Intro to GI

Question 1

What is the order of the abdominal exam during a physical exam?

Answer 1

Inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate

Question 2

What diagnostic evaluation test does not require a computer to process?

Answer 2

X-ray

Question 3

What diagnostic evaluation tests require a computer to process?

Answer 3

CT, MRI, ultrasound

Question 4

What are 3 contrast agents?

Answer 4

Barium sulfate, gadolinium, iodine

Question 5

What are two agents used for prevention of adverse effects of contrast and how are they administered?

Answer 5

Prednisone 50mg PO 13 hours, 7 hours, and 1 hour before contrast
Diphenhydramine 50mg IV/PO 1 hour before contrast

Question 6

What are x-rays used to assess?

Answer 6

Bowel gas patterns

Question 7

What are upper GI inspections used to assess?

Answer 7

GERD and esophageal cancer

Question 8

What are lower GI inspections used to assess?

Answer 8

Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, colon cancer

Question 9

What are MRIs used to assess?

Answer 9

Staging of cancer

Question 10

What are upper endoscopy exams used to assess?

Answer 10

Upper GI bleed

Question 11

What are colonoscopies used to assess?

Answer 11

Lower GI bleed and colon cancer

Question 12

What is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) used to assess?

Answer 12

Bile duct stones