Abdomen Review (Spring 18)

persistence of the dorsal and ventral pancreas with the head encircling the duodenum is called:

A dilated renal pelvis without ureteral dilation is observed in patients with:

The fossae of the right portal vein (RPV) and gallbladder are found in the:

Hydronephrosis may be best demonstrated sonographically by which one of the following patterns?

most common tumor sites that can spread carcinoma to the biliary tree include all except:

Splenomegaly may result from all of the following except:

Gas-forming bacteria in the gallbladder appear on ultrasound as a:

A thick calcified gallbladder wall describes which one of the following conditions?

Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare disorder caused by obstruction of the:

The vessel seen posterior to the IVC on the sagittal scan represents the:

In the early stages of sickle cell anemia, the spleen generally appears:

All of the following sonographic appearances are found in cases of gallbladder carcinoma except

Which one best describes nonshadowing, low-amplitude echoes in a dependent gallbladder?

Metastases to adrenal gland are most commonly caused by primary carcinoma of ___, ____, &___

The left renal vein courses:

A congenital obstruction found in utero and in infants is called a(n):

Which statements describes the correct anatomic location of structures adjacent to the spleen?

Which one of clinical findings is the most likely reason for a renal artery Doppler examination

Para-aortic lymphadenopathy generally displaces the kidney:

A chronic disease of unknown causes that involves all bone marrow elements is:

Lymph nodes emerge from the splenic hilum and course along the

The most common primary retroperitoneal tumor is:

Which one of the following statements is false?

What vessel runs posterior to the neck of the pancreas and anterior to the uncinate process?

What adrenal tumor demonstrates intermittent hypertension and severe headaches?

The area between the bladder and rectum is called the _____________ space.

An older man with a history of alcoholism is recently diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. His he

Which one of the following may cause a splenic rupture?

Which one of the following is noted in type I glycogen storage disease

The amebic abscess may reach the liver through the

A condition that causes increased secretion of thick mucus by the exocrine glands is:

The spleen has two components joined at the hilum; they are the ________and ________components.

Common malignancies affecting the pediatric population include all of the following except:

The primary pancreatic duct is the duct of ______________.

The normal diameter of the common hepatic duct is approximately ________ millimeters (mm).

Atrophy of the spleen may be found in all of the following except:

Primary tumors that may metastasize to the spleen originate from all structures except the:

Typical symptoms a patient may have with an abscess formation include all the following except

type of hydronephrosis demonstrating dilatation of renal pelvis w/thinning of the renal cortex

Which one describes the most common sonographic appearance of gallbladder carcinoma?

What benign liver tumor is located near the free edge of the liver and is solitary, well-circum

A patient w/painless jaundice, weight loss, and a decrease in appetite should be evaluated for

Which one of the following statements about the spleen is false?

A fusiform dilation of the common bile duct is known as

Dilated intrahepatic bile ducts may be seen with all of the following except:

Echinococcal cysts have the highest incidence in countries in which:

Adrenal hemorrhages are more common in

extreme lg echogenic renal sinus appears to engulf entire renal parenchymal outline suggests

celiac axis is visualized,tech should move the transducer in ___direction to image pancreas.

The most common benign tumor of the liver is:

Air within the biliary tree, secondary to common bile duct stents, is called

The distal duct lies ___________ with the anterior wall of the inferior vena cava (IVC).

Clinical signs and symptoms in acute pancreatitis include all of the following except:

A common course of enzyme destruction via the pancreas is fluid accumulation in the:

Classic symptoms of gallbladder disease include all of the following except:

A common finding in people over 50 years of age is:

What benign liver tumor has been found in patients with type I glycogen storage disease?

In cases of acute pancreatitis, the parenchyma of the pancreas generally appears:

Which one of the following structures is located in the anterolateral border of the pancreas?

The normal dimension of the pancreatic head is usually less than ___________.

Elevation of alkaline phosphatase is associated with

The most common cause of biliary ductal obstruction is the presence of a ductal

Which one of the veins courses in a sag plane & passes posterior to the neck of the pancreas?

A serum ____________ level of twice normal usually indicates acute pancreatitis.

Parapelvic cysts are located in the:

The physiologic effect of a fatty meal includes all of the following except:

The normal size of the pancreatic duct at the pancreatic head is less than _____ mm.

Which one of the following is a function of the gallbladder?

Which one of the following tumors consists of large blood-filled spaces?

iliopsoas muscle, ureter, &branches of the IVC, aorta, and their lymphatics is in the:

Which one of the following demonstrates an excessive secretion of epinephrine?

The tail of the pancreas is located:

Gallstones are present in 40% to 60% of patients with:

cystic duct connects the ___of the gallbladder with the common hepatic duct to form the ______.

