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ARDMS ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Name the parts of the Biliary Tree, and what is the name of the
tumor that occurs between the right and left hepatic ducts? -
ANSWER-A: Left Hepatic Duct
B: Right Hepatic Duct
C: Common Hepatic Duct
D: Cystic Duct
E: Common Bile Duct
X: Cholangiocarcinoma @ junction of rt and lt hepatic duct AKA
Klatskin tumor
What tumor occurs at the junction of the right and left hepatic
duct? - ANSWER-Cholangiocarcinoma, also called a Klatskin
tumor
Give examples of prehepatic, intrahepatic and posthepatic portal
hypertension - ANSWER-Pre- Portal vein thrombosis
Intra- Cirrhosis; schistosomiasis
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Post- Budd-Chiari Syndrome
What is the most common cause of acute renal failure? -
ANSWER-Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)
- Renal enlargement + increased resistive index may be
associated
Name four sonographic indications of portal vein thrombosis -
ANSWER--Echogenic material within vessel lumen
-increase in portal vein diameter
-portosystemic collateral circulation
-cavernous transformation
Name causes of prehepatic, intrahepatic, or posthepatic portal
hypertension: - ANSWER-Prehepatic portal hypertension: Portal
Vein thrombosis
Intrahepatic portal hypertension: Cirrhosis; Schistosomiasis
Posthepatic portal hypertension: Budd-Chiari Syndrome
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Identify causes of renal vein thrombosis: - ANSWER--IVC or renal
vein extrinsic compression
-nephrotic syndrome
-renal tumors
-renal allografts
-trauma
What are the four sonographic indications for acute renal vein
thrombosis? - ANSWER-1. Dilated thrombosed renal vein
2. Absence of venous flow within the kidney
3. Enlarged hypoechoic kidney
4. high resistive renal artery waveform
What is the sonographic appearance of chronic renal vein
thrombosis? - ANSWER-decreased renal size
increased parenchymal echogenicity
How are obstructive nephropathy and non obstructive
nephropathy differentiated sonographically? - ANSWER-
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Obstructive nephropathy (hydronephrosis) is diagnosed if the RI
is greater than .7 (can only occur in acute obstruction)
Non obstructive nephropathy is diagnosed if the RI is less than .7
Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a common congenital
anomaly. What genitourinary tract anomaly is commonly
associated with a contralateral UPJ obstruction? - ANSWER-
Unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney
What is the most common cause of obstruction in patients with
acute flank pain? - ANSWER-Renal Calculi
Name the three common locations within the urinary tract for
obstruction from a renal calculi. Which is the most common? -
ANSWER-1. Ureterovesical Junction (most common)
2. Ureteropelvic junction
3. Ureteric Obstruction at level of pelvic inlet
What is the formula for resistive index? - ANSWER-Peak systolic -
End diastolic / Peak systolic
ARDMS ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Name the parts of the Biliary Tree, and what is the name of the
tumor that occurs between the right and left hepatic ducts? -
ANSWER-A: Left Hepatic Duct
B: Right Hepatic Duct
C: Common Hepatic Duct
D: Cystic Duct
E: Common Bile Duct
X: Cholangiocarcinoma @ junction of rt and lt hepatic duct AKA
Klatskin tumor
What tumor occurs at the junction of the right and left hepatic
duct? - ANSWER-Cholangiocarcinoma, also called a Klatskin
tumor
Give examples of prehepatic, intrahepatic and posthepatic portal
hypertension - ANSWER-Pre- Portal vein thrombosis
Intra- Cirrhosis; schistosomiasis
,2|Page
Post- Budd-Chiari Syndrome
What is the most common cause of acute renal failure? -
ANSWER-Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)
- Renal enlargement + increased resistive index may be
associated
Name four sonographic indications of portal vein thrombosis -
ANSWER--Echogenic material within vessel lumen
-increase in portal vein diameter
-portosystemic collateral circulation
-cavernous transformation
Name causes of prehepatic, intrahepatic, or posthepatic portal
hypertension: - ANSWER-Prehepatic portal hypertension: Portal
Vein thrombosis
Intrahepatic portal hypertension: Cirrhosis; Schistosomiasis
Posthepatic portal hypertension: Budd-Chiari Syndrome
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Identify causes of renal vein thrombosis: - ANSWER--IVC or renal
vein extrinsic compression
-nephrotic syndrome
-renal tumors
-renal allografts
-trauma
What are the four sonographic indications for acute renal vein
thrombosis? - ANSWER-1. Dilated thrombosed renal vein
2. Absence of venous flow within the kidney
3. Enlarged hypoechoic kidney
4. high resistive renal artery waveform
What is the sonographic appearance of chronic renal vein
thrombosis? - ANSWER-decreased renal size
increased parenchymal echogenicity
How are obstructive nephropathy and non obstructive
nephropathy differentiated sonographically? - ANSWER-
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Obstructive nephropathy (hydronephrosis) is diagnosed if the RI
is greater than .7 (can only occur in acute obstruction)
Non obstructive nephropathy is diagnosed if the RI is less than .7
Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a common congenital
anomaly. What genitourinary tract anomaly is commonly
associated with a contralateral UPJ obstruction? - ANSWER-
Unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney
What is the most common cause of obstruction in patients with
acute flank pain? - ANSWER-Renal Calculi
Name the three common locations within the urinary tract for
obstruction from a renal calculi. Which is the most common? -
ANSWER-1. Ureterovesical Junction (most common)
2. Ureteropelvic junction
3. Ureteric Obstruction at level of pelvic inlet
What is the formula for resistive index? - ANSWER-Peak systolic -
End diastolic / Peak systolic
