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...
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females, a serum pregnancy test. Urinalysis Imaging including chest and abdominal X-rays Electrocardiogram If diagnosis remains unclear after history, examination...
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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...
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hernia, abdominal distension with tympany, nonspecific lower abdominal tenderness, and a rectal mass. The main diagnostic tools are blood tests, X-rays of...
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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...
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Projectional radiography (redirect from Plain X-ray)
Abdominal X-ray is therefore not recommended for adults presenting in the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. The standard abdominal X-ray...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Acute abdomen (redirect from Acute abdominal pain)
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...
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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...
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vagus nerve. Diagnosis is via one or more of the following: barium swallow X-ray, barium beefsteak meal, radioisotope gastric-emptying scan, gastric manometry...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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CIPO is made based on clinical symptoms and radiographic studies. Abdominal X-rays, CT scans, endoscopies, laboratory tests, and biopsies may be used...
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(encopresis) as a result of liquid stool passing around the obstruction Abdominal pain and bloating Loss of appetite Complications may include necrosis...
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Peritonitis (section Abdominal pain)
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...
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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...
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Radiography (redirect from X-Ray Photography)
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...
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Tuberculosis radiology (section Chest X-ray)
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...
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the evaluation of acute pancreatitis. Other modalities including the abdominal x-ray lack sensitivity and are not recommended. An important caveat is that...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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