Abdomen Exam Flashcards
A hernia with vascular compromise is ____.
a. torsioned
b. strangulated
c. carcerated
d. incarcerated
b. strangulated
Para-aortic lymphadenopathy generally displaces the kidney:
a. anteriorly
b. medially
c. laterally
d. posteriorly
c. laterally
Fluid collects in the most ____ areas of the abdomen and pelvis.
a. inferior
b. lateral
c. posterior
d. dependent
d. dependent
The left adrenal gland lies lateral to the:
a. crus of diaphgram
b. tail of the pancreas
c. IVC
d. stomach
a. crus of diaphgram
Adrenal insufficiency is typically caused by:
a. lymphaneopathy
b. metastatic lesions
c. adrenal cyst
d. adrenal adenoma
b. metastatic lesions
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
a. cbd
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
c. lymph-filled space without a distinct epithelial lining
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
b. sma
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
b. herniation of the bladder wall
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
c. posterior portion of the parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall muscles
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
B) alpha-fetopropetin (AFP)
The portal venous system receives blood from all of the following except the:
a. Gallbladder
b. Pancreas
c. Spleen
d. Kidneys
d. Kidneys
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
B) decreased size of a cyst and gallbladder on serial examinations
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
A. Morison’s Pouch
Which one of the following is noted in type I glycogen storage disease?
hyperechoic, attenuating liver, hepatomegaly
Which one of the following statements is false for a patient with renal vein thrombosis?
Doppler flow increases in renal vein
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
b. Proximal half of colon and the small intestines
A tear in the aortic intima is a(n):
a. partial aneurysm
b. valvular dilation
c. dissection
d. pseudo-aneurysm
c. dissection
Which one of the following disorders does not produce a complex sonographic pattern?
Congenital simple cyst
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.
a. pericholecystic fluid.
