Class One Flashcards

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What are the two types of transducers used to scan the abdominal?

A
  • Curved-linear transducers
  • Phased array transducers
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What are the 3 different types of patient position?

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  • Supine
  • Lateral decubitius
  • Prone
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What are the 4 different types of scan planes?

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  • Longitudinal
  • Transverse
  • Oblique
  • Coronal
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How long should a patient fast?

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8-12 hours prior to an exam.

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Why isn’t gum and smoking allowed within those 8-12 hours prior to an abdominal exam?

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It may increase bowel gas.

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Where does the aorta run from?

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The abdominal aorta runs from the level of the diaphragm to the umbilicus, where it typically bofurcates into the common iliac arteries.

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On what side of the patient does the IVC lay?

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It lays on the patients right side.

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What is there average diameter of the aorta?

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Average maximum diameter is 2 cm

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9
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How does the aorta’s diameter vary?

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The aorta gradually tapers distally.

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Where does the IVC begin?

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It begins at the junction of the common iliac veins

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What is the typical mean diameter of the IVC in hydrated patients?

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1.7-2.0 cm

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12
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Where do most IVC variants occur?

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infra-renal

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13
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What are the two different IVC variants found below the renal veins?

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  • Left-sided IVC
  • Duplicated
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Where should you start an abdominal exam?

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Start in long axis just below the xyphoid process.

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Where does the SMA run in respect to the aorta?

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Runs anterior and parallel to the aorta.

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16
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Where is the celiac origin?

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It is just proximal to the take off of the SMA

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What is the first branch of the aorta?

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What is the second branch of the aorta?

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Q

What is the Doppler characteristic of the aorta?

A

High resistance

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What is the Doppler characteristic of the celiac?

A

Low resistance

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Q

What is the Doppler characteristic of the SMA?

A

High resistance IF fasting.

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Q

What is the Doppler characteristic of the renal?

A

Low resistance

23
Q

What is the Doppler characteristic of the IMA?

A

High resistance IF fasting.

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What is the Doppler characteristic of the IVC?

A

Proximal→Pulsatile

Distal→ Phasic with respiration.

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What 5 abdominal imaging limitations?
* Bowel gas * Body habitus * Respiratory movement * SUrgical incisions * Pregnany
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What are the normal velocities in the aorta?
65 cm/sec
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Where will the Doppler signal be multiphasic in the aorta?
* Suprarenal * Infrarenal
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What are some diseases of the aorta?
* Atherosclerotic * Arteritis * Takayasu * Coarctation.
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What is coarctation?
It is a congenital narrowing of the thoracic arch.
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How is the BP in the coarctation?
* High BP above narrowing * Low BP/abnormal doppler signals below constriction
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What does Takayasu arteritis do?
It is an inflammatory process of the aortic arch and its branches.
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Which layers does the takayasu’s arteritis effect?
It effects all three layers.
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What can takayasu’s artheritis cause?
It may cause partial or complete arterial obstruction and may cause aneurysm formation.
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What are the risk factors for Takayasu?
* Women * Asian descent * \<40 years old.
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