DXI Abdomen Q&A
What is the most likely vessel to calcify - =Abdominal Aorta
What flexure of the colon is found on the left side of the body - =Splenic Flexure
What flexure of the colon is found on the right side of the body - =Hepatic Flexure
What kind of pathology can mimic hepatomegaly? How is it differentiated? - =Riedel Lobe
which is tongue shaped and not as dense as hepatomegaly
Which organ is most likely to be injured in the abdominal cavity - =Spleen
What test is used to inspect renal flow on a radiograph - =Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
What test is used to inspect the intestines on a radiograph - =Barium study
T/F Extra-luminal gas is normal - =False, intra-luminal gas is normal
What is the the maximal diameter of the large bowel - =6cm
The small bowel should be no bigger than - =3cm
Other than size how can large and small bowel be differentiated - =Large bowel does not
transverse all the way across, resembles a picture frame
What is the rule of 3 in the small bowel - =Lumen >3cm
Folds >3 mm apart
3 air fluid levels
, What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction - =Adhesions or hernia which are
mechanical
What is it called when the bowel is blocked due to surging of the sympathetic nervous system
(non-mechanical) - =Paralytic ileus
What is a AKA for extra-luminal gas - =Pneumoperitoneum
What kind of calcification is m/c? What is its cause - =Dystrophic Calcification 95-98% d/t
abnormal tissues not serum Ca++
Metastatic calcification is rare but d/t?
List a example of pathology that could lead to this - =High serum Ca++ not tissues. This could
be from hyperparathyroidism, renal failure or milk-alkali syndrome
What is Milk-Alkali syndrome - =triad of hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis and renal
insufficiency.
What is Monckeberg arteriosclerosis? - =Calcification of the tunica media
What can cause Monckeberg arteriosclerosis? - =common in advanced age, diabetes or chronic
renal disease
How does Monckeberg arteriosclerosis effect the lumen - =Leaves lumen patent
Dystrophic calcification includes? - =stone formations, atherosclerosis, calcified masses
What are the patterns of calcification in the abdomen - =Conduit wall
Cyst wall
What is the most likely vessel to calcify - =Abdominal Aorta
What flexure of the colon is found on the left side of the body - =Splenic Flexure
What flexure of the colon is found on the right side of the body - =Hepatic Flexure
What kind of pathology can mimic hepatomegaly? How is it differentiated? - =Riedel Lobe
which is tongue shaped and not as dense as hepatomegaly
Which organ is most likely to be injured in the abdominal cavity - =Spleen
What test is used to inspect renal flow on a radiograph - =Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
What test is used to inspect the intestines on a radiograph - =Barium study
T/F Extra-luminal gas is normal - =False, intra-luminal gas is normal
What is the the maximal diameter of the large bowel - =6cm
The small bowel should be no bigger than - =3cm
Other than size how can large and small bowel be differentiated - =Large bowel does not
transverse all the way across, resembles a picture frame
What is the rule of 3 in the small bowel - =Lumen >3cm
Folds >3 mm apart
3 air fluid levels
, What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction - =Adhesions or hernia which are
mechanical
What is it called when the bowel is blocked due to surging of the sympathetic nervous system
(non-mechanical) - =Paralytic ileus
What is a AKA for extra-luminal gas - =Pneumoperitoneum
What kind of calcification is m/c? What is its cause - =Dystrophic Calcification 95-98% d/t
abnormal tissues not serum Ca++
Metastatic calcification is rare but d/t?
List a example of pathology that could lead to this - =High serum Ca++ not tissues. This could
be from hyperparathyroidism, renal failure or milk-alkali syndrome
What is Milk-Alkali syndrome - =triad of hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis and renal
insufficiency.
What is Monckeberg arteriosclerosis? - =Calcification of the tunica media
What can cause Monckeberg arteriosclerosis? - =common in advanced age, diabetes or chronic
renal disease
How does Monckeberg arteriosclerosis effect the lumen - =Leaves lumen patent
Dystrophic calcification includes? - =stone formations, atherosclerosis, calcified masses
What are the patterns of calcification in the abdomen - =Conduit wall
Cyst wall
