Basic details regarding abdominal xrays and what to look for

1. ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPH

2. • SBO
• Perforation
• Mod to severe undiff abdominal pain
• SuspectedFB
• Renal calculi
INDICATIONS

3. • Supine
• Erect axr
• Lateral decubitus
VIEWS

4. QUALITY

5. QUADRANTS AND REGION

9. YOUR FACE DURING CASE PRESENTATION
EXAMINERS FACE

10. • Type
• Patients name
• Date
• Quality of image
• ABCDE

11. A is for Air in the wrong place
B is for Bowel
C is for Calcification
D is for Disability (bones and solid organs)
E is for Everything else

12. • Pneumoperitoenum
• Pneumoretorperitoneum
• Pneumobilia
• Air in portal vein

13. PNEUMORETROPERITONEUM

14. • S: suprarenal (adrenal) gland
• A: aorta/IVC
• D: duodenum (second and third part)
• P: pancreas (except tail)
• U: ureters
• C: colon (ascending and descending)
• K: kidneys
• E: (o)esophagus
• R: rectum
STRUCTURES

15. PNEUMOBILIA , PORTAL VEIN

16. A is for Air in the wrong place
B is for Bowel
C is for Calcification
D is for Disability (bones and solid organs)
E is for Everything else

17. DILATED BOWEL

18. DILATED LARGE BOWEL

19. VOLVULUS

20. VOLVULUS

21. CAECAL VOLVULUS

22. DILATED STOMACH

23. HERNIA

24. BOWEL WALL

25. BOWEL WALL

26. FAECAL IMPACTION

27. A is for Air in the wrong place
B is for Bowel
C is for Calcification
D is for Disability (bones and solid organs)
E is for Everything else

30. A is for Air in the wrong place
B is for Bowel
C is for Calcification
D is for Disability (bones and solid organs)
E is for Everything else

35. A is for Air in the wrong place
B is for Bowel
C is for Calcification
D is for Disability (bones and solid organs)
E is for Everything else

41. Thank You