Abdominal Radiology Flashcards

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Barium swallow post oesophageal rupture. Complication.

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Fibrosing mediastinitis

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Grade 5 perianal fissures

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Translevator

Grade 1: linear inter-sphincteric fistula
Grade 2: above with abscess or fistulous tract
Grade 3: trans-sphincteric
Grade 4: above with abscess or tract within ischioanal/ ischiorectal fossa
Grade 5: supra-levator or translevator

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Pregnancy and appendicitis

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More likely to rupture during pregnancy (esp. 3rd trimester) due to delay in Dx and intervention

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Most common presentation of Zenker diverticulum

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Dysphagia

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30F with 6 cm narrowing of distal oesophagus and 1 cm dilatation at vestibule

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Long segment Barretts

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Colorectal cancer: eccentric mass, intact muscle layer, no perirectal LN but paraaortic LN. ? Stage

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Stage 4

Stage 1: local disease confined to wall
Stage 2: local disease outside wall
Stage 3: nodal disease (regional)
Stage 4: distant mets and non- regional LN

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What is an atypical feature of liver haemangiomas?

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Capsular retraction. Note that homogeneous arterial enhancement can occur in small haemangiomas- flash filling.

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UVC inserted. When would you notify clinical team?

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UVC passing caudally at umbilical level- means it’s in the umbilical artery

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Whipple’s disease on Ba follow-through

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Rare systemic infection with tropheryma whippelii affecting bowel, CNS and joints. SB thickening and sand-like nodules on Ba study

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What liver lesion is hot on Tc-99m sulphur colloid study?

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FNH because it contains Kupffer cells. Helpful in distinguishing it from adenoma, HCC and mets

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What is the main cause of hepatic adenoma?

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Majority associated with OCP use

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What is peliosis hepatis and what conditions is it associated with?

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Benign disorder characterised by multiple blood filled cysts. Associated with steroids, OCP, lymphoma/ leukaemia, Tx and chronic infection (TB and HIV)

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Name 2 renal associations of Caroli disease

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Medullary sponge kidney (renal medullary cystic disease)

ARPKD

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Name 3 hepatic complications of Caroli disease

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  1. Recurrent cholangitis and abscesses
  2. Cirrhosis and portal HTN (periportal fibrosing type)
  3. Cholangiocarcinoma in 7% (NOT HCC)
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15
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Sensitivity of MRCP in detecting choledochothiasis

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81-100%

Can still be done if bilirubin is high (unlike CT cholangiogram)

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Most common cause of SBO at birth

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Small bowel atresia.

Malrotation presents during 1st month of life

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What is reverse-S sign (posterior indentation on lateral view) on barium swallow associated with?

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Double aortic arch (most common symptomatic aortic arch variant)

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Triad of prune belly syndrome

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  1. Gross ureteric dilatation
  2. Anterior abdominal wall under-development
  3. Bilateral undescended testes
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Which part of oesophagus does dermatomyositis affect?

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Upper 1/3 (striated muscle)

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Lymph nodes in Kaposi sarcoma

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Hypervascular

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21
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How do you distinguish mesenteric panniculitis from malignancy?

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Preservation of fat around mesenteric vessels (fat halo sign)

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CMV infection in oesophagus on Ba swallow

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Large, solitary or giant ulcers

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23
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Caroli disease and HIDA scan

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Unusual pattern of retained activity throughout liver

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Contraindications for TIPS

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  1. Pre-hepatic portal HTN (PV thrombus or tumour)
  2. RHF, Pulmonary HTN and hepatopulmonary syndrome (immediate increased venous return to the heart)
  3. Polycystic liver disease/ caroli- if intrahepatic tract traverses cyst: severe haemorrhage
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Budd-Chiari syndrome: findings on sulphur colloid scan

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Central increased uptake due to caudate lobe enlargement

Note there’s spiderweb pattern of venous collaterals

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How often do hydatid cysts in liver have daughter cysts?

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70%

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FNH vs adenoma

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FNH usually asymptomatic whilst >80% of adenomas are symptomatic

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28
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How many adenomas have fat and calcium?

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10% have fat on CT and 10% show calcification

>35% have high signal on T1 due to fat/ haemorrhage

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Major complication of percutaneous cholecystostomy?

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Bradycardia and hypotension after markedly distended GB is decompressed.
Trans-hepatic approach less bile leak whilst trans-peritoneal done if stones are to be extracted
Can also be done for acalculous cholecystitis and OK if there’s ascites

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30
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Liver haemangioma: how common in females and what % multiple?

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5X more common in females

50% multiple

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Features of RV thrombosis post Tx

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Absent venous flow and reversal of arterial diastolic flow

Reversal of diastolic flow by itself is non-specific: also seen in severe rejection and ATN

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Features of renal artery thrombosis post Tx

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High PSV waveform >200-250 cm/sec

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33
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How early do lymphoceles appear post Tx?

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2-4 months

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Renal mass, high T1 and low T2 with heterogeneous enhancement

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Papillary RCC

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2 cm vascular epididymal lesion in 30M. Most likely?

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Adenomatoid tumour (most common epididymal tumour)

36
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Not a cause of RV thrombosis: GN, dehydration, scleroderma, amyloid

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Scleroderma (SLE is a risk factor)

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Renovascular HTN on IVP

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Persistent dense nephrogram and delayed pyelogram with frusemide (renal insufficiency)

38
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Duplex renal system: enuresis?

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Does not affect boys because ectopic insertion is above sphincter
Note PUJ obstruction affects lower moiety

39
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How often is neonatal adrenal haemorrhage bilateral?

