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What is first imaging modality for localized form at ovary?

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Endometrioma

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First image for highly suspicious renal stone

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Ct abdo KUB noncontrast for male

Ultrasound for female if unsure if preg or not.

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Where do stones like to get caught

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UPJ, UVJ, and where ureter crosses iliac vessels

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4
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What % of people have radiolucent stones.

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40%
Hiv -ovir treatment can get stones.
Gout

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On those with known renal stones, what is another option, and to look for filling defect?

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IVP

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What is the modality of choice for preg woman?

What is twinkle artifAct?

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Ultrasound. Can’t see very distally from kidney though.
MRI is another good one.
Twinkle artifact means stone.

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What is best imaging for pyelonephritis.

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Wedge shaped deck enhance striated areas on coronal. And

CT contrast

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Renal abscess imaging?

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ContrSt ct

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9
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Imaging on renal cancers?

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Ct with or without contrast.

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What is beta HCG number that SOMETHING should be seen in the uterus?

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> 1500 (1500-2000)

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What to start with in us opof genitogyne tract?

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Start w transabdo…. See if you can see uterus, gestation. Orient, etc.
then Transvag us which is diagnostic of ectopic if outside uterus.

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For ruptured ectopic, what pouch can look at distantly to assess for free fluids?

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Morrison pouch

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Ddx for T1 vag bleed?

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Subchorionic hemorrhage…. Between amnion and uterus wall.
Small is 50%.

Fo,lowed by gyne to ensure it resolves.

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Young woman w thyroid mass. First imaging modality?

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Ultrasound. And order TSH!

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Diff btwn iodine 123 and 131?

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123 for diagnosis. (Some place Tc 99)

131 for TREATMENT ie ablation,

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What would you want to biopsy a thyroid nodule for?

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If it doesn’t look like a perfect little cyst.

If cold on diagnostic scanneed to go on to FNAB r/o malignancy

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If no uptake, what to considere?

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Serum thyroglobulin…. If inc the thyroiditis, if dec the thyrotoxicosis.

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18
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Where does RA back pain usually present?

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Cervical spine

19
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Ruq pain w fever, n and v. first line imaging?

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Ultrasound as per ACR appropr criteria… Look for stones, bile duct obs.

20
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Finding on acute cholecystitis

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Thickened gb wall
Stone… 5% can be acalculous
Peri gb Edema.

21
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Initial test for choledococystitis

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US . If pos then proceed to ercp.

Check slide!!

22
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For acute hepatitis what is the starry night on black sky background?

Check slide!

A

On us dec echogenitocy check slide!

23
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What is the imaging algorithm for sbo?

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Check slide!

24
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How to locate transition point?

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Slide

25
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How to distinguish sbo vs lbo?

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Slide

26
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Distinguishing lbo vs sbo vs ileus.

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Slide

Ileus air proportionately thru small bowel. Colon and into rectum.

27
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What is important to distinguish in oldus?

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Slide

28
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Describe gallstone ileus

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Slide

29
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What is Riglers triad in gallstone ileus ct?

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Bowel obstruction
Pneumobilia
Ectopic gallstone.

30
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What is a distinction between pneumo ilia vs venous portal gas?

A

Pneumobilia is more central hepatic distribution.

Portal venous gas is more peripheral,.

31
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Volvulus findings on abdominal film?

A

Slide

32
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Coffee bean sign

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Sigmoid volvulus

33
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Kidney bean sign

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Cecal volvulus

34
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Approach to CHF

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Vasculature –> interstitium –> alveoli –> beyond (pleural effusions)

35
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What is fleischer sign on pe CXR?

A

Enlarged Pulm art.

36
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Who gets vq scan?

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Pregnant

37
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What distinguishes chronic vs acute pe

A

Polo mint sign.

4 things listen to lecture at 1115.
Central,

38
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On a supine film for a pneumothorax, what to look for?

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Deep sulcus sign. On right.

Relieved by a chest tube.

39
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Do the debakey and Stanford dissection categorizations count if traumatic?

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NO!!! because it is trauma will want to do surfi all exploration.

40
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What are pneumatocoeles?

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Slide

41
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For undiffd chest pain, initial imaging?

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Or not classic for acs, no clinical marker, etc. do CXR

42
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In the unstable of w acs, what is the go to imaging?

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Ct for pts with low or intermediate probability of cad,

Coronary CT angiography. High NPV.

43
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When is CXR used in acs

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Stable, rule out other conditions, secondary signs to mi.

44
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Approach to rib # imaging?

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Traditionally had been CXR, rO tsn pneumo, hemothorax, flail chest, etc.

Cr now preferred for polytrauma

More readily detect spine and cv injuries
Better detection of lung parenchyma.

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