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RAD 112

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What is the function of the esophagus?   show
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Where does the esophagus originate?   show
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show T11  
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Where does the esophagus pass through the diagphragm?   show
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What is the expanded terminal end of the esophagus called?   show
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Describe the stomach.   show
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show CARDIA: section surrounding esophageal opening FUNDUS: superior portion fills left hemidiaphragm BODY: located btwn fundus/pylorus, interior surface covered numerous longitudinal folds called RUGAE PYLORUS: narrow end (pyloric antrum/pyloric canal)  
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show the right border  
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What is the greater curvature?   show
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show sharp angle at the esophagogastric junction  
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show Cardiac (Esophageal) sphincter and pyloric sphincter  
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What are the openings in/out of the stomach called?   show
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show body habitus - hypersthenic (high and transverse) asthenic ( low and more midline); body position  
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show storage area for food during digestion; also processes food bolus into material called chyme  
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show secretes acids, enzymes and other chemicals to break down food  
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What is the chemically and mechanically altered food called that leaves the stomach?   show
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show involuntary contraction waves that propel contents toward rectum  
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How often does peristalsis occur in the stomach?   show
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show 2 - 3 hours  
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show 2 - 3 hours  
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What is contrast media?   show
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What is most common contrast media for gastro studies? What is the alternative?   show
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Why is water soluble iodinated contrast media used as alternative to Barium?   show
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What are the essential projections of the esophagus?   show
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What are the essential projections of the stomach and duodenum?   show
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What is the lower gastrointestinal tract?   show
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show - large intestine (terminates at anus)  
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Describe the small intestine.   show
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show - from pyloric sphincter to jejunem - 8 to 10 inches and C shaped - first portion called duodenal bulb - joins jejunem at duodenojejunal flexure - flexure is supported by suspensory muscle called LIGAMENT OF TRIETZ  
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show 1) digests and absorbs food 2) gastrointestinal transit 3) uses peristalsis 4) average transit time to ileocecal valve 2 -3 hours  
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show - use shielding, but do not compromise clinical objectives of exam - use close collimation - use optimum technique factors  
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show 1) orally 2) reflux filling via large-volume barium enema 3) direct injection via tube placed into small bowel (enteroclysis)  
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show orally  
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What is patient prep for small intestine orally administered exam?   show
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Why is it called small bowel series?   show
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show -to view superior and lateral shift of stomach, improving visualization of duodenum and jejunum - prevent compression of overlapping loops of intestine  
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Why is prone used?   show
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How does technologist determine time intervals between images?   show
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When is the exam considered completed?   show
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show a musculomembranous tube that extends from ileocecal valve to anus  
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What is the position of the large intestine?   show
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show - cecum - colon - rectum - anal canal  
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show about 5 feet  
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show haustra  
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show taeniae coli  
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What is the cecum?   show
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show vermiform appendix  
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show Ascending Transverse Descending Sigmoid  
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show right colic flexure (hepatic)  
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show left colic flexure (splenic)  
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show an S shaped loop that ends at rectum at level of 3rd sacral segment  
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What extends from sigmoid to anal canal?   show
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show anal canal  
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What is the function of the large intestine?   show
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Why is carbon dioxide used most commonly in double contrast studies?   show
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When are water soluble contrast agents used?   show
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Why must the large intestine be completely empty prior to exam?   show
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What conditions limit patient preparation for large bowel study?   show
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Describe large bowel cleansing methods.   show
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What are the components of the GI system?   show
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