GU/Reproductive System/Contrast Media

Question 1

How much urine is normally excreted from adult kidneys daily

Answer 1

1-2 L

Question 2

Name the 3 Kidney Functions:

Answer 2

1) Remove waste from blood 2) Maintain Fluid & Electrolytes 3) Secrete substances affecting blood pressure

Question 3

Microscopic functional units of the kidneys are called?

Answer 3

Nephrons

Question 4

Know Renal Pelvis Anatomy

Answer 4

See pic

Question 5

Cluster of Capillaries contained within the nephron

Answer 5

Glomerulus

Question 6

The ________ serves as the filter for blood in the kidney

Answer 6

Glomerulus

Question 7

The cup-shaped recesses in the center of each kidney that receive urine from the collecting ducts:

Answer 7

Calyces

Question 8

Recently IV-injected contrast media (ROCM) is found in the:

Answer 8

Blood filtrate & urine

Question 9

Retrograde

Answer 9

Contrast medium is introduced against the bodies normal flow in some radiography urinary procedures

Question 10

Nonionic contrast agents contain iodine but are preferred over ionic agents b/c

Answer 10

They produce fewer reactions

Question 11

What are common reactions to contrast

Answer 11

Warmth & flushing

Question 12

Significant reactions to contrast media include:

Answer 12

Nausea, vomiting, & edema of respiratory mucous membrane

Question 13

All life threatening reactions usually occur within _______

Answer 13

20 minutes of injection

Question 14

IVU/IVP prep includes:

Answer 14

1) light p.m. meal 2) non-gas laxative 3) NPO after midnight

Question 15

Exp technique for IVU/IVP should have sufficient contrast & density to demonstrate:

Answer 15

1) Outline of kidneys 2) Lower boarder of the liver 3) lateral margin of Psoas muscle

Question 16

Who & what must be readily available during IVU/IVP

Answer 16

RN & crash cart

Question 17

If BP is normal, the greatest concentration of contrast media will appear in the kidneys after

Answer 17

15-20 minutes

Question 18

What is the degree of rotation for an AP Oblique projection of the urinary system

Answer 18

30 degrees

Question 19

Retrograde urography:

Answer 19

1) Ureters are catherized 2) Provides little physiological information 3) contrast injected directly into the pelvicalyceal system

Question 20

Which technique is used to get contrast into the bladder for a cystogram

Answer 20

Retrograde filling technique

Question 21

What is the abbreviation for the excretory technique of urography

Answer 21

IVU/IVP

Question 22

Which projection places the R kidney perpendicular to the IR

Answer 22

RPO

Question 23

Retrograde urography is considered a _______ examination

Answer 23

Operative Examination

Question 24

A severe reaction to contrast medium is also called:

Answer 24

Anaphylactic Reaction

Question 25

A moderate reaction to contrast would be

Answer 25

Vomiting

Question 26

Name the calculation that uses the creatinine level, age, gender, & body size for the indicator of kidney function

Answer 26

Glomerular filtration rate

Question 27

What is the normal GFR

Answer 27

120-125 mL/min

Question 28

What does a GFR

Answer 28

Renal Dysfunction

Question 29

What is the normal creatinine level in blood

Answer 29

0.6-1.2mg/100ml

Question 30

Know %W/W Concentration

Answer 30

% W/W = g/g+ml x 100

Question 31

% W/V concentration

Answer 31

% W/V = g/ml x 100

Question 32

Female Reproductive system includes:

Answer 32

Ovaries & uterine tubes

Question 33

Parts of the male reproductive system include:

Answer 33

1) testes 2) seminal vesicle 3) bulbourethral glands

Question 34

Hysterosalopingography (HSG)

Answer 34

Radiographic examination of the uterus & uterine tubes

Question 35

Measurement of the fetal head & pelvic outlet can be performed using:

Answer 35

Sonography & pelvimetry (Cochlear-Sussman method)

Question 36

Male Radiographic Examinations of the male reproductive structures (testes & prostate) are done using:

Answer 36

Sonography