final study guide part II Flashcards
1
Q
- Most common reason for renal failure?
A
Acute tubular necrosis
2
Q
- What are the sonographic findinds of a renal transplant rejections?
A
Enlargement
3
Q
- Tumor that has areas of sonolucence (hypoechoic), what is happening?
A
Necrosis because the blood supply has been cut off
4
Q
- Abscess formation, location doesn’t matter, what will the patient experience?
A
Fever, chill, elevated WBC count, tenderness.
5
Q
- Vasculature
A
Increased blood flow
6
Q
- What makes the splenic confluence?
A
Splenic vein and SMV
7
Q
- Lab values
a. Kidney
A
BUN, creatine
8
Q
- Lab values
b. Liver
A
Liver function test
AST, ALT, LDH, alk phos, Bilirubin, PTT
9
Q
- Lab values
c. Thyroid, etc
A
TSH,
T3,T4
10
Q
- When a patient has sickle cell, know what is going on and what spleen looks like?
A
Splenomegaly, hypoechoic area in the periphery of the spleen.
11
Q
- Functions of:
a. Kidneys
A
Excreting wastes, regulating the composition of blood.
12
Q
- Functions of:
Spleen
A
Filters damaged cells, microorganisms, and particulate matter. Deliver antigens to the immune system.
13
Q
- Functions of:
Liver
A
Metabolism, digestion, storage, detoxification
14
Q
- What happens to liver parenchyma in liver disease?
A
.
15
Q
- Primary blood blow to testicles
A
Testicular arteries
