RADT 157 Exam 3 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
What are the 3 functions of the kidneys? - ANSWERSremove waste products, maintain fluid and electrolyte balance, and secreting substances that affect blood pressure and other important body functions
How much urine do the kidneys excrete daily? ...
What are the 3 functions of the kidneys? - ANSWERSremove waste products, maintain fluid and
electrolyte balance, and secreting substances that affect blood pressure and other important body
functions
How much urine do the kidneys excrete daily? - ANSWERS1-2 L
What is secreted by the suprarenal glands? - ANSWERSepinephrine and cortical hormones
What kidney is higher/lower and why? - ANSWERSright is lower due to liver
How much do the kidneys drop from supine to upright position? - ANSWERS2in
How much urine can an average adult bladder hold? - ANSWERS500cc
At what level do the ureters enter the bladder? - ANSWERSat the level of the ischial spine from the renal
pelvicies
Name the junction where the ureters meet the bladder - ANSWERSureterovesical junction (UVJ)
How long is the urethra in females? - ANSWERS1 & 1/2 in
males 7-8 in
What exam is done to study the bladder? - ANSWERScystogram
Why is ionic contrast no longer used (bromides & iodides)? - ANSWERSthey irritate the mucosa and
commonly cause patient discomfort
, What are the possible reactions of contrast? (5) - ANSWERSfeeling of warmth and flushing, nausea,
vomiting, hives, edema of the resp mucus membrane
Where does the CR enter for an oblique of the urinary system x-ray? - ANSWERSperpin to center of IR @
level of illiac crest 2in lateral to midline on elevated side
What is the degree of rotation for an oblique urinary system x-ray? - ANSWERS30
Where does the CR enter for an AP axial bladder? - ANSWERS10-15 caudad cr enters 2in above pub
symph
What is the obliquity for bladder x-ray? - ANSWERS40-60
What is the concave medial border of kidney also known as? - ANSWERShilum
What is the abbreviation for an excretory study? - ANSWERSIVU
What are the normal creatanine levels? - ANSWERS.6-1.2 mg/100ml
What are the normal BUN levels? - ANSWERS8-25
What are the normal GFR levels? - ANSWERS120-125 ml/min
90ml or less = renal dysfunction
Where is the stomach located in a hyperstenic body habitus? - ANSWERSHorizontal and high
Where is the stomach located/ type in a asthenic body habitus? - ANSWERSj stomach, vertical and low
Where is the stomach located in a hyposthenic & sthenic body habitus? - ANSWERSaverage
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