Preparation for Abdomen ARDMS Exam Flashcards
Questions And Answer 2023.
Bull’s eye sign Correct Answers: Ultrasound appearance of gastroesophageal
junction?
Rugae Correct Answers: irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and
submucosal
5 mm's Correct Answers: the undistended wall should not exceed how many mm's
Haustrae Correct Answers: what are the large sacculations of the colon called?
Thickened loops with no change with compression Correct Answers: slow graded
transducer pressure is applied with evaluation of gi tract, what would these
findings reveal?
Target sign and pseudo kidney sign Correct Answers: what is the classic
appearance of adenocarcinoma?
6mm Correct Answers: normal appendix has a target appearance and should not
measure more than---------------mm in diameter?
Adhesions Correct Answers: what is most common cause of intestinal obstruction?
Increased activity Correct Answers: Evaluation of motor activity with obstruction
will reveal?
,Chronic Correct Answers: Is hashimoto's thryroiditis an acute or chronic
condition?
Calcium levels Correct Answers: the parathyroid glands secrete PTH which is
responsible for maintaining what levels?
Papillary Correct Answers: what is most common type of thyroid cancer?
Increased PTH levels, hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia Correct Answers: The
lab values with parathyroid adenoma's will reveal what?
Longus coli muscle Correct Answers: what is the muscle located posterior to the
thyroid and adjacent to the trachea?
External carotid artery Correct Answers: The superior thyroid artery branches off
what artery?
Thyroid enlargement, protruding eyeballs Correct Answers: Two features of
Grave's disease?
Multinodular Goiter Correct Answers: What is the most common type of thyroid
abnormality?
Innominate artery Correct Answers: The right common carotid artery arises from
which artery?
Adventitia Correct Answers: What is the outermost layer of the arterial wall called?
,Systemic hypertension Correct Answers: What is most common cause of arterial
dissection?
Distal to stenosis Correct Answers: maximum turbulence is usually detected distal
or proximal to stenosis?
Hyperechoic, hypoechoic, and free floating in vessel Correct Answers:
Characteristics of acute venous thrombosis?
Tendon Correct Answers: Fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone is what?
Enhancement Correct Answers: An artifact that occurs when sound strikes a curved
or cylindrical structure at less than 90 degrees is referred to as what?
Perimysium Correct Answers: A group of muscle fibers are bound together by a
connective tissue layer called?
Capillaries and nerves Correct Answers: The endomysium consists of a network
of?
Superior to the bladder in the lower abdomen Correct Answers: The usual location
for a urachal cyst is where?
Popliteal Space Correct Answers: Where would a bakers cyst be located?
Anechoic mass with good through transmission Correct Answers: What is the most
sonographic appearance of an acute hematoma?
, Lymphoma Correct Answers: Multiple lobulated masses located around the porta
hepatis, celiac trunk or SMA would most likely represent what?
Fusiform Correct Answers: What is most common type of abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
Saccular Correct Answers: Type of abdominial aneurysm that has outpouching
which is usually the result of trauma or infection is?
Pseudoaneurysm Correct Answers: The patient has a mass located in the groin
region adjacent to the artery, which has mixed echogenicity and visable swirling
blood, the most likely diagnosis would be what?
Cancer of the GI tract and ovarian cancer Correct Answers: The most common
source of metastatic disease to the peritoneum and mesentery is from?
Trauma and catheterization Correct Answers: What is the most common cause of
pseudoaneurysm?
Dermoid Correct Answers: What is the most common benign mesenteric
neoplasm?
50% Correct Answers: The one year mortality rate for a 6 cm abdominal aortic
aneurysm is about?
Exudative ascites Correct Answers: Peritoneal fluid collection due to an
inflammatory or malignant process, which exhibits fine or coarse internal echoes is
referred to as?
Questions And Answer 2023.
Bull’s eye sign Correct Answers: Ultrasound appearance of gastroesophageal
junction?
Rugae Correct Answers: irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and
submucosal
5 mm's Correct Answers: the undistended wall should not exceed how many mm's
Haustrae Correct Answers: what are the large sacculations of the colon called?
Thickened loops with no change with compression Correct Answers: slow graded
transducer pressure is applied with evaluation of gi tract, what would these
findings reveal?
Target sign and pseudo kidney sign Correct Answers: what is the classic
appearance of adenocarcinoma?
6mm Correct Answers: normal appendix has a target appearance and should not
measure more than---------------mm in diameter?
Adhesions Correct Answers: what is most common cause of intestinal obstruction?
Increased activity Correct Answers: Evaluation of motor activity with obstruction
will reveal?
,Chronic Correct Answers: Is hashimoto's thryroiditis an acute or chronic
condition?
Calcium levels Correct Answers: the parathyroid glands secrete PTH which is
responsible for maintaining what levels?
Papillary Correct Answers: what is most common type of thyroid cancer?
Increased PTH levels, hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia Correct Answers: The
lab values with parathyroid adenoma's will reveal what?
Longus coli muscle Correct Answers: what is the muscle located posterior to the
thyroid and adjacent to the trachea?
External carotid artery Correct Answers: The superior thyroid artery branches off
what artery?
Thyroid enlargement, protruding eyeballs Correct Answers: Two features of
Grave's disease?
Multinodular Goiter Correct Answers: What is the most common type of thyroid
abnormality?
Innominate artery Correct Answers: The right common carotid artery arises from
which artery?
Adventitia Correct Answers: What is the outermost layer of the arterial wall called?
,Systemic hypertension Correct Answers: What is most common cause of arterial
dissection?
Distal to stenosis Correct Answers: maximum turbulence is usually detected distal
or proximal to stenosis?
Hyperechoic, hypoechoic, and free floating in vessel Correct Answers:
Characteristics of acute venous thrombosis?
Tendon Correct Answers: Fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone is what?
Enhancement Correct Answers: An artifact that occurs when sound strikes a curved
or cylindrical structure at less than 90 degrees is referred to as what?
Perimysium Correct Answers: A group of muscle fibers are bound together by a
connective tissue layer called?
Capillaries and nerves Correct Answers: The endomysium consists of a network
of?
Superior to the bladder in the lower abdomen Correct Answers: The usual location
for a urachal cyst is where?
Popliteal Space Correct Answers: Where would a bakers cyst be located?
Anechoic mass with good through transmission Correct Answers: What is the most
sonographic appearance of an acute hematoma?
, Lymphoma Correct Answers: Multiple lobulated masses located around the porta
hepatis, celiac trunk or SMA would most likely represent what?
Fusiform Correct Answers: What is most common type of abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
Saccular Correct Answers: Type of abdominial aneurysm that has outpouching
which is usually the result of trauma or infection is?
Pseudoaneurysm Correct Answers: The patient has a mass located in the groin
region adjacent to the artery, which has mixed echogenicity and visable swirling
blood, the most likely diagnosis would be what?
Cancer of the GI tract and ovarian cancer Correct Answers: The most common
source of metastatic disease to the peritoneum and mesentery is from?
Trauma and catheterization Correct Answers: What is the most common cause of
pseudoaneurysm?
Dermoid Correct Answers: What is the most common benign mesenteric
neoplasm?
50% Correct Answers: The one year mortality rate for a 6 cm abdominal aortic
aneurysm is about?
Exudative ascites Correct Answers: Peritoneal fluid collection due to an
inflammatory or malignant process, which exhibits fine or coarse internal echoes is
referred to as?
