UGIReviewQuestionsandCorrectAnswers.
What acronym refers to the upper gastrointestinal series? - Correct Answer UGI
as a part of patient prep, why should the patient maintain a soft, low-residue diet for 2
days? - Correct Answer to reduce production of intestinal gas and fecal material
how can ...
UGI Review Questions and Correct Answers.
What acronym refers to the upper gastrointestinal series? - Correct Answer UGI
as a part of patient prep, why should the patient maintain a soft, low-residue diet for 2
days? - Correct Answer to reduce production of intestinal gas and fecal material
how can the UGI study be affected if the patient smokes cigs shortly before the exam? -
Correct Answer the coating ability of barium could be diminished because the secretion of
gastric juices may be stimulated
what type of radiopaque contrast medium is used in routine UGI studies? - Correct Answer
barium sulfate
what are 2 general GI studies used to examine the stomach? - Correct Answer single
contrast & double contrast
what is the range of weight per volume concentration for the barium sulfate? - Correct
Answer 30%-50%
what are 2 advantages of a double contrast study? - Correct Answer small lesions are less
easily obscured, mucosal lining of the stomach is more easily visualized
what are the 2 types of contrast used in double contrast? - Correct Answer air & barium
true or false? barium sulfate in double contrast should have a higher weight per volume
than in single contrast? - Correct Answer true
why should patients in double contrast turn from side to side? - Correct Answer to coat the
mucosal lining of the stomach
in double contrasts, what should patients be advised not to do after swallowing the
crystals? - Correct Answer not to belch
true or false? the PA projection with the patient in prone position shows the contour of the
barium-filled stomach and duodenal bulb. - Correct Answer true
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