RTE 1503 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How many lobes does the liver have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 4: right, left, caudal &
quadrate
Falciform ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - Divides the right and left lobes located
anterioly
What are the 2 minor lobes in the liver and where are they located? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Caudal and quadratic located posteriorly
How much bile is made in the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER - .5 to 1.5 liters per day
Chole - CORRECT ANSWER - Bile
Cholangio - CORRECT ANSWER - Biliary ducts or structures
Cholecyst or cholecysto - CORRECT ANSWER - Gallbladder
Choledocho - CORRECT ANSWER - Common bile duct (CBD)
cyst or cysto - CORRECT ANSWER - Bladder
Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Condition of having gallstones
Gallbladder procedures - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. PTC: Percutaneous Transhepatic
Cholangiography;
2. Post-op or T-tube Cholangiogram;
,MGRADES
3. Immediate or operative Cholangiogram
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography - CORRECT ANSWER - Accesses bile ducts
with "skinny needle" or Chiba through the intercostal rib space for drainage or imaging purposes
-can cause pneumothorax, punctured liver, hemorrage, sepsis
Post-op or T-tube cholangiogram - CORRECT ANSWER - Exam where T-tube placed
during surgery for drainage
-done to check potency of biliary structures for no leakage
Immediate or operative cholangiogram - CORRECT ANSWER - Common GB imaging
study, watch contrast fill biliary structures, after surgery to check for residual stones and fill
What is the preferred position for gallbladder imaging and why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
LAO, to keep contrast in and move spine away from gallbladder
Where is the gallbladder in an asthenic patient? - CORRECT ANSWER - Gallbladder near
spine and low
Where is the gallbladder in an hypersthenic patient? - CORRECT ANSWER - Gallbladder
up and near diaphragm, transverse
Chest pathologies - CORRECT ANSWER - Aspiration, atelectasis, bronchiectasis,
bronchitis, COPD, emphysema, metastases, plural effusion, pneumothorax, primary & secondary
tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis
Aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER - Something stuck in the throat. Decrease technical
factors due to soft tissue
Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Collapsed lung, partial or whole
, MGRADES
-increase technique: absence of air
Bronchiectasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Dense fluid in bronchiole in lower respiratory
system
-Patient. Can cough it out on trendelenburg; no technique change
-same as Bronchitis
COPD - CORRECT ANSWER - Culmination of 2 disease or more: lower technique due to
air trapped in lungs
Emphysema - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruptured alveoli that has air stuck in them are
dense and black: lower technique
Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER - Group of ruptured aveoli
Metastases - CORRECT ANSWER - Secondary cancer spread from primary source.
-can be Osterlytic or additive: type unknown until X ray done
Osterlytic - CORRECT ANSWER - Destructive: increase technique
Osteoblastic - CORRECT ANSWER - Additive: decrease technique
Plural effusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluid in the pleural cavity: increase technique
Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER - Air in pleural cavity: decrease technique
Secondary tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER - TB in the upper lungs: decrease
technique: additive