Special Pro 2 Flashcards
Examination of the entire length of the esophagus using Ba504 (Banum sulfate)
ESOPHAGOGRAPHY
The basic methods of upper alimentary tract investigation
UPPER GASTRO INTESTINAL SERIES or BARIUM MEAL
UPPER GASTRO INTESTINAL SERIES or BARIUM MEAL
> the basic methods of upper alimentary tract investigation
> This includes the following.
•Esophagus
•Stomach
•Duodenum are all examined
Radiographic examination of the duodenal loop by outlining it in placid state free from peristalsis movement
HYPOTONIC DUODENOGRAPHY
Radiographic examination used to demonstrate the whole of the small bowel from the duodenum jejunal flexure to the ileocecal valve using BaSO4
SMALL INTESTINAL SERIES or BARIUM Follow-Through
The method of investigating the colon by retrograde introduction of contrast media
BE (Barium Enema) or RETROGRADE ENEMA
Is the initial examination for the investigation of the biliary tract in a patient who has not undergone cholecystectomy.
ORAL CHOLEDOCHOGRAPHY or CHOLESYSTOGRAPHY
Examination for the demonstration of the ducts in a patient who has not undergone cholecystectomy.
INTRAVENOUS CHOLEDOCHOGRAPHY
Performed for the immediate pre-operative investigation of the patient with jaundice thought to be obstructive in origin
PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLEDOCHOGRAPHY or PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY (PTC)
Yellowish discoloration of the skin
Jaundice
Examination sometimes performed during cholecystectomy to demonstrate the gallstone within the biliary ducts.
POST-OPERATIVE CHOLEDOCHOGRAPHY or T-TUBE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
Examination performed about ten days after the operation just before the drainage tube is remove.
OPERATIVE CHOLEDOCHOGRAPHY or CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY
Methods of examination of the urinary tract and to study the ability of the kidney to concentrate and excrete circulatory contrast media.
EXCRETORY UROGRAPHY or PYELOGRAPHY or INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY
An examination usually performed when excretion urography has failed to demonstrate the pelvic calyceal system and ureters
RETROGRADE PYELO-URETEROGRAPHY
This examination is mainly used to demonstrate vesico ureteric reflux
MICTURATING CYSTOGRAPHY