Urinary / IVU Flashcards
What contrast is used for an IVU
iodine
Is this a antegrade or retrograde study
Antegrade
What does this antegrade study show in an IVU
structure and funtion because it is going through the whole circlatory system
antegrade shows
structure and function
retrograde shows
structure
with the flow
antegrade
aganist the flow
retrograde
what studies are timed
ivu
small bowel
decubitus
what happens during the first stage of the IVU when the kidneys flush
actually doing the filtration, when the nephrons are working
where does the filtration happen
outer cortex of the kidneys
after they filter where do they go
minor then major then to renal pelvis then to ureter then to bladder
where do the ureters drain in the bladder
in the lateral posterior aspect
what does the rugae do for the bladder
stretches it out
what is the smooth area of the rugae where the ureter enters and urethra exits
trigone
how is the leftkidney in an RPO
parallel