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Question | Answer |
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What components make up the urinary system? | 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, one bladder and one urethra. |
What is the function of the urinary system? | remove waste from the blood, maintain fluid and electrolyte balance, regulate pH |
Average daily urine output | 1-2 liters per day |
What makes up the pelvacalyceal system? | renal pelvis and calyces |
Cystography | retrograde examination of the urinary bladder |
Cystoureterography | retrograde examination of the urinary bladder and ureters |
Cystourethrography | retrograde examination of the urinary bladder and urethra |
Neurogenic bladder | abnormal functioning caused by impaired innervations |
Indications for exams of the urinary tract | vesicoureteral reflux, recurrent UTI’s, trauma, fistulas, strictures, impaired urination. |
Contrast for urinary exams | nonionic iodinated |
Catheters used for adults | foley |
Catheters used for infants and children | French 5 or 8 feeding tube |
What type of scale are contrast study images? | short scale |
Indications for female Cystoureterography | tumor, abcess, diverticula, dilation, strictures, incontinence |
What can be done to project the bladder neck free of superimposition? | add a 5 degree caudad angle |
CR entry for AP projections | superior border of the pubic symphysis |
Part rotation for obliques | 35-40 degrees |
CR entry for obliques | 2” above the pubic symphysis |