QUESTIONS RTE 2785 2026
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TEST
hysterosalpingography - ANSWER ✔✔x-ray imaging of the uterus
and fallopian tubes after injection of contrast material
-uses water-soluble contrast
-uterine cavity is outlined w/ contrast
-Patient in lithotomy position
Esophagitis - ANSWER ✔✔inflammation of the esophagus, mot
common cause is gastric gases
,-appears detectable on double-contrast as dots/streaks
How does esophageal cancer appear in images? - ANSWER
✔✔Plaque-like, irregular
Hiatal Hernia - ANSWER ✔✔Most common abnormality detected on
upper GI exams, stomach emerges above the diaphragm
-sliding: appears as schatcki ring
Achalsia - ANSWER ✔✔Affects distal esophagus, w/ proximal dilation
caused by incomplete relaxation of the lower sphincter
-can be seen on a routine chest
-rat tail/break appearance
Gastritis - ANSWER ✔✔inflammation of the stomach, can be caused
by alcohol, infection, corrosive agents
-can lead to chronic gastritis, which leads to peptic ulcer disease
Pyloric stenosis - ANSWER ✔✔Two muscular layers of the pylorus
become hyperplastic and hypertrophic
-Affects babies, 2-4 out of 1000 births affected
-uses ultrasound
, Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) - ANSWER ✔✔Gastric or duodenal
ulcers that involve digestion of the GI mucosa by the enzyme pepsin
-Can cause perforation, which leads to hemorrhage, which can lead to a
pneumopartinum
Gastric ulcers - ANSWER ✔✔Least common, less chance of
malignancy (5%)
Esophagitis - ANSWER ✔✔Most common cause of acute esophagitis
Barret esophagus - ANSWER ✔✔squamous epithelium changes to
columnar epithelium of the stomach
- a pre-cancerous condition that can progress to esophageal
adenocarcinoma
peptic ucler - ANSWER ✔✔open sore in the lining of the stomach or
duodenum
-Gastric is least common
-Duodenum is more common
Esophageal cancer - ANSWER ✔✔Progressive difficulty swallowing
(dysphasia) in a person older than 40 yrs old
-appears irregular
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