It is a flexible, dynamic container, housing most of the organs of the alimentary system and part of the urogenital system. It has a number of important relationships and branches, which very commonly appear in. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The abdomen colloquially called the belly, tummy or midriff is the part of the body between the thorax chest and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. Abdomen the abdomen is the part of the trunk between the thorax and the pelvis. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Routine abdominal xrays in the emergency department. Before the advent of computed tomography ct imaging, it was a primary means of investigating gastrointestinal pathology and often allowed indirect evaluation of other abdominal viscera. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the trunk. Free gas is often difficult to identify on the abdominal radiograph and therefore in any patient with a suspected perforation, an erect chest radiograph is mandatory. Pdf acute abdominal pain can represent a spectrum of conditions from benign and selflimited disease to surgical emergencies. Incidencias e patologias do abdome remedio medicina. Welcome to the radiology assistant educational site of the radiological society of the netherlands by robin smithuis md.
Print anatomy of the arteries of the trunk lecture 5 flashcards easy notecards see. Radiografia em projecao posteroanterior pa versus antero. Falla respiratoria aguda en urgencias y uci genera gran tension. The region occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal cavity.
The abdominal aorta is the largest blood vessel in the abdomen. Xray radiography abdomen abdominal xray uses a very small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of the inside of the abdominal cavity. We are proud of spreading free medical books for more than medical students and doctors all over the world. It is used to evaluate the stomach, liver, intestines and spleen and may be used to help diagnose unexplained pain, nausea or vomiting.
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