Pediatric Upper Abdomen Flashcards
More than 50% of patients with aortic coarctation also have?
A) Aortic stenosis
B) RA stenosis
C) RA thrombosis
D) PV thrombosis
B
Neonate presents with hematuria, cyanosis, and absent femoral pulses. What is the most common etiology?
A) Renal artery stenosis
B) Abdominal Ao thrombosis
C) Ao coarctation
D) PV thrombosis
B
M/C benign liver tumor?
A) Cavernous hemangioma
B) Hemangioedothelioma
C) Hamartoma
D) Mesenchymal hamartoma
B - can see cutaneous hemangiomas
What is the most commonly injured abdominal organ in blunt abdominal trauma?
Liver
Which of the following will NOT cause jaundice?
A) Choledocal cysts
B) Biliary atresia
C) Hepatitis
D) Hepatomegaly
D
Which of the following is associated with exposure to livestock, farming and dogs?
A) Hepatitis
B) Eichinococcal cysts
C) Amebic abscess
D) Pyogenic infection
B
Does hepatic fibrosis cause biliary distension OR thickening?
Distension
Which of the following statements is false?
A) Primary malignancy is more common in adults than peds
B) The most common SF of malignancy in a pediatric is hyperechoic
C) Malignant neoplasms in neonates will present with increased AFP
D) Mesenchymal sarcoma is a more rare form of malignancy in peds
A
Mets to the liver in pediatrics is most commonly cause by what other tumor?
A) Wilm’s
B) Nephroblastomatosis
C) Neuroblastoma
D) Lymphoma
C
What is NOT one of the symptoms accompanying biliary atresia?
A) Pale stool
B) Pale urine
C) Jaundice
D) Elevated direct bilirubin
B - DARK urine
A fasting GB measurement of what suggests biliary atresia?
A) 1.0 cm
B) 1.5 cm
C) 2.0 cm
D) 2.5 cm
B
What is the triangular cord sign associated with?
A) Biliary atresia
B) Choledocal cysts
C) Hepatitis
D) Jaundice
A - echogenic area anterior to the RT portal vein
What abnormality is known as “compression of EHD’s due to cholelithiasis impacted in GB neck or cystic duct causing inflammation and obstruction of CBD”?
A) Choledocal cysts
B) Hepatitis
C) Choledococele
D) Mirizzi syndome
D
