IVU vs SBS

Question 1

CR for IVU scout KUB?
2” above crest
Crest
2” below crest

Answer 1

Crest (KUB)

Intravenous Urography
Scout: KUB
5 min: KUB
10 min: KUB
10-15 min: RPO & LPO 30° (Kidneys)
20-30 min: KUB (full bladder)
Post Void: Upright KUB (2” below crest)

Question 2

CR for SBS scout KUB?
2” above crest
Crest
2” below crest

Answer 2

Crest (KUB)

Small Bowel Series
-Scout KUB: Crest (view fecal matter in colon)
-0 min & 15 min- CR: 2” above crest (Stomach)
-30 min- KUB
-KUB every 30 min until barium in CECUM

Question 3

Which exam involves images taken:
Scout KUB
0 min: 2” above crest (stomach)
15 min: 2” above crest (stomach)
30 min: KUB
KUB every 30 min ‘til barium in CECUM

SBS
IVU

Answer 3

SBS

Question 4

Which exam involves images taken:
Scout KUB
5 min: KUB
10 min: KUB
10-15 min: RPO & LPO 30° (Kidneys)
20-30 min: KUB (full bladder)
Post Void: Upright KUB (2” below crest)

SBS
IVU

Answer 4

IVU

Question 5

IVU: CR for post void upright KUB?
CR for SBS scout?
2” above crest
Crest
2” below crest

Answer 5

2” below crest

Organs move down whenever patients go from a supine to upright position.

Question 6

A Small Bowel Series exam concludes when barium is seen in the:

Ileum
Cecum
Jejunum
Duodenum

Answer 6

Cecum

Question 7

IVU: How much do you oblique a patient for the RPO/LPO positions?

15
20
30
45

Answer 7

30

Kidneys are angles 30 degrees.
-Side up kidney: II to IR
-Side down kidney: ⟂ to IR

Question 8

SBS: After the scout KUB, images taken immediately (0 min mark) and at the 15 minute mark, the CR is:

2” above crest
Crest
2” below crest

Answer 8

2” above crest

2” above the crest shows the stomach

Small Bowel Series
-Scout KUB: Crest (view fecal matter in colon)
-0 min & 15 min- CR: 2” above crest (Stomach)
-30 min- KUB
-KUB every 30 min until barium in CECUM

Question 9

SBS: After the immediate and 15 min images are taken, the CR for images taken at the 30 min mark are:
2” above crest
Crest
2” below crest

Answer 9

Crest

Contrast is moving out of the stomach.

Question 10

SBS: Images are taken every _ until barium reaches the cecum.
15
20
30
60

Answer 10

30

Question 11

IVU: 30 degree RPO/LPO obliques are done at the _ minute mark.
5
10
10-15
20-30

Answer 11

10-15

Intravenous Urography
Scout: KUB
5 min: KUB
10 min: KUB
10-15 min: RPO & LPO 30° (Kidneys)
20-30 min: KUB (full bladder)
Post Void: Upright KUB (2” below crest)

Question 12

IVU: KUBs are done at the _ minute mark. (Select 3)
5
10
10-15
20-30

Answer 12

5
10
20-30 (Full Bladder)

Intravenous Urography
Scout: KUB
5 min: KUB
10 min: KUB
10-15 min: RPO & LPO 30° (Kidneys)
20-30 min: KUB (full bladder)
Post Void: Upright KUB (2” below crest)