An abnormal decrease in platelets may be the result of a(n):

The valves of Heister are tiny valves found within the:

The right adrenal gland lies posterior to the:

The ___________ passes through a groove posterior to the pancreatic head.

In a 50-year-old adult, the normal common bile duct should not measure more than _____ mm.

What sonographic signs are present in the patient with histoplasmosis?

The pancreas is found behind the ___________ omental sac

Elevation of serum bilirubin results in:

The kidneys are located in the:

All of the following describe normal portal venous flow except:

The bright linear echo within the liver connecting the neck of the gallbladder and the right or

RUQ pain,small polypoid masses arise from GB wall demonstrating “comet tail” artifact is

Which one of the following disorders does not produce a complex sonographic pattern?

Hepatocellular disease can be defined as a process that affects the:

Which one of the following statements about the adrenal medulla is true?

Splenic infarction is most commonly the result of:

When accessory spleens are present, they are usually located:

The splenic artery is considered to be along the _________________ border of the pancreas.

The most echogenic portion(s) of the kidney is(are) the:

Which one is the most common clinical presentation in patients with a splenic hamartoma?

The best patient position to evaluate the spleen is:

All statements are true about the features most often observed in an intrahepatic mass except:

Inflammation of the gallbladder is known as:

The most common site for echinococcal virus growth is in the:

The spleen is variable in size and is considered to be all of the following except:

A urinoma may be defined as a:

Other areas that should be examined when ruling out a splenic rupture include all except

Adrenal insufficiency is typically caused by:

The most common adrenal tumor in infancy is the:

All of the following are functions of the spleen except:

A Phrygian cap of the gallbladder is:

A gallbladder with a small outpuch at the neck is called a:

The major function of the spleen is:

A most common cause of acute pancreatitis in the United States is:

A spleen that has migrated from its normal location is termed a(n):

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease may be characterized by all statements except

Which of the following muscles lie posterior to the kidneys?

right&left hepatic ducts emerge from right lobe of the liver in the porta hepatis&unite to form

The left kidney is in contact with the:

The head of the pancreas lies:

Which one of the following syndromes demonstrates a decrease in adrenal function?

In a 50-year-old adult, the normal common bile duct should not measure more than _____ mm.

The majority of the pancreas lies within which abdominal cavity?

All of the following structures are located in the retroperitoneum except the:

Ureteral jets are not visualized in patients with:

Which of the following is an indirect, sonographic sign of renal function?

Patients who have hepatocellular carcinoma are more likely to have had:

In cases of choledocholithiasis, stones tend to lodge in the:

Jim MacDonald, a sheep farmer, arrives at the hospital with right upper quadrant pain, fever, a

Which one of the following is the most common primary adrenal tumor?

Which one of the following describes the sonographic appearance of chronic pyelonephritis?

Dilation of the renal pelvis may be caused by all of the following except:

Patients positive for AIDS are at risk for developing

Excessive secretion of aldosterone occurs in ____________ syndrome.

The retroperitoneal space is the area between the:

The most common form of neoplastic involvement of the liver is

triangular-shaped defect located anteriorly in upper pole of kidney most likely represents a(n)

The hepatic duct is joined by the ______________ to form the ________________.

A positive Murphy sign is a clinical finding associated with:

The duct of Santorini is a(n):

Sonographic findings of acute hepatitis include:

In severe hepatocellular destruction, the (AST) & (ALT) levels are:

Massive splenomegaly is most likely the result of

CBD is joined by main pancreatic duct. Together they open through the __ into the duodenal wall

Which one of the following structures is not located in the anterior pararenal space?

anterior to the right kidney, near the liver hilum.

Diminished vascular structures within the liver parenchyma most likely represent:

The left adrenal gland lies lateral to the:

In the adult, splenomegaly is diagnosed when the length of the spleen exceeds _____ (cm).

Which one of the following syndromes is a result of excessive secretion of cortisol?

All of the following statements about the kidneys are true except:

falciform ligament extends from the umbilicus to diaphragm in parasagittal plane containing the

Renal vein thrombosis may be visualized in patients with:

All statements are true about the features most often observed in an extrahepatic mass except:

The splenic vein courses along the posterior border of the:

The process of disposing metabolic wastes is called:

The most common location of renal ectopia is the:

Which one of the following statements about the kidneys is false?

The “sandwich” sign represents:

The exocrine function of the pancreas is performed by the:

Which one of the following statements describes adrenal cysts?

Fatty infiltration may be observed in all patients except those with:

The normal sonographic appearance of the splenic parenchyma is:

The splenic vein courses along the ____________________ of the pancreas.

In glycogen storage disease, type I is the most common and is also known as _________ disease.

Thickening of the gallbladder wall may be caused by all of the following except:

The length of the normal adult adrenal gland is usually smaller than: