DMS ABDOMEN 400 Questions With Complete Solutions
___________________ appears as bright echogenic foci on
transverse image; along with falciform ligament. It divides
medial and lateral segments of left lobe of the liver. Correct
Answers Ligamentum teres
A 2-year-old boy has abdominal pain, a palpable mass, and
jaundice. The laboratory values show increased bilirubin. What
areas should the sonographer evaluate, and what sonographic
findings might be seen? Correct Answers Liver- can show
masses that are cyst like or tumors, liver enlargement, or
abnormal echogenicity
Gallbladder- can show potential obstruction (gallstones) or
issues with the bile ducts
Bile ducts- can show a dilation or obstruction due to gallstones
which can cause jaundice( hence the increase of bilirubin)
Kindney- the location of the kidneys being close to the liver is a
good location to also check to further verify there are not any
abnormalities that could be indirectly affecting the liver
Abdominal aorta and vessels- looking at the vascularity of the
aorta and hepatic artery is important bc it could also verify
potential abnormalities like an obstruction that could cut off
blood flow
A 45-year-old obese woman complains of persistent RUQ pain
radiating to the right shoulder. Historically this patient has come
,to the hospital on numerous occasions with similar symptoms.
She has had nausea and vomiting for the past 5 days. What
would you expect to find on ultrasound examination? Correct
Answers Gallstones - lead to obstruction
Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
A condition causing RUQ pain in which small polypoid masses
arise from the gallbladder wall demonstrating "comet tail"
artifact is: Correct Answers adenomyomatosis.
A condition causing RUQ pain in which small polypoid masses
arise from the gallbladder wall demonstrating "comet tail"
artifact is: Correct Answers Cholesterolosis "strawberry bladder
"
A fusiform dilation of the common bile duct is known as:
Correct Answers choledochal cyst
A gallbladder with a small outpuch at the neck is called a:
Correct Answers Hartman`s pouch
A Phrygian cap of the gallbladder is: Correct Answers folding
of the gallbladder fundus
A positive Murphy sign is a clinical finding associated with:
Correct Answers cholecystitis
A thick calcified gallbladder wall describes which one of the
following conditions? Correct Answers Porcelain gallbladder
, Air within the biliary tree, secondary to common bile duct
stents, is called: Correct Answers pneumobilia
Air(gas) within the biliary tree, secondary to common bile duct
stents, is called:
hemobilia.
pneumothorax.
cholangitis.
pneumobilia. Correct Answers pneumobilia.
All of the following describe normal portal venous flow except:
low-flow velocity.
hepatofugal flow.
phasic flow.
spontaneous flow. Correct Answers hepatofugal flow.
All of the following sonographic appearances are found in cases
of gallbladder carcinoma except:
pericholecystic fluid.
cholelithiasis.
intraluminal wall mass.
wall thickening. Correct Answers pericholecystic fluid.
All of the following statements are true about the features most
often observed in an extrahepatic mass except:
discontinuity of the liver capsule.
formation of a triangular fat wedge.
anteromedial shift of the IVC.
internal invagination of the liver capsule. Correct Answers
internal invagination of the liver capsule.
___________________ appears as bright echogenic foci on
transverse image; along with falciform ligament. It divides
medial and lateral segments of left lobe of the liver. Correct
Answers Ligamentum teres
A 2-year-old boy has abdominal pain, a palpable mass, and
jaundice. The laboratory values show increased bilirubin. What
areas should the sonographer evaluate, and what sonographic
findings might be seen? Correct Answers Liver- can show
masses that are cyst like or tumors, liver enlargement, or
abnormal echogenicity
Gallbladder- can show potential obstruction (gallstones) or
issues with the bile ducts
Bile ducts- can show a dilation or obstruction due to gallstones
which can cause jaundice( hence the increase of bilirubin)
Kindney- the location of the kidneys being close to the liver is a
good location to also check to further verify there are not any
abnormalities that could be indirectly affecting the liver
Abdominal aorta and vessels- looking at the vascularity of the
aorta and hepatic artery is important bc it could also verify
potential abnormalities like an obstruction that could cut off
blood flow
A 45-year-old obese woman complains of persistent RUQ pain
radiating to the right shoulder. Historically this patient has come
,to the hospital on numerous occasions with similar symptoms.
She has had nausea and vomiting for the past 5 days. What
would you expect to find on ultrasound examination? Correct
Answers Gallstones - lead to obstruction
Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
A condition causing RUQ pain in which small polypoid masses
arise from the gallbladder wall demonstrating "comet tail"
artifact is: Correct Answers adenomyomatosis.
A condition causing RUQ pain in which small polypoid masses
arise from the gallbladder wall demonstrating "comet tail"
artifact is: Correct Answers Cholesterolosis "strawberry bladder
"
A fusiform dilation of the common bile duct is known as:
Correct Answers choledochal cyst
A gallbladder with a small outpuch at the neck is called a:
Correct Answers Hartman`s pouch
A Phrygian cap of the gallbladder is: Correct Answers folding
of the gallbladder fundus
A positive Murphy sign is a clinical finding associated with:
Correct Answers cholecystitis
A thick calcified gallbladder wall describes which one of the
following conditions? Correct Answers Porcelain gallbladder
, Air within the biliary tree, secondary to common bile duct
stents, is called: Correct Answers pneumobilia
Air(gas) within the biliary tree, secondary to common bile duct
stents, is called:
hemobilia.
pneumothorax.
cholangitis.
pneumobilia. Correct Answers pneumobilia.
All of the following describe normal portal venous flow except:
low-flow velocity.
hepatofugal flow.
phasic flow.
spontaneous flow. Correct Answers hepatofugal flow.
All of the following sonographic appearances are found in cases
of gallbladder carcinoma except:
pericholecystic fluid.
cholelithiasis.
intraluminal wall mass.
wall thickening. Correct Answers pericholecystic fluid.
All of the following statements are true about the features most
often observed in an extrahepatic mass except:
discontinuity of the liver capsule.
formation of a triangular fat wedge.
anteromedial shift of the IVC.
internal invagination of the liver capsule. Correct Answers
internal invagination of the liver capsule.
