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What is IVC and Hepatic veins pattern of flow called:
Multiphasic
Pulsatile
Resembles a W shape wave.
What is the normal flow in Hepatic veins called:
Hepatofugal
What is IVC MAX Diameter measurement:
2.1 cm
What Does An IVC Filter prevent?
Insertion of an IVC filter is a preventative measure that helps catch the traveling
thrombus (embolus) in patients diagnosed with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis.
How does an IVC Filter look like and what is it preventing?
It is an umbrella shape wire mesh that is implanted into the IVC to trap emboli causing
problems in the heart or the lungs.
pulmonary embolism
A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot.
Although IVC Thrombosis may be asymptomatic, What condition does patients
usually show up with:
Lower extremity edema
Portal System Anatomy
1- Right and Left GAstric Veins.
2- IMV
3- SMV
4-MPV
5_ Hepatic VEins
How does the Portal Vein and Hepatic Veins differ from each other
sonographically?
Hepatic veins and IVC are anechoic structures with very thin walls. while the Portal vein
has thicker echogenic walls on sonographic images.
Urinary System Kidney Anatomy and what is the function of each:
1- Renal Sinus ___ which is the collecting system.
2- Renal Parenchyma___ Which has two distinct areas, cortex and medulla(medullary
pyramids).
-- Cortical extensions in between the medullary pyramids- Column of Bertin, these
projecting toward the renal sinus.
What are the junctions or sites of connection in the upper and lower urinary
systems.
1- UPJ: Ureteropelvic junction.
2- UVJ: ureterovesical Junction (the most common site of obstruction with stone.
3- VUJ: Vesicourethral junction.
Etiology of UVJ: