DMS 122 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
Acalculous cholecystitis Correct Answers the inflammation of
the gallbladder without associated gallstones
Acute cholecystitis Correct Answers commonly caused by
obstruction of cystic duct or gallbladder neck by a stone.
adenomyomatosis Correct Answers small polypoid projections
from the gallbladder wall
Amebic abscess Correct Answers A pus collection formed by
disintegrating tissue in a cavity, commonly the liver, caused by
the protozoan parasite Entameoeba histolytica
At what level does the IMA arise from the aorta? Correct
Answers L3-L4
Best patient positioning for abdominal exams? Correct Answers
Supine, decubitus
Blood supply to the liver Correct Answers Portal veins carry
blood from the bowel to the liver and hepatic veins drain blood
from the liver to the IVC. Hepatic arteries carry blood from the
aorta to the liver.
Carolis disease Correct Answers a congenital disorder
characterized by segmental dilatation of the intrahepatic ducts
,Causes of AAA? Correct Answers Atherosclerosis, trauma,
congenital defects, syphilis, mycosis, increased pressure, and
abnormal volume of flow.
Causes of fatty infiltration Correct Answers Obesity, alcohol
abuse, diabetes, pregnancy, hepatitis, GSD, cystic fibrosis, etc.
Cavernous hemangioma Correct Answers the most common
benign liver tumor. Spongelike, consisting of large blood filled
cystic spaces. Mostly found in females.
CHD normal msmt Correct Answers 4mm or less
Cholangiocarcinoma Correct Answers malignancy that
originates within the bile ducts. common risk factor is primary
sclerosing cholangitis
Cholangitis Correct Answers inflammation of bile ducts
commonly caused by parasitic infection, bacterial infection,
stones, choledochal cysts or neoplasm.
Cholecystitis usa Correct Answers -thickened wall
-distended gallbladder (>4cm)
-gallstones
-hartmanns pouch
-pos murphy
-pericholecystic fluid
choledocholithiasis Correct Answers condition of stones in the
common bile duct
, Cholelithiasis Correct Answers gallstones in the gallbladder
cholesterolosis Correct Answers - "strawberry GB"
- lipids along the GB wall
- may appear similar to adenomyomatosis w/ out the reverb
artifact
Classic presentation of Budd-Chiari syndrome? Correct Answers
Abdominal pain, massive ascites, hepatomegaly
common sites of cancer that metastasize to the gb Correct
Answers breast, colon, melanoma
Congenital hepatic cyst Correct Answers formed from the
developmental defects of bile ducts. asymptomatic, an incidental
finding, solitary, more often affect the right lobe, vary in size
from 1mm to 20cm.
Describe cirrhosis Correct Answers A chronic degenerative
disease of the liver. The lobes are covered with fibrous tissue,
parenchyma degenerates, and lobules are infiltrated with fat.
Describe fatty infiltration Correct Answers Reversible
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes.
Describe inflammatory aortic aneurysm Correct Answers
Unusual thickening of the vessel wall, perianeurysmal fibrosis,
and adhesions of surrounding tissue. Most distinct indicator is
sonolucent halo around the aorta.
Acalculous cholecystitis Correct Answers the inflammation of
the gallbladder without associated gallstones
Acute cholecystitis Correct Answers commonly caused by
obstruction of cystic duct or gallbladder neck by a stone.
adenomyomatosis Correct Answers small polypoid projections
from the gallbladder wall
Amebic abscess Correct Answers A pus collection formed by
disintegrating tissue in a cavity, commonly the liver, caused by
the protozoan parasite Entameoeba histolytica
At what level does the IMA arise from the aorta? Correct
Answers L3-L4
Best patient positioning for abdominal exams? Correct Answers
Supine, decubitus
Blood supply to the liver Correct Answers Portal veins carry
blood from the bowel to the liver and hepatic veins drain blood
from the liver to the IVC. Hepatic arteries carry blood from the
aorta to the liver.
Carolis disease Correct Answers a congenital disorder
characterized by segmental dilatation of the intrahepatic ducts
,Causes of AAA? Correct Answers Atherosclerosis, trauma,
congenital defects, syphilis, mycosis, increased pressure, and
abnormal volume of flow.
Causes of fatty infiltration Correct Answers Obesity, alcohol
abuse, diabetes, pregnancy, hepatitis, GSD, cystic fibrosis, etc.
Cavernous hemangioma Correct Answers the most common
benign liver tumor. Spongelike, consisting of large blood filled
cystic spaces. Mostly found in females.
CHD normal msmt Correct Answers 4mm or less
Cholangiocarcinoma Correct Answers malignancy that
originates within the bile ducts. common risk factor is primary
sclerosing cholangitis
Cholangitis Correct Answers inflammation of bile ducts
commonly caused by parasitic infection, bacterial infection,
stones, choledochal cysts or neoplasm.
Cholecystitis usa Correct Answers -thickened wall
-distended gallbladder (>4cm)
-gallstones
-hartmanns pouch
-pos murphy
-pericholecystic fluid
choledocholithiasis Correct Answers condition of stones in the
common bile duct
, Cholelithiasis Correct Answers gallstones in the gallbladder
cholesterolosis Correct Answers - "strawberry GB"
- lipids along the GB wall
- may appear similar to adenomyomatosis w/ out the reverb
artifact
Classic presentation of Budd-Chiari syndrome? Correct Answers
Abdominal pain, massive ascites, hepatomegaly
common sites of cancer that metastasize to the gb Correct
Answers breast, colon, melanoma
Congenital hepatic cyst Correct Answers formed from the
developmental defects of bile ducts. asymptomatic, an incidental
finding, solitary, more often affect the right lobe, vary in size
from 1mm to 20cm.
Describe cirrhosis Correct Answers A chronic degenerative
disease of the liver. The lobes are covered with fibrous tissue,
parenchyma degenerates, and lobules are infiltrated with fat.
Describe fatty infiltration Correct Answers Reversible
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes.
Describe inflammatory aortic aneurysm Correct Answers
Unusual thickening of the vessel wall, perianeurysmal fibrosis,
and adhesions of surrounding tissue. Most distinct indicator is
sonolucent halo around the aorta.
