abdominal Doppler| 60 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

xiphoid process CORRECT ANSWERS: small cartilaginous process of the lower part of the sternum hepatic CORRECT ANSWERS: pertains to the liver umbilicus CORRECT ANSWERS: belly button A-P CORRECT ANSWERS: anterior and posterior dimension renovascular hypertension CORRECT ANSWERS: high b/p pressure caused by decreased blood flow to kidney flank CORRECT ANSWERS: from the patient's side kidney "poles" CORRECT ANSWERS: the end of the kidney parenchyma CORRECT ANSWERS: the essential or functional elements of an organ RI CORRECT ANSWERS: resistivity index A-B/A porta hepatis CORRECT ANSWERS: the transverse fissure on the visceral surface of the liver where the portal vein and hepatic artery enter and the hepatic duct leave tardus-parvus waveform CORRECT ANSWERS: a waveform of delayed rise time (tardus) and low amplitude (parvus). found distal to severe stenosis or occlusion npo CORRECT ANSWERS: nothing by mouth splenomegaly CORRECT ANSWERS: enlarged spleen hepatofugal CORRECT ANSWERS: flow away from liver hepatopetal CORRECT ANSWERS: flow towards the liver abdominal doppler CORRECT ANSWERS: abdominal aorta for aneurysm/stenosis renal arteries/ veins vessels that are scanned in an abdominal scan CORRECT ANSWERS: aorta, celiac, sma,renal arteries, ima, common iliac, portal veins(liver), hepatic veins(liver) aorta flow patterns CORRECT ANSWERS: above renals, low resistance below renals, high resistance when scanning a triple AAA CORRECT ANSWERS: dilatati