Abdomen 1 View AP Baby:

Projections:

AP supine 

Abdomen 2 Views AP Baby:

Projections:

AP Supine

LT Lateral Decubitus

Notes:

• Use sponge

• Have baby on their LT side for 5 minutes

CRITERIA:

•Include diaphragm to pubic symphysis

•Ribs & hip equidistant to edge of IR

•Assess quality by visualizing:

–Psoas muscles, lower border of liver & kidneys

–Inferior ribs

–Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae

AP

LT Lateral Decubitus