Urinary System Radiography Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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Urinary System Radiography Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
What is urography? - answergeneral term used for radiographic procedures used to
investigate the renal drainage system
what are the two types of contrast media available for a contrast study of the urinary system? -
answerionic an...
Urinary System Radiography Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
What is urography? - answer✔✔general term used for radiographic procedures used to
investigate the renal drainage system
what are the two types of contrast media available for a contrast study of the urinary system? -
answer✔✔ionic and nonionic contrast
what is different with nonionic contrast than ionic contrast? - answer✔✔nonionic is used
because it is less likely to offset homeostasis and cause a reaction. it is also more expensive
What is bolus injection? - answer✔✔rapid injection of contrast
What is infusion? - answer✔✔slow drip feed of contrast
What are the two techniques used for filling urinary canals with contrast? - answer✔✔antegrade
filling; retrograde filling
what is antegrade filling? - answer✔✔contrast enters kidneys in normal direction of blood flow;
usually intravenously
what is another name for antegrade filling? - answer✔✔excretory or intravenous urography
(IVU)
what is pyelography? - answer✔✔demonstration of renal pelvis and calyces only
what is percutaneous antegrade urography? - answer✔✔Another technique that involves intro of
contrast material directly into kidney thru a percutaneous puncture of renal pelvis
What is retrograde filling? What organs does it examine? - answer✔✔contrast is into'ed against
the normal flow via catheters; examines bladder, lower ureters, and urethra
what is a cystography? Cystoureterography? Cystourethrography? - answer✔✔bladder exam;
lower ureters and bladder exam; bladder and urethra exam
what things are included in mild contrast reactions? - answer✔✔few hives, feeling of
warmth/flush, nausea
what things are included in moderate contrast reactions? - answer✔✔big and lots of hives, severe
vomiting, tachycardia
what things are included in severe contrast reaction? - answer✔✔very low BP, loss of
consciousness, convulsions, difficulty breathing, shock
what are some general procedures for urinary contrast study preliminary prep? -
answer✔✔laxative (non-gas forming), light evening meal, low residue diet for 1-2 days, NPO
after midnight on the day of the exam
what should you find out before a urinary exam if the patient is diabetic? - answer✔✔if patient is
taking glucophages
why should a patient not be given contrast if he/she is on glucophages? - answer✔✔increases the
risk for contrast induced renal failure
how long should the patient stop taking glucophages prior to an exam? - answer✔✔48 hours
why is it important for an accurate and detail patient history be taken prior to exam? -
answer✔✔to alert the medical team to a possible adverse reaction to the contrast
where and why is compression applied in a ureteral compression exam? - answer✔✔over distal
ureters to hold back flow of urine into bladder and fill renal pelvis and calyces
where should the pressure be centered anatomically? - answer✔✔ASIS level
how should the pressure be released and why for a ureteral compression exam? -
answer✔✔slowly to avoid the possibility of visceral repture
when should you not use compression? - answer✔✔on patients who have stones, abdominal
mass or aneurysms, a colostomy, a suprapubic catheter, or traumatic injury
when should radiographs be taken on all contrast studies? - answer✔✔end of expiration
why is an AP KUB scout film taken for a contrast urinary study? - answer✔✔to demo contour of
kidneys, their location, and presence of any renal or other calculi
what should post injection films include for a urinary contrast study? - answer✔✔patient data,
side marker, time-interval, and position indicator
what is a urolithiasis? - answer✔✔stones of kidneys or urinary tract
what is pyelonephrosis? - answer✔✔infection of upper urinary tract
what is hydronephrosis? - answer✔✔abnormal dilation of pelvicalyceal system as a result of
obstruction of ureters or renal pelvis
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