Feb1 M3-Abdominal Imaging

Question 1

initial imaging choice for acute right upper quadrant pain

Answer 1

ultrasound

Question 2

initial imaging for acute right lower quadrant pain

Answer 2

young women: start with ultrasound, then CT

men: CT

Question 3

acute abdominal pain: imaging with no value, that is very limited

Answer 3

X ray (radiography)

Question 4

initial test in women of reproductive age presenting with acute abdominal pain

Answer 4

beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) before any imaging

Question 5

only 3 reasons to use abdominal XR

Answer 5

• check tube placement
• follow up for radioopaque kidney stone
• look for foreign bodies

Question 6

initial imaging for acute left lower quadrant abd pain

Answer 6

CT

Question 7

initial imaging for acute left upper quadrant pain

Answer 7

CT