Anatomy
The portion of the stomach that is situated the most superiorly and posteriorly compared to the rest of the stomach.
What is the fundus?
What is a colon exam?
These may be reasons a physician is ordering an Esophagus exam on a patient.
What is to investigate dysphagia, reflux, lesions, varacies, foreign bodies, strictures, or obstructions.
This is the length of time a patient might expect their S&D exam will take.
What is 15-20 minutes.
This is a special requirement for technologists to include when obtaining the radiographic images for a Small bowel follow through.
What is the inclusion of a time marker?
The portion of the stomach that surrounds the esophageal opening.
What is the cardia?
This exam does not require a patient to fast.
What is an esophagus exam?
This patient position will demonstrate the esophagus superimposed with the vertebral column.
What is an AP/PA position?
This patient postion in a S&D exam shows the duodenal bulb and loop in profile.
What is a PA oblique in RAO position?
This the timeframe that patients may expect the follow through exam to take.
What is from 30 minutes and up to 4 hours?
The body habitus which the stomach lies almost horizontal and is high.
What is hypersthenic?
This exam requires patients to be on a low residue diet for 2-3 days prior to the exam.
What is a barium enema?
This is the anatomy that must be included for all of the ESO projections.
What is the esophagus from the lower part of the neck to its entrance into the stomach?
In this obliqued patient position the fundus will likely be filled with barium and the pyloric canal will be filled with air.
What is the AP oblique in LPO position?
This is a tool that a radiologist may use during fluoro to separate the small bowel loops for better visualization.
What is a compression paddle?
The border of the stomach that begins at the esophagogastric junction, is concave in shape, and ends at the pylorus.
What is the lesser curvature?
This exam requires patients to fast for 8-9 hours prior to the exam.
What is a S&D and a barium enema?
This is the patient position that demonstrates an unobstructed view of the esophagus from surrounding anatomical structures.
What is a AP/PA oblique in a LPO or RAO position?
The lateral position will best demonstrate this anatomy.
What is the anterior and posterior aspects of the stomach as well as the plyoric cancal and duodenal bulb in hypersthenic patients.
This is the frequency that technologists will be taking images when taking general radiography images.
What is from 15 - 30 minutes?
The three portions of the small intestine.
What is the duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum?
This exam requires patients to have a fully evacuated large intestine by the morning of the exam.
What is a Lower GI?
This patient position will best demonstrate esophageal varices .
What is a supine position.
These are all indications for a patient to complete a S&D exam.
What is heartburn, reflux, hiatal hernia, neoplasms, peptic ulcers, pyloric stenosis, or esophageal strictures?
Visualization of barium reaching this anatomical structure indicates the end of the follow through exam.
What is the ilocecal valve?