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| Which structure is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa? |
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| Which condition is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis? |
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| Increased pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most likely lead to which condition? |
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| Normal diameter of the MPV should not exceed |
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| A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most suspicious for which abnormality? |
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| What is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst? |
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| Predisposing risk factors associated with the develpment of cholangiocarcinoma may include... |
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male gender
cholangitis
ulcerative colitis
choledochal cyst |
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| Normal caliber of the SMV should not exceed |
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| A patient presents with a hx of abdominal pain and lower-extremity edema. An ultrasound is requested to r/o Budd-Chiari syndrome. The sonographer should thoroughly evaluate which organ? |
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| Which structures divide the left lobe into two segments? |
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left hepatic vein
ligamentum of venosum |
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| Cholecystokinin is stimulated once food reaches the |
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| The gallbladder is located on the posterior surface of the liver and where in respect to the right kidney? |
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| What are four functions of the pancreas? |
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Breaks down fats
breaks down proteins
regulates sugar metabolism
stimulates secretion of bicarbonate |
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| A patient presents with a hx of severe back pain, weight loss, and painless jaundice. An abnormality in which organ is most likely to correlate with these symptoms? |
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| What is the structure that surrounds the liver? |
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| What is the condition associated with Mirizzi syndrome? |
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| Impacted stone in the cystic duct |
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| A spaghetti-like echogenic tubular structure within a bile duct is a sonographic finding associated with what? |
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| Gallbladder wall thickening is a finding in what? |
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cirrhosis
benign ascites
nonfasting patients
congestive heart failure |
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| Congenital anomalies of the Gallbladder include |
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agenesis
duplication
ectopic location
hourglass shape |
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| A fluid collection caused by extravasated bile is termed what? |
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| The spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, and IVC are all located in |
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| Which structure lies within the anterior pararenal space? |
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| Carcinoma in which of the following structures can directly extend into the gallbladder? |
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| pancreas, stomach or bile duct |
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| Enlargement of the gallbladder caused by obstruction of the common bile duct by a distal external neoplasm is termed what? |
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| Thrombosis involving the hepatic veins describes which condition? |
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| A patien presents with a hx of right upper quadrant pain, nausea and vomitting. A sonogram of the RUQ demonstrates a calculus lodged in the cystic duct. This finding a predisposing factor for developing |
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| A patient presents with a hx of intermittent fever, nausea, and elevated alkaline phosphatase. He admits to recently traveling to the Middle east. A complex, solitary mass is identified in the Right love of the liver. This mass is most suspicious for |
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| The formation of a hepatic abscess is most commonly caused by what condition? |
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| Which structure is located in the anterolateral portion of the pancreatic head? |
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| Which condition is associated with arebound pain at McBurney point? |
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