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Biliary/UGI Systems

Radiography Positioning

QuestionAnswer
Most important function of the liver to radiography Production of about a quart of bile per day
Term for proximal end of the gallbladder Neck
Duct inferior to the cystic duct Common Bile Duct-CBD
Largest solid organ in the body Liver
Hormone stimulated by fatty acids that cause the gallbladder to contract Cholecystokinin-CCK
Another name for the pancreatic duct Duct of Wirsung
Body habitus when the GB is located between the xiphoid and lower lateral rib margin Sthenic or Hyposthenic
What ERCP stands for Endoscopic Retrograde Choleangiopancreatography
Contrast generally used for biliary studies Iodinated, Non-Ionic
Disease process; Enlarged and inflamed parotid glands Mumps
Location of the esophagus Anterior to the spine, posterior to the trachea
Opening between the esophagus and the stomach Esophagogastric junction or cardiac orifice/sphincter
Longitudinal gastric folds Rugae
First part of the small intestine Duodenal bulb
Location of the barium in the stomach when the patient is supine Fundus
Location of the stomach in the hypersthenic patient High and transverse
Degree of obliquity of the asthenic patient for an RAO UGI 40 degrees
Radiolucent contrast used to demonstrate the mucosal lining of the stomach C02 Gas Crystals, air
Contraindication to Barium Suspected Perforation
Radiographic indication of a sliding hiatal hernia Schatzki's Ring
Term for difficulty swallowing Dysphagia
What does GERD stand for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Prep for an UGI NPO after midnight
kVp for double contrast fluoro of the GI tract 90
Outpouchings on the mucosal wall Diverticula
Created by: EHodgis
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