DMS 212 EXAM #1 Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
______________ increases the risk of calculi. Correct Answers
Horseshoe kidney
.During routine surveillance of the urinary bladder, you detect
the presence of periodic ureteral jets. This is a sign of Correct
Answers normality
.The medulla contains the loop of Henle and collecting duct.
Correct Answers True
.The structural and functional unit of the kidney is the: Correct
Answers Nephron
.You are performing an ultrasound on a patient with known
horseshoe kidneys. Where is the isthmus of a horseshoe kidney
located? Correct Answers anterior to the abdominal aorta
A cyst is seen in upper pole of right kidney. All of the following
are features of a true cyst EXCEPT: Correct Answers Thick
septas and irregularity
A normal renal anatomical variant which has a bulging
appearance to the contour of the kidney is referred to as a (n)
Correct Answers Dromedary hump.
A patient is referred from x-ray with a questionable left renal
cyst. What are the sonographic criteria of a simple cyst? Correct
, Answers anechoic, acoustic enhancement, sharply defined
smooth far wall, round or ovoid in shape
A questionable mass is seen between the renal pyramids on the
right kidney. You suspect this is a column of Bertin
"pseudomass". Which of the following sonographic features
helps distinguish this from a true pathologic mass? Correct
Answers (isoechogenicity with the rest of the renal cortex,
continuity of the renal cortex,
lack of mass effect or splaying of central renal sinus fat,
normal vascularity by color Doppler)
all of the above
A stone is seen in the distal ureter on sonogram. This will result
in: Correct Answers Hydronephrosis and hydroureter
Absence or failure of formation of the kidney is Correct
Answers renal agenesis
All of the following cause hydronephrosis EXCEPT: Correct
Answers Cysts
Arrange the following normal renal structures from least to
greatest echogenicity Correct Answers Pyramids, cortex &
sinus fat
Cortical tissue extending into the space between adjacent
pyramids appearing as a hypoechoic mass area is: Correct
Answers Columns of Bertin
Solutions
______________ increases the risk of calculi. Correct Answers
Horseshoe kidney
.During routine surveillance of the urinary bladder, you detect
the presence of periodic ureteral jets. This is a sign of Correct
Answers normality
.The medulla contains the loop of Henle and collecting duct.
Correct Answers True
.The structural and functional unit of the kidney is the: Correct
Answers Nephron
.You are performing an ultrasound on a patient with known
horseshoe kidneys. Where is the isthmus of a horseshoe kidney
located? Correct Answers anterior to the abdominal aorta
A cyst is seen in upper pole of right kidney. All of the following
are features of a true cyst EXCEPT: Correct Answers Thick
septas and irregularity
A normal renal anatomical variant which has a bulging
appearance to the contour of the kidney is referred to as a (n)
Correct Answers Dromedary hump.
A patient is referred from x-ray with a questionable left renal
cyst. What are the sonographic criteria of a simple cyst? Correct
, Answers anechoic, acoustic enhancement, sharply defined
smooth far wall, round or ovoid in shape
A questionable mass is seen between the renal pyramids on the
right kidney. You suspect this is a column of Bertin
"pseudomass". Which of the following sonographic features
helps distinguish this from a true pathologic mass? Correct
Answers (isoechogenicity with the rest of the renal cortex,
continuity of the renal cortex,
lack of mass effect or splaying of central renal sinus fat,
normal vascularity by color Doppler)
all of the above
A stone is seen in the distal ureter on sonogram. This will result
in: Correct Answers Hydronephrosis and hydroureter
Absence or failure of formation of the kidney is Correct
Answers renal agenesis
All of the following cause hydronephrosis EXCEPT: Correct
Answers Cysts
Arrange the following normal renal structures from least to
greatest echogenicity Correct Answers Pyramids, cortex &
sinus fat
Cortical tissue extending into the space between adjacent
pyramids appearing as a hypoechoic mass area is: Correct
Answers Columns of Bertin
