Abdomen ARDMS Review Pathology
2023 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What type of thyroid carcinoma is most lethal?
A) medullary
B) anaplastic
C) papillary
D) follicular - Answer B) anaplastic
Adrenal hemorrhage is most commonly seen in ________________________.
A) adults over 70yrs
B) juvenile patients with chromosomal defects
C) adults over 50yrs
D) newborns - Answer D) newborns
A right renal mass will displace the IVC:
A) laterally
B) medially
C) superiorly
D) inferiorly - Answer B) medially
A patient presents with an acute onset of left scrotal pain this morning. The US exam
demonstrates small hydrocele and an ellarged body and tail of the epidydimis. there
is minimal flow demonstrated in the body and tail but the head appears normal.
These findings are most suggestive of:
A) focal epididymitis of body and tail
B) torsion of epididymal body
C) focal epididymitis of the head
D) sperm granuloma - Answer B) torsion of epididymal body
________________________ is the most common malignant neoplasm found in the
prostate
A) central zone sarcoma
B) metastasis
C) adenocarcinoma
D) transitional cell carcinoma - Answer C) adenocarcinoma
What is caput medusa?
A) tortuous vessels around umbilicus caused by portal HTN
B) formation of splenorenal varices
C) failure of TIPS shunt
D) formation of gastroesophageal varices - Answer A) tortuous vessels aroubd
umbilicus caused by portal HTN
Which of the following statements is true regarding retroperitoneal lymph nodes?
A) both normal and abnormal lymph nodes exhibit mild posterior shadowing
B) normal lymph nodes exhibit posterior enhancement
C) abnormal lymph nodes exhibit posterior enhancement
, Abdomen ARDMS Review Pathology
2023 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
D) a lymph node is considered abnormally enlarged once it reaches a maximum
dimension of 3 cm - Answer C) abnormal lymph nodes exhibit posterior
enhancement
Which of the following foreign body types is visualized on sonography than with
radiography?
A) rose thorn
B) glass
C) broken needle
D) gravel - Answer A) rose thorn
Tuberculosis and ___________________ will demonstrate similar ultrasound
findings in the spleen
A) infarction
B) hamartoma
C) hemangioma
D) sarcoidosis - Answer D) sarcoidosis
A patient presents with a history of fever and vomitting with increased levels of
amylase and lipase. While scanning the abdomen you note a complicated cyst in the
anterior pararenal space on the left side. These findings are most consistent with:
A) splenic aneurysm
B) splenic varices
C) GI Tract Mass
D) pancreatic pseudocyst - Answer D) pancreatic pseudocyst
Grave's disease refers to a type of ___________________. - Answer
hyperthyroidism
Which of the following would not be associated with jaundice?
A) stone at ampulla of vater
B) hepatitis
C) sphincter of oddi dysfunction
D) mucocele of GB - Answer D) mucocele of GB
Which testicular tumor will cause b-hCG levels to rise but AFP levels will be normal?
A) yolk sac tumor
B) choriocarcinoma
C) embryonal cell carcinoma
D) epidermoid cyst - Answer B) choriocarcinoma
_____________________ usually leads to increased levels of b-hCG and AFP.
A) yolk sac tumor
B) choriocarcinoma
C) embryonal cell carcinoma
D) epidermoid cyst - Answer C) embryonal cell carcinoma
2023 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What type of thyroid carcinoma is most lethal?
A) medullary
B) anaplastic
C) papillary
D) follicular - Answer B) anaplastic
Adrenal hemorrhage is most commonly seen in ________________________.
A) adults over 70yrs
B) juvenile patients with chromosomal defects
C) adults over 50yrs
D) newborns - Answer D) newborns
A right renal mass will displace the IVC:
A) laterally
B) medially
C) superiorly
D) inferiorly - Answer B) medially
A patient presents with an acute onset of left scrotal pain this morning. The US exam
demonstrates small hydrocele and an ellarged body and tail of the epidydimis. there
is minimal flow demonstrated in the body and tail but the head appears normal.
These findings are most suggestive of:
A) focal epididymitis of body and tail
B) torsion of epididymal body
C) focal epididymitis of the head
D) sperm granuloma - Answer B) torsion of epididymal body
________________________ is the most common malignant neoplasm found in the
prostate
A) central zone sarcoma
B) metastasis
C) adenocarcinoma
D) transitional cell carcinoma - Answer C) adenocarcinoma
What is caput medusa?
A) tortuous vessels around umbilicus caused by portal HTN
B) formation of splenorenal varices
C) failure of TIPS shunt
D) formation of gastroesophageal varices - Answer A) tortuous vessels aroubd
umbilicus caused by portal HTN
Which of the following statements is true regarding retroperitoneal lymph nodes?
A) both normal and abnormal lymph nodes exhibit mild posterior shadowing
B) normal lymph nodes exhibit posterior enhancement
C) abnormal lymph nodes exhibit posterior enhancement
, Abdomen ARDMS Review Pathology
2023 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
D) a lymph node is considered abnormally enlarged once it reaches a maximum
dimension of 3 cm - Answer C) abnormal lymph nodes exhibit posterior
enhancement
Which of the following foreign body types is visualized on sonography than with
radiography?
A) rose thorn
B) glass
C) broken needle
D) gravel - Answer A) rose thorn
Tuberculosis and ___________________ will demonstrate similar ultrasound
findings in the spleen
A) infarction
B) hamartoma
C) hemangioma
D) sarcoidosis - Answer D) sarcoidosis
A patient presents with a history of fever and vomitting with increased levels of
amylase and lipase. While scanning the abdomen you note a complicated cyst in the
anterior pararenal space on the left side. These findings are most consistent with:
A) splenic aneurysm
B) splenic varices
C) GI Tract Mass
D) pancreatic pseudocyst - Answer D) pancreatic pseudocyst
Grave's disease refers to a type of ___________________. - Answer
hyperthyroidism
Which of the following would not be associated with jaundice?
A) stone at ampulla of vater
B) hepatitis
C) sphincter of oddi dysfunction
D) mucocele of GB - Answer D) mucocele of GB
Which testicular tumor will cause b-hCG levels to rise but AFP levels will be normal?
A) yolk sac tumor
B) choriocarcinoma
C) embryonal cell carcinoma
D) epidermoid cyst - Answer B) choriocarcinoma
_____________________ usually leads to increased levels of b-hCG and AFP.
A) yolk sac tumor
B) choriocarcinoma
C) embryonal cell carcinoma
D) epidermoid cyst - Answer C) embryonal cell carcinoma
