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Small bowel is how long

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15-23 feet in length

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Shortest, widest, and most fixed part of the small intestine

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duodenum

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Where is duodenum located

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Mostly in RUQ and a little in LUQ (1/5 of small bowel)

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Springy, tight & circular fold, coiled- feathery appearance

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Jejunum

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Where is jejunum located

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Makes up 2/5 of small bowel. Starts at duodenjejunal junction which is located in the LUQ under transverse colon

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What are the small finger like projections in the jejunum

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villi

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Has a smoother and less feathery appearance than jejunum

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Ileum

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Where is ileum located

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Some in the RUQ and then mostly in LLQ and RLQ. 3/5 of small bowel.

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The terminal ileum joins large intestine at ____

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ileocecal valve

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Ileocecal valve sphincter controls what

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dumping of contents into cecum and prevents reflux

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Diameter is larger than small intestine and is located around the periphery of the abdomen

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Large intestine

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3 band muscles in large intestine

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Taeniae coli

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Drapes/pouches that pull the colon up

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haustra

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A large pouch located inferior to the ileocecal valve

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cecum

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What is attached to the cecum and is a small wormlike tube

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Appendix

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Vermiform means

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wormlike

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4 parts of colon

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Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

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Part that ascends towards the liver, ends at the hepatic flexure

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Ascending colon

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Located horizontal from the hepatic flexure to the splenic flexure

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Transverse colon

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Located from the splenic flexure and travels down to the sigmoid colon

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Descending colon

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The last part of the colon which then turns into the rectum

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Sigmoid colon

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Goes from the sigmoid to the anus

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How long is the rectum

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4.5 inches long

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Final 1.5 inches of the intestine which terminates at the anus.

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Function of small & large intestine
Digestion, absorption, reabsorption, and elimination
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What function does small intestine do
Mostly digestion, absorption, and reabsorption
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What function does large intestine do
Mostly elimination
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Studies the form and function of the small bowel system. Must be timed in order to check on the function
Small Bowel Series (Small bowel follow through)
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Contraindications of Small bowel follow through
perforated bowel, bowel obstructions, pregnancy
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If barium has reached the _____ fluoro is performed and spot films taken
ileocecal valve
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Why are patients encouraged to walk the halls
Get their bowels to move the barium better
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Prelim shot for small bowel
Part of chest & abdomen
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Why are prone shots taken for small bowel
Spreads the intestines
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If UGI is taken along with small bowel, you start the time when?
First cup of barium has been drank
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Injection of a nutrient or medicinal liquid into the bowel
Enteroclysis
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Nasogastric tube is passed through the patient's nose through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, and into the jejunum
Intubation
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Contraindications of barium enema
perforated bowel, bowel obstructions, pregnancy
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Single contrast BE has what kind of barium mixture
Thin
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Patient prep for BE
laxatives, KUB, prepare for enema
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What should be ready before calling in the doctor
Barium bag, tip lubricated, trash can, paddles, gloves, towels/washcloths, gowns, shield
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What is a barium boat
Catches the barium- plastic bottom that is blown up with O2 tank (looks like an inner tube)
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Why should you check the enema balloon
It may not inflate once in the patient, or it may burst
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What position is patient in for insertion
Sims
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How do you drain the barium
Put bag in trash and have patient lay on left side so barium flows out
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What happens if you release tip on the toilet instead
Pressure hasn't been released so barium will get on you
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Rectal shot single barium
Left lateral- shoot tube to bucky with them laying on left side
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Rectal shot double barium
Have them lay supine or prone and shoot cross table
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Single BE bag
Powder barium & H2O
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Double contrast BE has what kind of barium
Thick
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What is the difference between double and single
Everything the same except double contrast media and bag, tip, and overheads
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Study of anus and rectum that is conducted during the evacuation and defecation
Defecography
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Possible Single BE shots
Scout, Fluoro, AP/PA or both, Sigmoid, Left Lateral
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Possible Double BE shots
Scout, Fluoro, AP/PA or both, obliques, sigmoid, Right Decub, Left Decub, Ventral/Dorsal Rectrum Decub

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