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A 48 year old male complains of
abdominal discomfort after meals, especially, high fat meals.
At those times he also has aching in his right shoulder and back.
A procedure using high frequency sound waves to image the upper abdomen
revealed stones in the gallbladder. A
consult with a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract determined that
crushing the gallbladder stones with sound waves was considered but it was
decided that a removal of the gallbladder using a scope and instruments inserted
into the abdominal wall would be the first procedure attempted.
If complications were encountered then opening up the abdomen and
removing the gallbladder would be performed. Significant medical history: The patient had a heart attack. The patient's heart
arteries were imaged by injecting a dye opaque to X-rays into a vein to show
area of blockage of blood flow to heart muscle. Surprised at how much you understood?
I'm not! If you would like to see actual X-rays,
CT and MRI's of the abdominal area, click on this radiology department site at
the Virtual
Hospital. Click on the abdomen
of the "running man", then click on any of the small icon images along the
left side of the page. The
structures are labeled for you. Before taking the quiz, you may want to check back to "Basics" and review the word stems for mouth, tongue, gums, stomach, small and large intestines and liver.
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