ABDOMINAL CONDITIONS ....

[jyotie]

INVESTIGATIONS FOR ABDOMINAL CONDITIONS
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Plain x-ray abdomen
barium enema
upper GI endoscopy
sigmoidoscopy
colonoscopy
small bowel enema
1.A patient presents with increasing constipation,passes stools which is ribbon like.Otherwise he is well.
2.Pt with abdominal pain and vomiting-(symptoms
like intestinal obstruction).
3.A pt with history of epigastric pain and tarry stools.
4.Pt with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits with fistula anal region. "

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[plab2006]

1. Barium enema

2. Plain Xray abdomen

3. Upper GI Endoscopy

4. Barium enema

[jyotie]

1- sigmoidoscopy
4-colonoscopy

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Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow -- that is patience.

[plab2006]

Yes u r right.......Jyotie

[karen]

4. is likely to be crohns because of the perianal disease so a normal Barium doesnt get far enough for a good look at the ileo caecal junction. Likewise a colonoscopy cant get past the junction so I think answer here is a small bowel enema
agree with rest

[jyotie]

u rt karen it makes sense.......Small bowel radiology by follow through or intubation (small bowel enema) is the current standard for assessing the small intestine.
check this out http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000896/

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