DMS: Abdomen Review Book Mock Exam part 1 Questions
With Complete Solutions
A fluid collection caused by extravasated bile is termed a:
a. biloma
b. seronma
c. hematoma
d. lymphocle Correct Answers a
A mass displaying the renal calyces is demonstrated on a recent
intravenous pyelogram. A sonogram over this area demonstrates
a smooth circular anechoic renal mass. This mass is most
suspicious for a(n):
a. simple cyst
b. cystadenoma
c. extrarenal pelvis
d. malignant neoplasm Correct Answers a
A patient presents with a history of abdominal pain and lower-
extremity edema. An ultrasound is requested to rule out Budd-
Chiari syndrome. The sonographer should thoroughly evaluate
which of the following organs?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidnes
d. adrenal glands Correct Answers a
A patient presents with a history of intermittent fever, nausea,
and elevated alkaline phophatase. He admits to traveling to the
Middle East recently. A complex, solitary mass is identified in
the right lobe of the liver. This mass is most suspicious for a(n):
,a. hepatoma
b. cystadenoma
c. amebic abscess
d. echinococcal cyst Correct Answers c
A patient presents with a history of right upper quadrant pain,
nausea, and vomiting. A sonogram of the right upper quadrant
demonstrates a calculus lodged in the cystic duct. This finding is
a predisposing factor for developing:
a. cholangitis
b. acute cholecystitis
c. adenomymatosis
d. portal vein thrombosis Correct Answers b
A patient presents with a history of severe back pain, weight
loss, and painless jaundice. An abnormality in which of the
following organs is most likely to correlate with these
symptoms?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder Correct Answers c
A patient presents with a mass in the lateral aspect of the neck.
An anechoic structure is deomstrated just beneath the jawline.
Which of the following cystic structures is most likely
identified?
a. lingual cyst
b. parotid gland cyst
c. thyrogolossal cyst
d. brachial cleft cyst Correct Answers d
, A patient with a palpable neck mass. A sonogram demonstrates
an echogenic mass in the superior lobe of the right thyroid
gland. A prominent hypoechoic ring surrounds this nodule. This
mass is most suspicious for which of the following neoplasms?
a. goiter
b. lipoma
c. adenoma
d. carcinoma Correct Answers c
A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of
cholangiocarcinoma may include a history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis Correct Answers d
A questionable mass is identified in the anterior portion of the
right lobe of the liver. Which of the following structures border
this region?
a. left hepatic and right hepatic veins
b. right portal and right hepatic veins
c. middle hepatic and right hepatic veins
d. right hepatic and main portal veins Correct Answers c
A round anechoic mass is identified next to the renal pelvis. This
is most suspicious for which of the following?
a. adrenal cyst
b. peripelvic cyst
c. extrarenal pelvis
d. parapelvic cyst Correct Answers d
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A fluid collection caused by extravasated bile is termed a:
a. biloma
b. seronma
c. hematoma
d. lymphocle Correct Answers a
A mass displaying the renal calyces is demonstrated on a recent
intravenous pyelogram. A sonogram over this area demonstrates
a smooth circular anechoic renal mass. This mass is most
suspicious for a(n):
a. simple cyst
b. cystadenoma
c. extrarenal pelvis
d. malignant neoplasm Correct Answers a
A patient presents with a history of abdominal pain and lower-
extremity edema. An ultrasound is requested to rule out Budd-
Chiari syndrome. The sonographer should thoroughly evaluate
which of the following organs?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidnes
d. adrenal glands Correct Answers a
A patient presents with a history of intermittent fever, nausea,
and elevated alkaline phophatase. He admits to traveling to the
Middle East recently. A complex, solitary mass is identified in
the right lobe of the liver. This mass is most suspicious for a(n):
,a. hepatoma
b. cystadenoma
c. amebic abscess
d. echinococcal cyst Correct Answers c
A patient presents with a history of right upper quadrant pain,
nausea, and vomiting. A sonogram of the right upper quadrant
demonstrates a calculus lodged in the cystic duct. This finding is
a predisposing factor for developing:
a. cholangitis
b. acute cholecystitis
c. adenomymatosis
d. portal vein thrombosis Correct Answers b
A patient presents with a history of severe back pain, weight
loss, and painless jaundice. An abnormality in which of the
following organs is most likely to correlate with these
symptoms?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder Correct Answers c
A patient presents with a mass in the lateral aspect of the neck.
An anechoic structure is deomstrated just beneath the jawline.
Which of the following cystic structures is most likely
identified?
a. lingual cyst
b. parotid gland cyst
c. thyrogolossal cyst
d. brachial cleft cyst Correct Answers d
, A patient with a palpable neck mass. A sonogram demonstrates
an echogenic mass in the superior lobe of the right thyroid
gland. A prominent hypoechoic ring surrounds this nodule. This
mass is most suspicious for which of the following neoplasms?
a. goiter
b. lipoma
c. adenoma
d. carcinoma Correct Answers c
A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of
cholangiocarcinoma may include a history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis Correct Answers d
A questionable mass is identified in the anterior portion of the
right lobe of the liver. Which of the following structures border
this region?
a. left hepatic and right hepatic veins
b. right portal and right hepatic veins
c. middle hepatic and right hepatic veins
d. right hepatic and main portal veins Correct Answers c
A round anechoic mass is identified next to the renal pelvis. This
is most suspicious for which of the following?
a. adrenal cyst
b. peripelvic cyst
c. extrarenal pelvis
d. parapelvic cyst Correct Answers d
