Abdomen Exam

Question 1

A hernia with vascular compromise is ____.
a. torsioned
b. strangulated
c. carcerated
d. incarcerated

Answer 1

b. strangulated

Question 2

Para-aortic lymphadenopathy generally displaces the kidney:
a. anteriorly
b. medially
c. laterally
d. posteriorly

Answer 2

c. laterally

Question 3

Fluid collects in the most ____ areas of the abdomen and pelvis.
a. inferior
b. lateral
c. posterior
d. dependent

Answer 3

d. dependent

Question 4

The left adrenal gland lies lateral to the:
a. crus of diaphgram
b. tail of the pancreas
c. IVC
d. stomach

Answer 4

a. crus of diaphgram

Question 5

Adrenal insufficiency is typically caused by:
a. lymphaneopathy
b. metastatic lesions
c. adrenal cyst
d. adrenal adenoma

Answer 5

b. metastatic lesions

Question 6

The main pancreatic duct joins the ____ before entering the second part of the duodenum
a. cbd
b. cystic duct
c. accessory duct
d. duct of Santolina

Answer 6

a. cbd

Question 7

A lymphocele may be defined as a:
a. complex irregular mass
b. walled-off collection of extravasated urine
c. lymph-filled space without a distinct epithelial lining
d. cystic space anterior to the aorta

Answer 7

c. lymph-filled space without a distinct epithelial lining

Question 8

Which one of the following vessels lies posterior and inferior to the pancreas?
a. iliac artery and vein
b. sma
c. subphrenic arteries
d. coronary arteries

Answer 8

b. sma

Question 9

Which one of the following describes a bladder diverticulum?
a. echogenic mass of the bladder wall
b. herniation of the bladder wall
c. focal thickening of the bladder wall
d. cystic enlargement of the bladder orifice

Answer 9

b. herniation of the bladder wall

Question 10

The retroperitoneal space is the area between the:
a. posterior portion of the visceral peritoneum
b. anterior portion of the parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall muscles
c. posterior portion of the parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall muscles
d. anterior portion of the parietal peritoneum and the anterior abdominal wall muscles

Answer 10

c. posterior portion of the parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall muscles

Question 11

Which one of the following laboratory tests could indicate a liver lesion?
A) prothrombin time
B) alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
C) partial thromboplastin time
D) liver-specific antigen

Answer 11

B) alpha-fetopropetin (AFP)

Question 12

The portal venous system receives blood from all of the following except the:

a. Gallbladder

b. Pancreas

c. Spleen

d. Kidneys

Answer 12

d. Kidneys

Question 13

The sonographic criterion for choledochal cyst include all of the following except:
A) close proximity of the cyst to the neck of the gallbladder
B) decreased size of a cyst and gallbladder on serial examinations
C) ovoid right upper-quadrant cyst with an entering bile duct
D) absence of peristalsis within the cyst

Answer 13

B) decreased size of a cyst and gallbladder on serial examinations

Question 14

A potential space located between the liver edge and right kidney is:
A. Morison’s Pouch
B. Douglas’ pouch
C. cul-de-sac
D. Winhauer’s space

Answer 14

A. Morison’s Pouch

Question 15

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

Answer 15

hyperechoic, attenuating liver, hepatomegaly

Question 16

Which one of the following statements is false for a patient with renal vein thrombosis?

Answer 16

Doppler flow increases in renal vein

Question 17

The distribution of the superior mesenteric artery is to the:

a. Distal half of colon and the liver

b. Proximal half of colon and the small intestines

c. Small intestine and the proximal half of colon

d. Large intestine and the distal half of colon

Answer 17

b. Proximal half of colon and the small intestines

Question 18

A tear in the aortic intima is a(n):
a. partial aneurysm
b. valvular dilation
c. dissection
d. pseudo-aneurysm

Answer 18

c. dissection

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Congenital simple cyst

Question 20

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

a. pericholecystic fluid.

b. wall thickening.

c. cholelithiasis.

d. intraluminal wall mass.

Answer 20

a. pericholecystic fluid.