Abdominal Radiography of the Morbidly Obese Patient

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	Feb 8 2010, 2:20 AM EST	AndyC	Moved from: Radiography	move	No content added or deleted.
Change: Moved by AndyC Feb 8 2010, 2:20 AM EST
	Feb 2 2010, 6:19 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	20 words added 5 words deleted
Change: to underestimate.Note that the IR shape is square- this is a legacy of using a DR machine which is capable of providing an IR size of 43 x 43 cms (17 x 17 inches). ... back to the Wikiradiography home page ... back to the Applied Radiography page View changes from previous version. (Word count: 856)
	Jan 14 2010, 7:58 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	55 words added
Change: If you are using a machine that does not automatically collimate the beam to the cassette size, it is well worth pre-collimating to ensure that View changes from previous version. (Word count: 841)
	Jan 14 2010, 7:54 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	11 words added 2 words deleted
Change: Health Effects of Morbid ObesityManual HandlingHovermathttp://www.hovermatt.com/main/products/hovermatt/reusableIf you consider that a safe weight for a radiographer to lift is 20kgs (44 lbs), a patient weighing 150 Kgs View changes from previous version. (Word count: 784)
	Jan 14 2010, 6:52 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	54 words added 9 words deleted
Change: DR imaging can provide excellent results when undertaking abdominal radiography of morbidly obese patients and is arguable superior to CR in these patientsCollimationIncisional HerniaYou could argue that the X-ray beam should be collimated laterally to View changes from previous version. (Word count: 773)
	Jan 14 2010, 6:42 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	57 words added
Change: images together. For example, where a patient has a known or suspected sigmoid volvulus, it is preferable to start with a conventional portrait 35 x 43 cm (17 x 14 inch) positionCollimationIncisional HerniaYou could argue that the X-ray beam should View changes from previous version. (Word count: 727)
	Jan 14 2010, 6:38 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	206 words added 1 word deleted
Change: The kVp selected should be sufficient to penetrate the patient's abdomen- some of the X-ray photons need to make it to the IR! A higher View changes from previous version. (Word count: 670)
	Jan 14 2010, 6:17 PM EST	M.J.Fuller	Rename	rename	No content added or deleted.
Change: Renamed from Abdominal Radiography of the Borbidly Obese Patient by M.J.Fuller Jan 14 2010, 6:17 PM EST for: Rename
	Jan 14 2010, 6:17 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	67 words added 3 widgets added
Change: The rollboard, not unlike similar devices, renders patient transfers easier by reducing friction. Note that when using a rollboard, the technique is one of pushing the patient not pulling.CollimationIncisional HerniaYou could argue that the X-ray beam should be View changes from previous version. (Word count: 460)
	Jan 14 2010, 5:55 PM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	103 words added 2 words deleted 2 images added 1 image deleted
Change: You could argue that the X-ray beam should be collimated laterally to the abdominal wall- irradiation of the patient's subcuntaneous fat increases patient dose without diagnostic benefit. The limitation of this approach is that abdominal hernias can be missed.This is a dorsal decubitus projection View changes from previous version. (Word count: 392)
	Jan 14 2010, 8:22 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	2 words added 1 word deleted
Change: achieving a result such as this is easy to underestimate.Note that the IR shape is square- this is a legacy of using a DR machine which is capable of providing an IR orsize of 43 x 43 cms. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 288)
	Jan 14 2010, 8:20 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	5 words added 6 words deleted
Change: formidibleformidable task in terms of transferingtransferring the patient on and off the X-ray table. There are a number of mechanical devices which can provide assitance.Patientassistance.Patient lifting cranes can be a device of choice for these patients. The hovermat device is also ana extremyhighly effective device. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 287)
	Jan 14 2010, 8:19 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	70 words added 1 image added
Change: If you consider that a safe weight for a radiographer to lift is 20kgs, a patient weighing 150 Kgs suggests a formidible task in terms View changes from previous version. (Word count: 288)
	Jan 14 2010, 8:12 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	79 words added 2 images added
Change: This is a 4 quadrant approach to abdominal radiography. Whilst there is considerable overlap of anatomical areas, the difficulty of achieving a result such as this is easy to underestimate.Note that the IR shape is square- this is a View changes from previous version. (Word count: 209)
	Jan 14 2010, 7:21 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 130)
	Jan 14 2010, 7:20 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		lock	No content added or deleted.
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	Jan 14 2010, 7:20 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		edit	131 words added
Change: A morbidly obese patient is someone who has a body mass index (BMI) over 40. In practical radiographic terms, it is difficult to state a View changes from previous version. (Word count: 130)
	Jan 14 2010, 6:54 AM EST	M.J.Fuller		create	No content added or deleted.
Change: Created by M.J.Fuller Jan 14 2010, 6:54 AM EST for: no reason given

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