Upper GI Anatomy
Lower GI Anatomy
Contrast
Patient Care andPositioning
Pathology
100
What are the subdivisions of the stomach?
Fundas Body Pylorus
100
What is the most proximal end of the large intestine called
Cecum
100
For an upper GI series what type of contrast is used
Barium Air/Carbon Dioxide
100
When should the patient be NPO, for an upper GI series
From midnight til the time of the exam. Approx 8 hours
100
An inflamed appendix
Appendicitis
200
What are the mucosal folds of the stomach called?
Rugae
200
What is the small, worm-shaped tube that extends from the cecum
Appendix
200
Which contrast in a GI series is considered the negative contrast
Air/Carbon Dioxide
200
What are the 3 basic positions for a Barium Swallow
AP RAO LAT
200
Inflammatory condition of the large intestine
Colitis
300
What is the fifth and final part of the upper GI system
Duodenum
300
What are the four sections of the colon
Ascending Transverse Descending Sigmoid
300
What is the ratio for preparing Thick Barium
3-4 parts Barium to 1 part water.
300
What can be used during an upper GI series to help demonstrate an obscured esophagogastric junction.
Compression Paddle
300
What does GERDs stand for
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
400
What is another name for the esophagogastric junction?
Cardiac Orifice
400
Name the two flexures of the colon
Right Hepatic Left Splenic Colic
400
When is Barium contraindicated?
When there is a chance that the mixture can escape the peritoneal cavity
400
During an upper GI series. When a patient is laying in the prone position, what part of the stomach does the air fill
Fundas
400
Numerous outpouchings of the mucosal wall
Divertisculosis
500
Name the accessory organs of the upper gastrointestinal system
Salivary Glands Pancreas Liver Gallbladder
500
What is the connection between the small intestine and the large intestine called
Ileocecal Valve.
500
What can be substituted when barium in contraindicated?
Water - Soluble Iodinated Contrast.
500
In a lower GI series. If the pt is laying supine, where is the air located on a radiograph
Transverse Colon Anterior aspects of the Sigmoid.
500
What is a mass of undigested material trapped in the stomach called
A Bozoar
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