ARDMS ABDOMEN EXAM LATEST
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A 48-year-old female presents post cholecystectomy with
RUQ pain, elevated serum bilirubin(conjugated) and
bilirubin in her urine. It is true that?
A. She probably has hepatitis
B. She probably has a stone, tumor, or stricture
obstructing the bile duct
C. The common duct will probably be less than 5mm
diameter
D. Alkaline phosphatase will be normal Correct Answer B.
She probably has a stone, tumor, or stricture obstructing
the bile duct
Increased levels of alkaline phosphatase are expected
with:
A. Biliary obstruction
B. Children
C. Hepatocellular disease
D. Pregnancy
E. All of the above Correct Answer E. All of the above
A Phrygian cap is:
A. An enlarged gallbladder
,B. A fold at the gallbladder fundus
C. A fold in the gallbladder neck
D. A diverticula at the gallbladder neck Correct Answer B.
A fold at the gallbladder fundus
The causes of a large gallbladder include all of the
following except
A. Adenomyomatosis
B. Cystic duct obstruction
C. Pancreatic carcinoma
D. Diabetes mellitus
E. Fasting patient
F. Common duct obstruction Correct Answer A.
Adenomyomatosis
Which of the following is associated with caroli's disease:
A. Dilated intrahepatic bile ducts
B. Dilated extrahepatic bile ducts
C. Courvoisier gallbladder
D. Diffuse thickening of the common duct Correct Answer
A. Dilated intrahepatic bile ducts
Thickening of the gallbladder wall is a common feature in:
A: hypoalbuminemia
B: cholecystitis
C: adenomyomatosis
D: carcinoma of the gallbladder
E: all the above Correct Answer e. all of the above
Gallbladder wall thickening may be due to all the following
except:
,A. Ascites
B. Hypoproteinemia
C. Right-sided congestive cardiac failure
D. Fatty liver
E. Acute cholecystitis Correct Answer D. Fatty liver
Courvoisier's sign is associated with all the following
except?
A. Pancreatic carcinoma
B. Dilated gallbladder
C. Hepatocellular carcinoma
D. Biliary duct dilation
E. Painless jaundice Correct Answer C. Hepatocellular
carcinoma
Throughout its course, the splenic vein is located on the:
A. anterior surface of the pancreatic body and tail
B. anterior surface of the uncinate process
C. posterior surface of the pancreatic body and tail
D. superior surface of the pancreatic body and tail Correct
Answer C. posterior surface of the pancreatic body and tail
The most common primary neoplasm of the pancreas is
adenocarcinoma. This:
A. Is usually found in the head of the pancreas
B. Is accompanied by weight loss and painless jaundice
C. Is accompanied by a dilated gallbladder
D. Causes dilation of the CBD
E. All of the above Correct Answer E. All of the above
, The portion of the pancreas that lies posterior to the SMA
and SMV is the?
A. Head
B. Uncinate process
C. Body
D. Tail Correct Answer B. Uncinate process
The pancreas is located in the:
A. Lesser sac
B. Greater sac
C. Perirenal space
D. Peritoneum
E. Retroperitoneum Correct Answer E. Retroperitoneum
Occasionally, a pseudocyst may have internal echoes and
be confused with an abscess. To distinguish the two, one
should look for:
A. calcification
B. fluid in the lesser sac
C. gas
D. septations Correct Answer C. gas
Chronic pancreatitis may be associated with which of the
following sonographic patterns?
A. Increased echogenicity
B. Decrease in pancreas size
C. Calcifications
D. Dilated pancreatic duct
E. All of the above Correct Answer E. All of the above
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