CASE 3 6 MO BABY
CT scan
a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice through the body
CBC (complete blood count)
a set of tests that include all WBC, RBC and platelet measurements.
palpable
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
pyloric stenosis dx
Abdominal US - diagnostic; barium studies - string sign, pyloric beak; hypochloremic, hypokalemic; metabolic alkalosis
barrium swallow
An upper Gl series to help diagnose and evaluate obstructions, ulcers, polyps, diverticulosis, tumors,
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
spleen, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine
X-rays
Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths just shorter than those of ultraviolet rays
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
Part of descending colon Sigmoid colon Left ovary and tube Left ureter Left spermatic cord
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portions of stomach, small and large intestine
pyloric stenosis tx
Surgery (pyloromyotomy)
BMP
basic metabolic profile
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord
pyloric stenosis
narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the duodenum
pyloric sphincter
ring of muscle that guards the opening between the stomach and the duodenum
