An abdominal x-ray is an x-ray of the abdomen. It is sometimes abbreviated to AXR, or KUB (for kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder). In children, abdominal...

females, a serum pregnancy test. Urinalysis Imaging including chest and abdominal X-rays Electrocardiogram If diagnosis remains unclear after history, examination...

colon) in between the diaphragm and the liver, visible on plain abdominal X-ray or chest X-ray. Normally this causes no symptoms, and this is called Chilaiditi's...

hernia, abdominal distension with tympany, nonspecific lower abdominal tenderness, and a rectal mass. The main diagnostic tools are blood tests, X-rays of...

X-rays (X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. In many languages, it is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German...

Abdominal X-ray is therefore not recommended for adults presenting in the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. The standard abdominal X-ray...

commonly seen as an incidental finding with medullary sponge kidney on an abdominal x-ray. It may be severe enough to cause (as well as be caused by) renal tubular...

massive dilatation of the cecum (diameter > 10 cm) and right colon on abdominal X-ray. It is a type of megacolon, sometimes referred to as "acute megacolon...

degeneration is made incidentally when a cervical x-ray, chest x-ray, or abdominal x-ray is taken for other reasons, and the abnormalities of the vertebral...

abdominal x-ray. Widespread loss of haustra is a sign of chronic ulcerative colitis. Localized ahaustral distended colon can be seen on abdominal x-ray...

outcomes. An abdominal x-ray may show free air in the abdominal cavity due to a perforation in the gastrointestinal tract. However, abdominal x-ray is not recommended...

gestational age, and 2.5–3 cm (1–1+1⁄8 in) in diameter in adults. On abdominal X-rays, the small intestine is considered to be abnormally dilated when the...

vagus nerve. Diagnosis is via one or more of the following: barium swallow X-ray, barium beefsteak meal, radioisotope gastric-emptying scan, gastric manometry...

roughly as follows: plain KUB or abdominal X-ray; an injection of contrast media, typically 50 ml; delayed abdominal X-ray, taken at roughly 15 minutes post...

performed when gallbladder disease such as gallstones are suspected. An abdominal X-ray or CT scan is another form of imaging that may be used to examine the...

high-sensitivity X-Ray equipment, as a liquid mixture of water and the drug will most likely not be detected using a standard X-Ray machine. Most of the...

for a large rectal mass on rectal examination, a wide rectum on an abdominal x-ray, the presence of impaired rectal sensation or the finding of large...

CIPO is made based on clinical symptoms and radiographic studies. Abdominal X-rays, CT scans, endoscopies, laboratory tests, and biopsies may be used...

(encopresis) as a result of liquid stool passing around the obstruction Abdominal pain and bloating Loss of appetite Complications may include necrosis...

but they are not specific findings. Abdominal X-rays may reveal dilated, edematous intestines, although such X-rays are mainly useful to look for pneumoperitoneum...

creatinine levels may also be observed if the patient is dehydrated. Abdominal X-ray may show a gastric fluid level which would support the diagnosis. Barium...

Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an...

Radiology (X-rays) is used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Abnormalities on chest radiographs may be suggestive of, but are never diagnostic of TB, but...

the evaluation of acute pancreatitis. Other modalities including the abdominal x-ray lack sensitivity and are not recommended. An important caveat is that...

rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy, is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies on...

the abdominal cavity lining, an infection of the bile duct, or an intestinal infarction. A pierced internal organ (free air on an abdominal X-ray or CT...

abdominal X-ray may show signs of a thickened wall, ileus, constipation, small bowel obstruction or free air in the case of perforation. Plain X-rays...

result in abdominal pain or a fever. Tests that specifically examine the function of the large intestine include barium swallows, abdominal x-rays, and colonoscopy...

well as symptoms such as psychosis. Bromine is also radiopaque, so an abdominal X-ray may also help in the diagnosis. There are no specific antidotes or...

cause remains unknown. Dolichocolon is often an incidental finding on abdominal X-rays or colonoscopy. It is not by itself a disease and as such requires...