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Only 10%

Usually more common on right side

40
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Regarding renovascular disease, what renal artery PSV: aorta PSV ratio means >60% stenosis

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Ratio of > 3.5

41
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What does cortical rim nephrogram post renal trauma indicate?

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Renal devascularisation

42
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Intra-testicular mass vs paratesticular mass

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Most intra-testicular masses are malignant whilst most para-testicular masses are benign

43
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Adrenal adenoma vs phaeochromocytoma in terms of size

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Adenoma 2 cm whilst phaeo 5 cm (3-12 cm)

44
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Benign vs malignant teratoma

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Cystic likely benign whilst solid likely malignant

45
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What is malakoplakia associated with?

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Soft plaque within the urinary tract (esp bladder) due to chronic inflammatory response.
Associated with E.Coli in 94%

46
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US and MRI findings of prostate cancer.

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Hypoechoic on US

Relatively low signal compared to high signal PZ on T2WI

47
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Name 2 plain film features of peri-renal abscess

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  1. Loss of pro-peritoneal fat strip

2. Loss of psoas shadow

48
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Lymphocele vs urinoma in terms of tracer accumulation

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Urinoma accumulates tracer (has creatinine) whilst lymphocele does not

49
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What is the mode of excretion of IV contrast agents?

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Glomerular filtration (99% filtered)

50
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Normal changes post renal Tx

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Fullness of pelvicalyceal system

Note that enlargement of kidney may be 1st sign of rejection

51
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Calcification and shadowing involving the WHOLE gallbladder- name 2 DDx

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Massive gallstone

Porcelain GB

52
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Most common location of carcinoid in large bowel?

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Rectum

53
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Inheritance pattern of Wilson disease?

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AR

54
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Cervical spine involvement in RA?

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Involved in 50%

Dens erosion and atlantoaxial subluxation

55
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Pseudomembranes associated with which types of colitis?

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PSM colitis (c.diff)

Ischaemic colitis

Infectious colitis (campylobacter, shigella, yersinia)

Note: UC and Crohns have NO membranes

56
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Lack of GB filling on HIDA scan even after morphine administration?

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Acute cholecystitis

57
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Reduced cortical uptake on DMSA- give 3 DDx?

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Acute pyelonephritis

Cortical scarring (associated volume loss)

Tumour (mass like distribution)

58
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Omental infarct on US

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Hyperechoic

59
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Thickened jejunal folds and mesenteric lymphadenopathy: name 3 DDx?

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MAI infection

Whipples disease

Lymphoma

60
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Homogeneous hyperdense lesion near GB fossa which is relatively hypoechoic on US?

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Consider focal fatty sparing

61
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Infectious oesophageal ulcer vs GORD ulcer?

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Infection: punched out ulcer

GORD: raised ulcer

62
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Risk of adenocarcinoma in Barretts?

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40X

63
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Peptic ulcer disease: benign vs malignant

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95% benign and 5% malignant

Benign ulcer do NOT become malignant

Malignant features: heaped up margins, nodular folds radiating out

64
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2 types of gastric adenocarcinoma

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Intestinal: from metaplasia- exophytic mass

Signet-ring: no preceding metaplasia and infiltrative- linitis plastica

65
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Most common location for gastric cancer?

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Antrum 50%

Lesser curvature more common

66
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Lymphoma of GIT

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95% B- cell with good Px

5% T-cell with poor Px

Stomach most common (MALT) followed by SB

67
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Carcinoid syndrome in lung vs GIT carcinoids?

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GIT carcinoid can only cause syndrome if liver mets

Lung carcinoid can cause syndrome without liver mets as it bypasses liver

68
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Name 3 hamartomatous polyposis syndromes

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Peutz-Jegher: polyps in SB (64%), colon, stomach (AD)

Cowden: polyps + risk of FTC, breast ca and TCC (AD)

Cronkhite-Canada: not inherited and patient more than 50 years

69
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What type of renal calculi in Crohns?

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Oxalate

70
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Typical age for CD and UC?

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CD: 15-25 and 50-80 (male more than female)

UC: 15-35 and 50-65 (female more than male)

71
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Smoking and IBD

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Smoking contributes to CD

Smoking reduces risk of UC

72
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Name 2 cancers associated with HNPCC

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GI tract ca

Endometrial ca

73
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Hamartomatous polyps in PJ vs the others

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PJ: polyps in the whole GI tract except oesophagus

Cowden and Turcot only colon

74
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HIDA scan in a child showing cold area in liver and no contrast in duodenum?

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Choledochal cyst

75
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Cyst arising from rectum in the presacral region?

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Tailgut cyst

Small risk of malignant transformation

76
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Malabsorption and dilatation of proximal SB loops?

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Coeliacs disease

77
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Flip flop enhancement of liver with caudate lobe enhancing first and washing out first?

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Budd-Chiari syndrome

Caudate lobe drains directly into IVC whilst rest of liver has venous outflow obstruction

78
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Echogenic liver mets- name 2 primaries?

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Colon and breast (treated)

79
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Splenomegaly and fine, hypodense nodularity- name 2 top DDx

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Lymphoma/ leukaemia

Infection: fungal and TB microabscesses

80
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Calcifications in chronic pancreatitis

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Ductal calcifications and NOT acinar

Note: can cause peritoneal calcifications

81
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What hepatitis is associated with cholangiocarcinoma?

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Hep B

82
Q

What pancreatic tumour causes polyarthralgia and skin fat necrosis?

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Acinar cell carcinoma

83
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What enzyme deficiency associated with CAH?

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11-beta hydroxylase deficiency