WRONG EXAM ABD Qs Flashcards
What ascites is associated with cancer
exudate ascites
The right intersegmental fissure contains the
right hepatic vein
The main lobar fissure contains the
middle hepatic vein
Diameter of the portal vein should never exceed
13mm
The left portal vein divides into _________ branches
medial and lateral
Most common reason for liver transplant is
hepatitis c
Clinical findings of hepatitis do not include
pericholecystic fluid
Hepatic mass associated with oral contraceptives is
hepatic adenoma
Reduction in ____ is not a clinical finding of HCC
AFP
Beckwith-Weidmann is associated with increased risk in developing
hepatoblastoma
Hepatization occurs when the gallbladder
fills with sludge
Painless jaundice, enlarged palpable gallbladder is suspicious for
courvoisier gallbladder
______ is the hormone that causes gallbladder to contract
cholecystokinin
The gallbladder is connected to the biliary tree by the
cystic duct
The junctional fold is found in the level of the
neck
Empyema denotes a gallbladder filled with
pus
Diameter of gallbladder should not exceed
5cm
Acute cholecystitis that leads to necrosis and abscess describes
gangrenous cholecystitis
Focal wall thickening with comet tail artifact is
adenomyomatosis
Intermittent obstruction of cystic duct by gallstones results in
chronic cholecystitis
______ is not a risk factor for gallstones
phrygian cap
Diabetic patients suffering from acute cholecystitis have increased risk for developing
emphysematous cholecystitis
Cholesterol crystals with in rokitansky-aschoff sinus are found with
adenomyomatosis
Courvoisier gallbladder associated with
pancreatic head mass
______ is caused by parasitic roundworm
ascariasis
What is associated with triangular cord sign
biliary atresia
Klatskin tumor is located at the
junction of the right and left hepatic ducts
The most distal portion of the biliary tree is the
CBD
Fever, leukocystosis, RUQ pain, dilated ducts, thickened wall with sludge is
cholangitis
Abdominal pain, weight loss and pruritus, dilated ducts that abruptly end is
cholangiocarcinoma
A klatskin tumor is a form of
cholangiocarcinoma
The biliary duct wall should never exceed
2mm
_______ segment of the biliary tree that dilates first
extrahepatic
Cystic dilation of CBD found in pediatric patients is
choledochal cyst
Patients 60 years old or older or after a cholecystectomy, max diameter of ____ is considered normal
1cm
Shortened pancreatic duct drains only pancreatic head is
pancreatic divisum
Production of glucagon is an
endocrine function
Maldevelopment of the 2 embryologic elements of pancrease and consequent obstruction of duodenum is
annular pancreas
Whipple procedure is performed on patients with
pancreatic carcinoma
What enzyme is released by the pancreas to neutralize stomach acid
sodium bicarbonate
_____ is least likely a complaint of pancreatic transplant
biloma
_____ is more specific for acute pancreatitis
lipase
Most common pancreatic transplantation is
exocrine enteric drainage
_____ is least likely to cause acute pancreatitis
hepatitis
______ are the most common islet cell tumor
insulinomas
_____ elevates first in presence of acute pancreatitis
amylase
A gastrinoma of the pancreas can produce
zolinger-ellison syndrome
_____ perform the exocrine function of the pancreas
acinar cells
What is the most likely vasculature complication of acute pancreatitis
thrombosis of the splenic vein
Arterial blood supply to the head of the pancreas is via
gastroduodenal artery
One clinical sign of insulinoma is presence of
hypoglycemia
The early sonographic appearance of acute pancreatitis is
normal
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is most often located in the ________ of the pancreas
body and tail
Coexisting obstruction of the CBD and pancreatic duct is referred to as
double-duct sign
The head of the pancreas is located ______ to the SMV, _____ to the IVC and ____ to the portal vein
right lateral, anterior, inferior
_____ is the hormone released by the pancreas that encourages the body’s use of glucagon
insulin
The spleen has a mass that contains calcifications with posterior shadowing, this is a
splenic hematoma
RLQ pain and nausea, small mass in splenic hilum isoechoic to spleen is
accessory spleen
Most common sonographic appearance of splenic hemangiomas is
echogenic
Multiple small echogenic foci scattered throughout with history of toxoplasmosis is
granulomas
____ marks the superior aspect of the pancreas body and tail
splenic artery
Most common cause of splenomegaly is
portal hypertension
_____ marks the posterior aspect of the pancreas body and tail
splenic vein
The spleen does not destroy
phagocystic cells
Long history of multiple sickle cell crises and subsequent splenic infarctions, only fraction of splenic tissue is seen is a
autosplenectomy
Most common location of an accessory spleen is
splenic hilum
Pancreatitis is not associated with
splenomegaly
Splenic process of cleaning red blood cells of unwanted material is
pitting
Congenital anomaly in which spleen is divided into 2 portions by a band of tissue is
splenic cleft
History of abdominal pain and histoplasmosis, you will identify multiple
granulomas
Splenic disease that results in development of granulomas within the slpeen and throughout the body is
sarcoidosis
Complex cyst that results from the parasitic infestation of the spleen by a tapeworm is a
hydatid cyst
Is a hepatoma benign or malignant
malignant
Angiosarcoma is often found in the
spleen
_____ is a tumor that consists of a group of inflammatory cells
granuloma
Most common childhood benign hepatic mass
hemangioendothelioma
What is not often seen with acalulous cholecystitis
cholelithiasis
The merging point of pancreatic duct and CBD at the level of the duodenum is
ampulla of vater
If a gallstone causing obstruction is located within the distal common hepatic duct, what becomes dilated
intrahepatic ducts
Most proximal portion of biliary tree is
intrahepatic radicles