- Patient preparation: nasogastric tube placed by clinical service, nasogastric tube set to suction for 1 hour before exam
- Contrast used: high osmolar water soluble (Diatrizoate Meglumine – Cystograffin), if less than 8 years old use 100 cc, if great than 8 years old use 200 cc
- Technique: inject contrast through nasogastric tube with patient in supine position and then flush tube with sterile saline, leave patient off of suction for 1 hour after beginning exam, take images up to 24 hours after beginning of exam looking for contrast to have reached colon
- Images to obtain: portable AXR scout, portable AXR immediately after contrast has been injected, portable AXR 8 hours after contrast has been injected, portable AXR 24 hours after contrast has been injected
- Looking for: small bowel obstruction – if contrast has reached the colon by 24 hours after beginning exam, patient does not have a complete small bowel obstruction
- Post procedure tasks: none
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