Sanders Chapter 9 - Right Upper Quadrant Pain COPY Flashcards

1
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Sudden onset of abdominal pain. Causes include appendicitis, perforated peptic ulcer, strangulated hernia, acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and renal colic.

A

Acute Abdomen

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A chronic gallbladder condition causing right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain with several sonographic manifestations— the most common are multiple, small polypoid masses arising from the gallbladder wall.

A

Adenomyomatosis

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3
Q

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

A

AIDS

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4
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Infection with amebic parasite, common in Mexico, the southern United States, and warm climates.

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Amebiasis

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5
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Abscess caused by amebiasis.

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Ameboma of the Liver

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6
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Inflammation of a bile duct.

A

Cholangitis

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7
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Inflammation of the gallbladder.

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Cholecystitis

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8
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Usually caused by gallbladder outlet obstruction.

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Acute Cholecystitis

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9
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Inflammation persisting over a longer period.

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Chronic Cholecystitis

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10
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Surgical procedure in which the bile duct is anastomosed to jejunum; food and air may reflux into the bile ducts.

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Choledochojejunostomy

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11
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Gallstone in a bile duct.

A

Choledocholithiasis

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12
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Gallstones in the gallbladder.

A

Cholelithiasis

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13
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Variant of adenomyomatosis in which cholesterol polyps arise from the gallbladder wall.

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Cholesterosis (Cholesterolosis).

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14
Q

Portion of the gallbladder that lies nearest the cystic duct where stones often collect.

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Hartmann’s Pouch

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15
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Septum usually arising from the posterior midaspect of the gallbladder, a normal variant.

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Junctional Fold

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16
Q

Tenderness when an inflamed gallbladder is palpated clinically, usually on deep inspiration.

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Murphy’s Sign

17
Q

Variant gallbladder shape in which the gallbladder’s fundus is separated from the body of the gallbladder by a junctional fold.

A

Phrygian Cap

18
Q

Producing pus.

A

Pyogenic

19
Q

Multiple pouches in the wall of the gallbladder, which often fill with cholesterol crystals.

A

Rokitansky-Aschoff Sinuses (RAS)

20
Q

Procedure in which the sphincter of Oddi is widened surgically. Gas will reflux into the bile ducts.

A

Sphincterotomy

21
Q

Sonographic pattern seen when the gallbladder is filled with stones. The WES consists of two curved, parallel bright lines separated by a thin, anechoic space, accompanied by posterior acoustic shadowing.

A

Wall Echo Shadow (WES), Wall Echo Shadow Complex (WESC), or Double Arc Shadow Sign