Liver, Gall bladder and spleen

Question 1

largest organ within the cat or dog

Answer 1

liver

Question 2

The gastric axis moves cranially or caudally usually due to

Answer 2

a change in the size of the liver

Question 3

An enlarged liver displaces the gastric axis

Answer 3

caudally

Question 4

A small liver displaces the gastric axis

Answer 4

cranially

Question 5

4DDx for microhepatia

Answer 5

PSS
cirrhosis/fibrosis
diaphragmatic hernia
normal (deep chested dogs)

Question 6

Gold standard for PSS

Answer 6

CT

Question 7

PSS

Answer 7

shunt from portal vein to CVC or azygous vein - bypasses the liver
can be congenital (one r two) or acquired (multiple)

Question 8

Shunts cranial to T13 are _______, those caudal are ______

Answer 8

hepatic, extrahepatic

Question 9

gal bladder wall is usually isoechoic to liver

Answer 9

true - in cholecystitis becomes thickened and easily differentiated

Question 10

spleen commonly seen on lateral view of cat

Answer 10

false

Question 11

The most likely source of a mass in the mid ventral abdomen is

Answer 11

the spleen

Question 12

gas bubbles may indicate

Answer 12

anaerobic bacteria

Question 13

splenic torsion

Answer 13

use US

enlarged, lacy pattern, no blood flow, thrombosis of veins