Extraluminal Air: Pneumoperitoneum & Pneumoretroperitoneum
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Der Vortrag „Extraluminal Air: Pneumoperitoneum & Pneumoretroperitoneum“ von Hetal Verma, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 3 – Internal Medicine“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is NOT true regarding pneumoperitoneum?
- It is always a surgical emergency.
- It is associated with the Rigler sign.
- It is associated with the football sign.
- It is best seen on an upright abdominal or chest film under the diaphragm.
- It can be seen up to 1 week postoperatively.
A 22-year-old man underwent an appendectomy 2 days ago. He now complains of vague pain in his abdomen with a distended abdomen. Free air can be best evaluated with which of the following diagnostic methods?
- CT scan of the abdomen
- MRI of the abdomen
- Ultrasound of the abdomen
- X-ray
- Endoscopy
A patient presenting with pain in abdomen is sent for a CT abdomen as a part of the diagnostic evaluation. The CT shows air surrounding the inferior vena cava and a portion of the aorta. What does this finding signify?
- Pneumoretroperitoneum
- Pneumoperitoneum
- Inferior vena cava rupture
- An artifact
- Inferior vena cava thrombosis
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Dozent des Vortrages Extraluminal Air: Pneumoperitoneum & Pneumoretroperitoneum
Hetal Verma, MD
Dr. Hetal Verma is a Clinical Instructor of Radiology and the Co-Director of the Radiology Cambridge Integrated Clerkship at Harvard Medical School, MA, USA.
She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her Breast Imaging fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Since 2012, she is the Director of Breast Imaging at Cambridge Health Alliance Radiology, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
She is passionate about women's health and has vast experience in teaching medical students and residents at Harvard Medical School.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Verma teaches courses on Radiology.
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