RTE 1503 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
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What is the best way to Nuclear Medicine, Barium will not show
diagnose Meckel's
diverticulum?
-Inflammatory bowel disease that involves only the
ulcerative colitis
colon and rectum. No haustra, "lead pipe" or
"stovepipe" appearance. Common is ages 18-25
Telescoping of the intestines, "Mushroom cap", low
intussusception
pressure BE with air to correct, caused by peristalsis
A twisting of the bowel on itself, causing obstruction.
volvulus
"beak-like" appearance, intestines twist unto itself
diverticulosis Abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall.
Most common form of carcinoma found in the large
annular carcinoma
intestine. "Apple-core" or "napkin-ring"
Which pathology appears as Crohn's disease
"string sign" or "cobble
stone"?
How would ulcerative "lead pipe" or "stovepipe"
colitis appear on a
manifest image?
What upper GI pathology Achalasia
looks like a "rat tail"?
Where does Annular sigmoid colon
carcinoma occur most often?
Where is the gallbladder? posterior aspect of the liver connected at the right and left
hepatic ducts
A muscular sac attached to the
liver that secretes bile and stores
Gallbladder
it until needed for digestion
Common hepatic duct place where the left and right hepatic ducts join
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Where is bile stored until in the gallbladder, travel through the cystic duct
needed and through what
pduct?
Where is bile eventually duodenum by way of the common bile duct (CBD)
secreted?
What part of the biliary tree pancreatic duct or duct of Wirsung
intersects with the CBD at
the hepatopancreatic
sphincter?
fundus, body, neck
Parts of the gallbladder
What percentage of 30- 40%
individuals have separate
CBD and pancreatic duct
entrances into the duodenum?
What is the most important common bile duct, can become obstructed during cholecyectomy
area of interest when doing
gallbladder studies?
Cholecystectomy gallbladder removal
procedure to see the cysticduct
Endoscopic retrograde
-endoscope in patient's mouth down into the stomach
cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) until the duodenum to find papilla to inject contrast
and watch on fluro, check for stones
Pancreatic duct empties pancreatic juices into the duodenum
Urinary system consists of___. 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 bladder, and 1 urethra
Which kidney sits lower than the right; due to the liver
the other?
How many lobes does the 4: right, left, caudal & quadrate
liver have?
Falciform ligament Divides the right and left lobes located anterioly
What are the 2 minor lobes in Caudal and quadratic located posteriorly
the liver and where are they
located?
How much bile is made in the .5 to 1.5 liters per day
liver?
Chole Bile
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Cholangio Biliary ducts or structures
Cholecyst or cholecysto Gallbladder
Choledocho Common bile duct (CBD)
cyst or cysto Bladder
Cholelithiasis Condition of having gallstones
1. PTC: Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography;
Gallbladder procedures 2. Post-op or T-tube Cholangiogram;
3. Immediate or operative Cholangiogram
Accesses bile ducts with "skinny needle" or Chiba
Percutaneous Transhepatic
through the intercostal rib space for drainage or
Cholangiography
imaging purposes
-can cause pneumothorax, punctured liver, hemorrage, sepsis
Exam where T-tube placed during surgery for drainage
Post-op or T-tube
cholangiogram -done to check potency of biliary structures for no leakage
Common GB imaging study, watch contrast fill biliary
Immediate or operative
cholangiogram structures, after surgery to check for residual stones
and fill
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