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