midterm

• - located at Left Ventral
• "If you have a cross-sectional image of the chest, your heart will be Left Ventral. There's not much applicable to the chest. However, in the abdomen, this will be used most of the time."
• - located at Right Ventral.
• - In your liver are the Biliary tree and Gallbladder
• - located at Left Dorsal
• - Posterior to the stomach
• - Left ventral
• - Dorsal
• - Left Dorsal
• Pelvic Organs in Females:
• Uterus - Midline
• Urinary Bladder - Midline
• Pelvic Organs in Males:
• Urinary Bladder - Midline
• Prostate Gland - Midline
• PATIENT PREPARATIONS
• 4 Common Patient Preparations
• 1. No Prep or None
• 2. Fasting (Patient)
• - You have several instructions
• In Adults
• 2.1. NPO 6-8 hours prior to examination (#Gab - nil per os or "nothing by/through the mouth")
• 2.2. Let the patient take laxatives.
• "The purpose of your laxatives is to cleanse the bowels which means the patient will have loose bowel movements or pass out stools.Why? Because the presence of fecal material with air will obscure the underlying structures in your image."
• How do you give laxatives for adults?
• a. 4 tablets of Dulcolax to be taken at bedtime.
• - Most commonly used
• - Generic name is Bisacodyl
• - It can be used Orally and/or as a Suppository
• b. Phospho-soda
• - Approximately 1 bottle to the patient at bedtime.
• - One of the most effective ways of cleansing the bowels.
• - Usually used in the hospital setup. However, if you have only OPD or walk-in patients, you can conform with the Dulcolax tablets.
• - Can be given instead of Dulcolax and so suppositories won't have to be used
• c. Insertion of suppository in early morning
• (#Gab - a small, round or cone-shaped object that you put in your body, often into your bottom. Once it's inside, it melts or dissolves and releases its medication.)
• d. Senokot Tablets
• - Herbal laxatives used before
• For example, you have an adult patient and you need to do a fasting preparation for the examination.
• You have to put in mind that you usually do/schedule these examinations that need fasting between 7-9 AM.