder do

A

stores & concentrates bile

40
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can you see the gall bladder with an x-ray

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not without contrast

41
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what modality is used to see the gall bladder

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ultrasound

42
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pancreas is part of what system?

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endocrine & exocrine

43
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what does the pancreas produce?

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hormones, insuline

44
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can you live without your spleen?

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yes

45
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the spleen belongs to what system?

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lymphatic

46
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what does the kidneys do?

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removes waste & excess h2o

47
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what sits on top of the kidneys?

A

suprarenal glands

48
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ureters do what?

A

carrier urine to the bladder from the kidneys

49
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urinary bladder does what?

A

stores urine

50
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urethra does what?

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passes urine to the exterior

51
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is the urethra shorter in men or women?

A

women

52
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shape of the kidneys

A

bean

53
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which side of the kidneys is higher?

A

left

54
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IVU

A

intravenous urogram

55
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IVU is done why

A

check for kidney stones

56
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another name for IVU

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IVP - intravenous pyelogram

57
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large double walled saclike membrane that covers the abdominal organs

A

peritoneum

58
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adheres to the cavity wall

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parietal peritoneum (clothes)

59
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portion covering organs

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visceral peritoneum (blanket)

60
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another name for the lesser omentum

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omentum bursa

61
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binds organs to each other and the abdominal wall

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mesentery (afghan)

62
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hooks the inferior part of the stomach to the transverse colon

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greater omentum

63
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connects the superior portion of the stomach to parts of the liver

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lesser omentum

64
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another name for the greater omentum

A

fatty apron

65
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infraperitoneal

A

under - beneath

66
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intraperitoneal

A

within

67
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retroperitoneal

A

behind

68
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infraperitoneal - organs

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lower rectum, urinary bladder, & reproduction organs

69
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intraperitoneal - organs

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liver, gall bladder, spleen, stomach, jejunum, ileum, cecum, transverse colon, & sigmoid colon

70
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retroperitoneal

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kidneys, ureters, adrenal glands, pancreas, c-loop of duodenum, ascending colon, descending colon, upper rectum, major blood vessels (aorta, inferior vena cava)

71
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RUQ - what parts

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liver, gall bladder, rt. hepatic flexure, duodenum, head of pancreas, rt. kidney, rt. suprarenal gland

72
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LUQ - what parts

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spleen, stomach, splenic flexure, tail of pancreas, lt. kidney, lt. suprarenal gland

73
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RLQ - what parts

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ascending colon, appendix, cecum, 2/3 ileum, ileocecal valve

74
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LLQ - what parts

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descending colon, sigmoid colon, 2/3 jejunum

75
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what is the 9 body regions?

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rt. & Lf. hypochondriac, epigastric; rt. & Lf. lateral (lumbar), umbilical; rt. & Lf. inguinal (iliac} pubic (hypogastric).

76
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what is the 4 planes of the 9 regions of the body?

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rt. & lt. lateral planes, transpyloric plane & transtubercular plane

77
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what should you do to your room b/4 a patient ever enters?

A

clean it, prepare it, and make sure you have your markers ready.

78
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why is it that a barium enema should not be done if a patient has ulcerative colitis?

A

possible perforation of bowel obsrtuction

79
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AP abdomen - cr, ir, etc.

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14x17 CR iliac crest, marker, midline, bladder shot on 10x12 if clip bladder. exhalation,

80
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criteria for AP Abdomen

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pubic symphysis, outline of spleen, liver & kidneys

81
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erect abdomen cr

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top of armpits or 2 inches above crest

82
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lateral decub. cr

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2 inches above crest - need diaphragm. don’t need pubic symphysis.

83
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why is it that a barium enema should not be done if a patient has ulcerative colitis?

A

possible perforation of bowel obsrtuction

84
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AP abdomen - cr, ir, etc.

A

14x17 CR iliac crest, marker, midline, bladder shot on 10x12 if clip bladder. exhalation,

85
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criteria for AP Abdomen

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pubic symphysis, outline of spleen, liver & kidneys

86
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erect abdomen cr

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top of armpits or 2 inches above crest

87
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lateral decub. cr

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2 inches above crest - need diaphragm. don’t need pubic symphysis.

88
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If you can’t find landmarks on a large patient, what do you do?

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ask where there bellybutton is or elbows

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