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Change: The radiographers in my department are encouraged to participate in regular "Case Review Meetings" where they can learn and discuss radiographic techniques and develop pattern
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Change: pathologypathology, if anyany, was demonstrated and are there reasonable grounds for performing additional views of the abdomen? Findings The radiographer noted that there appeared to be significant abnormal density extending across the upper abdomen. The arrowed structure (upper arrow) was thought
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Change: The SBO was though to be difficult to detect because it was largely gasless. The radiographer considered that an erect abdominal image might provide additional useful information to help confirm the presence of a SBO. The erect abdominal film also suggested a
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Jun 6 2008, 12:27 AM EDT
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Change: The radiographers in my department are encouraged to participate in regular "Case Review Meetings" were they can learn and discuss radiographic techniques and develop pattern
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Change: though to be difficult to detect because it was largely gasless. The radiographer considered that an erect abdominal image might provide additional useful information to help confirm the presence of a SBO. The erect abdominal film also suggested a distended fluid-filled
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Jun 6 2008, 12:15 AM EDT
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Change: a diagnosis of SBO could be made by a a Radiologist on the supine image alone. This is of little utility utility to the patient or the referring doctor in the middle of the night when the radiologist is home asleep. The patient received a timely insertion of a
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Jun 6 2008, 12:09 AM EDT
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Change: be the case. A clinical approach rather than a photographic approach to radiography is more satisfying for the radiographer and more effective. ...back to the Applied Radiography home page
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Jun 6 2008, 12:08 AM EDT
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Change: stomach psoitionedstomachpositioned accrosacross the upper abdmen.abdomen. In addition, a dilated fluid filled loop of jejunum was noted with evidence of stretch sign. There was otherwise a paucity of small bowel gas. The finding suggesetdsuggested to tethe radiographer that the patient
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Jun 6 2008, 12:06 AM EDT
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Change: This case demonstrates the value of radiographers developing abdominal plain film pattern recognition skills. The radiographer's skills in considereing the clinical presentation and identifying the
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Change: arrowed) and the stretch sign is again demonstrated. The patient was referred for a CT of the abdomen. This axial slice demonstrates the dilated fluid-filled stomach with NGT in situ (arrowed). This image demonstrates a few fluid-filed dilated loops of jejunum and a string-of -pearls sign.
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Jun 5 2008, 11:51 PM EDT
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Change: what appears to be a dilated loop of jejunum.jejunum. The patient was treated with a naso-gastric tube and repeat abdominal plain film imaging was performed. The dilated stomach now contains air and fluid (not arrowed) and the stretch sign is again demonstrated.
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Jun 5 2008, 11:44 PM EDT
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Change: The erect abdominal film also suggested a distended fluid-filled stomach. The top arrrow points to a cresent of air in a fluid-filled gastric fundus. There is a small string-of-pearls sign suggesting SBO (middle arrow). There is also an air-fluid level in what appears to be a dilated loop of jejunum.
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Jun 5 2008, 11:32 PM EDT
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Change: The radiographer noted that there was significant abnormal density extending across the upper abdomen. The stomach was not visualised. The arrowed structure (upper arrow) was thought to represent a part of the greater curve of the stomach. The appearances suggested a distended fluid-filled stomach psoitioned accros the upper abdmen.
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Change: appendicectomy,Imaging The patient was refered for abdominal imaging and the radiographer performed a supine abdominal X-ray examination and reviewed this image with a view to performing further abdominal views. What pathology if any was demonstrated and are there reasonable grounds for performing additional views of the abdomen.abdomen? Findings
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Change: included appendicectomy,ImagingThe patient was refered for abdominal imaging and the radiographer performed a supine abdominal X-ray examination and reviewed this image with a view to performing further abdominal views. What pathology if any was demonstrated and are there reasonable grounds for performing additional views of the abdomen.
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