Week 7 Flashcards
1
Q
What is radiolucent contrast?
A
Negative contrast with air or co2
2
Q
What is radiopaque contrast?
A
Positive contrast with iodine or barium.
3
Q
What are the benefits of double contrast?
A
To see the outline of a structure better and estimates motility and emptying times.
4
Q
Where should you never put barium?
A
In a vessel
5
Q
What type of solution is iodine?
A
Hypertonic
6
Q
How can you give barium?
A
Straight or with food
7
Q
Can you give barium if there is a possible hole in the GI tract?
A
No
8
Q
Why should you take 4 films for a gastrographic phase?
A
So the barium falls to different parts of the body to look at different things.
9
Q
How is iodine given for a excretory urogram?
A
By an IV bolus
10
Q
Where is a myelography injection administered?
A
In L 6 or 7
