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ARDMS ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
AND GRADED A+)NEWEST VERSION!!
What is the sequence of branching renal arteries from the
aorta to the renal capsule? - ANSWER-Main Renal artery -
> segmental arteries -> interlobar arteries -> arcuate
arteries -> interlobular arteries
Which arteries of the kidney are positioned between the
medullary pyramids? - ANSWER-Interlobar arteries
Which arteries of the kidney are parallel to the base of the
medullary pyramids? - ANSWER-Arcuate
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Name 8 sonographic findings associated with AIDS
patients: - ANSWER-1. Hepatomegaly
2. Splenomegaly
3. Lymphadenopathy
4. Hyperechoic Liver parenchyma
5. Hyperechoic Renal parenchyma
6. Liver abscess
7. metastatic Kaposi sarcoma
8. Acute cholecystitis (thickened gallbladder)
What is the median umbilical ligament (urachus)? -
ANSWER-fibrous cord extended from the umbilicus to the
apex of the bladder
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Sono: Cystic structure superior or anterior to the urinary
bladder
What is the sonographic findings associated with acute
rejection of a renal transplant? - ANSWER-1. Enlarged
transplant
2. decreased cortical echogenicity
3. Indistinct corticomedullary boundary
4. prominent hypoechoic medullary pyramids
5. Peri transplant fluid collections
Describe the sonographic appearance of a urachal cyst: -
ANSWER-dilatation of the urachus, sonographically seen
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as a cystic structure superior or anterior to the urinary
bladder
What finding is a common complication of renal
transplantation gynecologic, vascular, or urological
surgery? What causes this complication? - ANSWER-
Lymphoceles
Caused by leakage of lymph from a renal allograft, or by a
surgical disruption of the lymphatic channels
What does a significant elevation of direct bilirubin levels
indicate? - ANSWER-1. obstructive jaundice
2. intrahepatic cholestasis
ARDMS ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
AND GRADED A+)NEWEST VERSION!!
What is the sequence of branching renal arteries from the
aorta to the renal capsule? - ANSWER-Main Renal artery -
> segmental arteries -> interlobar arteries -> arcuate
arteries -> interlobular arteries
Which arteries of the kidney are positioned between the
medullary pyramids? - ANSWER-Interlobar arteries
Which arteries of the kidney are parallel to the base of the
medullary pyramids? - ANSWER-Arcuate
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Name 8 sonographic findings associated with AIDS
patients: - ANSWER-1. Hepatomegaly
2. Splenomegaly
3. Lymphadenopathy
4. Hyperechoic Liver parenchyma
5. Hyperechoic Renal parenchyma
6. Liver abscess
7. metastatic Kaposi sarcoma
8. Acute cholecystitis (thickened gallbladder)
What is the median umbilical ligament (urachus)? -
ANSWER-fibrous cord extended from the umbilicus to the
apex of the bladder
,3|Page
Sono: Cystic structure superior or anterior to the urinary
bladder
What is the sonographic findings associated with acute
rejection of a renal transplant? - ANSWER-1. Enlarged
transplant
2. decreased cortical echogenicity
3. Indistinct corticomedullary boundary
4. prominent hypoechoic medullary pyramids
5. Peri transplant fluid collections
Describe the sonographic appearance of a urachal cyst: -
ANSWER-dilatation of the urachus, sonographically seen
, 4|Page
as a cystic structure superior or anterior to the urinary
bladder
What finding is a common complication of renal
transplantation gynecologic, vascular, or urological
surgery? What causes this complication? - ANSWER-
Lymphoceles
Caused by leakage of lymph from a renal allograft, or by a
surgical disruption of the lymphatic channels
What does a significant elevation of direct bilirubin levels
indicate? - ANSWER-1. obstructive jaundice
2. intrahepatic cholestasis
