Ultrasound

Question 1

contains many vessels and bile channels with the parenchyma

Answer 1

liver

Question 2

less echogenic than the spleen

Answer 2

liver

Question 3

which organ contains the gallbladder

Answer 3

liver

Question 4

most hyperechoic of all the organs

Answer 4

spleen

Question 5

spleen is best seen on what side of the pt

Answer 5

left side

Question 6

uniform, granular appearance

Answer 6

spleen

Question 7

anaechoic with a hyperechoic wall. debris is found

Answer 7

bladder

Question 8

shape of kidney in lateral/dorsal

Answer 8

lateral- bean

dorsal- ovoid

Question 9

should use M and B mode for what organ

Answer 9

heart

Question 10

for the heart, its important to obtain what views

Answer 10

long/short axis directional views

Question 11

doppler imaging is useful for

Answer 11

assessing turbulence and velocity of blood flow

Question 12

what can be large with a fasted animal

Answer 12

gallbladder

Question 13

anechoic

Answer 13

black, no reflections, full bladder

Question 14

hyperechoic

Answer 14

brighter than surrounding tissue, white, solid tissue, bladderstone

Question 15

hypoechoic

Answer 15

darker than surrounding tissue, shades of gray, blood loose tissue muscle

Question 16

isoechoic

Answer 16

equal in appearance to surrounding tissue

Question 17

homogeneous vs heterogeneous

Answer 17

homo- uniform grays

hetero- varying shades of gray

Question 18

linear echoes, inadequate amount of gel, sound reflected between, transducer and strong reflector

Answer 18

reverberation

Question 19

inadequate sound beam penetration

Answer 19

shadowing

Question 20

sound wave changes directions, hypoechoic band

Answer 20

refraction

Question 21

produced by front and back of strong reflector, air bubble or bb

Answer 21

comet tail

Question 22

transducer

Answer 22

production of sound waves by an ultrasound probe

Question 23

echo

Answer 23

the return of that reflected sound wave