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A 56-year old woman's clinical signs include: chills, fever, back
pain, malaise, dysuria, and frequent, urgent urination. Her lab
values include leukocytosis, hematuria, pyuria, and bacteriuria.
Sonographically, a small kidney is seen with parenchymal loss
and multifocal echoes in the cortical and medullary regions
probably from focal fibrosis. Which of the following is the most
likely diagnosis? Correct Answers chronic atrophic
pyelonephritis
A benign thyroid neoplasm characterized by complete fibrous
encapsulation that represents 5-10% of all nodular thyroid
disease is: Correct Answers benign adenoma
A cold nodule indicates the thyroid was unable to complete what
function with the radiopharmaceutical? Correct Answers absorb
A contracture of the bladder neck will cause what secondary
condition? Correct Answers large capacity bladder
A triad of diffuse toxic goiter, opthalmopathy, and cutaneous
manifestations is most likely: Correct Answers grave's disease
All of the following are normal PSA values for a 75 year-old
man except: Correct Answers 8.5 ng/ml
Because an adenoma of the thyroid gland has sonographic
appearances ranging from anechoic to hyperechoic, what
observation is helpful to distinguish an anechoic adenoma from
, a simple cyst? Correct Answers lack of discrete margins in the
adenoma
Bilaterally, which structure is positioned adjacent to the trachea?
Correct Answers thyroid gland
Crohn's disease primarily affects young adults and affects what
anatomic region? Correct Answers ileum
dehydration Correct Answers Contraindications for a biopsy
include all except which of the following?
Discrete, high-level, comma-like, specular echoes arching over
the tops of the pyramids described the normal sonographic
appearance for what renal structure? Correct Answers arcuate
vessels
distal ring down artifacts Correct Answers With a retained
foreign body, what acoustic property can be identified distal to
the echogenic object?
From inner layer to outer layer, what are the three layers of
supportive tissues surrounding each kidney? Correct Answers
fibrous renal capsule, perirenal fat, renal fascia
From lowest to highest echo amplitude, what is the correct order
for the normal renal structures? Correct Answers medulla,
cortex, sinus
Gastric carcinoma arises from what layer of the stomach?
Correct Answers mucosa