ABDO FINAL Flashcards
What types of adenomas are cushings & conns?
hyper functioning
Which neuroendocrine tumor arises from the adrenal medulla?
pheochromocytoma
are teratomas rare or common adrenal tumors?
rare
Which vessels do primary adrenocortical tumors invade?
ivc & adrenal vein
What kind of disorder is hemochromatosis?
metabolic
what is the most common malignant retroperitoneal tumor?
lymphoma
what is the most common solid retroperitoneal mass
lymphadenopathy
What is retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with
inflammatory AAA
What can ascites be
transudate or exudate
what is a hemoperitoneum and what is it associated with
- spontaneous hemorrhage
- anticoagulant use
are peritoneal tumors usually benign or malignant
malignant
Which tumors have a hypoechoic, rind like thickening
-peritoneal carcinomatosis
where does adrenocortical cancer arise from
cortex
what stimulates the response of cortisol
stress
LOW blood sugar
what type of tumor is a ganglioneuroma? (rare/common??? & benign or malignant???)
-rare
-benign
adrenal tumor
what are symptoms of Cushing syndrome
- hirtuism
- truncal obesity
- amenorrhea
what are 2 causes of gut wall thickening
mass
inflammation
what is “thyroid in the abdomen” sign
echogenic fat around inflamed bowel
which cancer eats away at the peritoneum
peritoneal carcinomatosis
what are symptoms of a subphrenic abscess
- fever
- pain
- leukocytosis
- dyspnea
what is mesenteric adenines and what is the cause
inflammation of mesenteric nodes
bacterial infection
what causes hemoperitoneum
rupture AAA
ruptures mass
trauma
what is the main cause of liver transplant
hep c
what is the normal velocity in a stent after TIPS
90 to 190 cm/s
what is a significant complication of early renal transplant
renal artery thrombosis
what does orthotropic procedure refer to
liver
what transplant is type 1 diabetes associated with
pancreas
what is normal RI
0.5-0.7
What RAR ratio indicates a significant renal artery stenosis
> 3.5
what are 2 causes of renal artery stenosis
- atherosclerosis
- FMD
