Compare Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease How can obstruction be ruled out as a cause of the distention? How does one distinguish the large bowel from the small bowel? How does one locate the colon on a CT scan? How does the size of an adenomatous polyp correlate with the likelihood of developing cancer? How is Ogilvie's syndrome treated? How is pseudomembranous colitis treated? How may appendicitis be assessed radiographically? In patients with AIDS, what disorders are most common in the esophagus? In patients with AIDS, what disorders are most common in the large bowel? In patients with AIDS, what disorders are most common in the rectum? In patients with AIDS, what disorders are most common in the small bowel? In patients with AIDS, what disorders are most common in the stomach and small bowel? List 12 causes of a cecal filling defect. List 12 causes of a polypoid colonic filling defect. List five causes of colonic thumbprinting. List nine causes of colonic obstruction. List nine causes of multiple colonic filling defects. Name two causes of a mucocele of the appendix. On what side of the colon do diverticula occur? What are seven causes of toxic megacolon? What are six causes of colonic narrowing? What are the CT findings of diverticulitis? What are the clinical features of Gardner's syndrome? What are the clinical signs of typhlitis? What are the normal calibers of the small bowel, the transverse colon, and the cecum? What are the plain film findings of toxic megacolon? What are the radiographic characteristics of malignant colonic polyps? (list six) What are three components of the AIDS complex that can be seen on CT? What are three radiographic signs of severe colitis? What causes pseudomembranous colitis? What dangers are associated with a mucocele of the appendix? What is Ogilvie's syndrome? What is a mucocele of the appendix? What is familial polyposis? What is the CT appearance of appendicitis? What is the pseudomembrane formed of? What is the rule of threes for the small bowel? What is the treatment for familial polyposis? What is the typical route of spread of metastatic tumor through the mesentery to the colon? What is toxic megacolon? What is typhlitis (neutropenic colitis)? What modality is best for evaluating diverticulitis? What percentage of colon carcinomas are metachronous (i.e., two separate cancers occurring at different times)? What percentage of colon carcinomas are synchronous (i.e., two separate cancers occurring simultaneously)? What percentage of patients with acute appendicitis have a calcified appendicolith? What three factors increase the risk of colon carcinoma? Where do most diverticula occur? Where in the colon is cancer most likely to develop? Which parts of the colon are retroperitoneal? Which polyps have malignant potential? Which portion of the colon is typically affected in toxic megacolon? Book traversal links for Large bowel ‹ What is the normal echogenicity of the liver, kidney, and pancreas, in order of most to least? Up Compare Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease ›