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GI - 1 Imaging Techniques Flashcards

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• Best method for examining UGI: Mouth -> esophagus ->stomach->duodenum

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EGD

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Flexible endoscope

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EGD

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Directed biopsy & therapeutic

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EGD

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• Gold Standard for diagnosing colonic mucosal disease

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Colonoscopy

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Flexible colonoscope

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Colonoscopy

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Anal canal ->rectum -> colon 95% reach cecum

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Colonoscopy

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Terminal ileum can be examined

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Colonoscopy

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• Sensitivity > barium enema or CT for colitis, polyps, cancer

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Colonoscopy

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Anus -> sigmoid colon

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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

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Name 3 things Flexible Sigmoidoscopy is used to evaluate?

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o Diarrhea
o Rectal bleeding
o Colon cancer screening with other modalities

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11
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swallow disposable capsule with camera

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Capsule endoscopy (Small Bowel Endoscopy)

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Visualization of jejunal & ileal mucosa: beyond conventional endoscope

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Small Bowel Endoscopy

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o	Implanted electromagnetic devices
o	Intestinal motility disorders
o	Zenker’s diverticulum
o	Swallowing disorders
o	Small bowel diverticulosis 
o	Pregnancy
o	Severe Crohn’s enteritis
o	Small intestinal strictures
o	Obstruction 
All of these are contraindications for:
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Small Bowel Endoscopy

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Push down small bowl: Down mouth -> mid jejunum

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Push enteroscopy

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Biopsies or endoscopic therapy

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Push enteroscopy

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16
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Used for bleeding

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Push enteroscopy

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17
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Diagnosing a perforated ulcer

Free air: at little as 1-2 mL of air seen

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Plain film

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mall bowel obstruction

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Plain film

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Moderate-Severe abdominal tenderness

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Plain film

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Suspicion of bowl ischemia

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Plain film

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Ingestion of FB or penetrating FB

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Plain film

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• Drinks/swallows barium & x-ray or video taken

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Barium Esophagram

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• Evaluates: Swallowing, Peristalsis, Lesions, HH, Rings, Strictures, Cancer, , Ulcers, Reflex

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Barium Esophagram

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• Swallow barium, x-ray => visualize esophagus, stomach & duodenum

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Upper GI series w/ Small Bowel Follow Through

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•	Evaluates 
o	Abdominal pain
o	Weight loss
o	Heme in stool
o	Diarrhea
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Upper GI series w/ Small Bowel Follow Through

26
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evaluates entire SI w/ barium

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Small Bowel Series

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LARGE bowel: rectum -> cecum

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Barium Enema

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Can reflux into terminal ileum

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Barium Enema

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X-rays taken after barium inserted. •	Evaluates
o	Cancer
o	Polyps
o	Inflammation
o	Structural abnormalities
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Barium Enema

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• Sound waves create image
• Differentiation of
 Cystic VS. Solid lesions of the liver and kidneys

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Abdominal Ultra Sound

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• Images of gut wall * adjacent organs vessel, & lymph nodes

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Endoscopic Ultra Sound

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•	Most accurate preoperative local staging of esophageal, pancreatic & rectal malignancies
•	Highly sensitive for diagnosing 
o	Bile duct stones
o	 Gall bladder disease 
o	Submucosal gastrointestinal lesions
o	Chronic pancreatitis
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Endoscopic Ultra Sound

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  • Gold standard for diagnosis of GERD
  • Measures reflux of acid from the stomach to esophagus
  • Catheter places 5cm above lower esophageal sphincter & kept in place for 24hr
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Ambulatory 24hr pH monitoring

34
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Endoscope mouth -> duodenum

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

35
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• Ampulla of Vater identified & cannulated w/ plastic catheter

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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• Radiographic material injected into bile duct & pancreatic duct under fluoroscopic guidance

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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• Endoscopic sphincterotomy opens sphincter of Oddi to do one of the following
o Stones retrieved from ducts
o Biopsies can be obtained
o Strictures can be dilated & stented
o Therapeutic & diagnostic procedures esp for ductal strictures & CBD stones

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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  • Checks function of gallbladder & bile ducts
  • Given W/ CCK to check gallbladder emptying
  • Used when presenting with RUQ pain, nausea, vomiting
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Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid (HIDA) Scan

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• Can be done with or without contrasting agent
• Most helpful in evaluating
o Retroperitoneum ( pancreas, kidney, nodes, aorta)
o Liver
o Appendicitis
o Diverticular disease

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CT Scan

40
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Better soft-tissue contrast than CT

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MRI

41
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•	Evaluation of intra-and extra-hepatic biliary & pancreatic duct dilatation & cause of obstruction 
•	Evaluates
o	Choledocholithiasis
o	Retained gallstones
o	Pancreatobiliary neoplasms
o	Strictures
o	Primary sclerosing cholangitis
o	Chronic pancreatitis  
•	No contrast agents needed
•	If stones - > ERCP
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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

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