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The caregiver of a patient with suspected pancreatitis asks the nurse why both serum amylase and serum lipase tests are being done if they are both enzymes related to the pancreas. Which explanation by the nurse accurately explains why both are being done? Correct Answer: "The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase." Which statement best describes the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis? Correct Answer: Inflammation activates enzymes, result...

ARDMS Abdomen Davies Exam 214 Questions with Verified Answers You are scanning a patient with a known mass in the left medial segment of the liver. What anatomic landmark can you use to identify the left medial segment separate from the right anterior segment of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER Middle Hepatic Vein Which organ is the largest visceral organ in the body ? - CORRECT ANSWER Liver Where is the major portion of the liver, the right lobe located? - CORRECT ANSWER in the right upper ...

Abdomen ARDMS _ MOCK exam 251 Questions with Verified Answers Progression of which of the following abnormalities flattens the portal veins? - CORRECT ANSWER Biliary obstruction The wall thickness in a normal fasting gallbladder should not exceed - CORRECT ANSWER 3 mm This color Doppler sonogram is most likely demonstrating which of the following abnormalities? - CORRECT ANSWER Pseudoaneurysm This color Doppler image demonstrates turbulent swirling blood flow within a fluid collecti...

Sherpath: Pancreatitis Exam Questions and Answers The caregiver of a patient with suspected pancreatitis asks the nurse why both serum amylase and serum lipase tests are being done if they are both enzymes related to the pancreas. Which explanation by the nurse accurately explains why both are being done? "The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase." Which statement best describes the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis? Inflammation activates ...

what is the sonographic appearance of tumefactive sludge in GB CORRECT ANSWER avascular mass with low level echoes temefactive sludge is CORRECT ANSWER sludge in GB that has taken on a polypoid mass like shape patient with symptoms of severe epigastric pain radiating to the back vomiting chills and fever with a large GB and nondependent hyperechoic foci with ring down artifact is consistent with CORRECT ANSWER emphysematous cholycystitis emphymatous cholycystitis is a form of ____ choly...

SURGERY ORAL EXAMS QESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 (A+) what is the cystohepatic triangle (Triangle of Calot)? - ANSWER-cystic duct, common hepatic duct, cystic artery (off of R hepatic a) used to locate cystic artery during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy hepatocystic triangle = area bound by cystic duct, common hepatic duct, liver margin acute cholecystitis - pathophys - signs/symptoms - ANSWER-SYMPTOMS: persistent RUQ pain after eating radiating to R subscapular region, N/V, fever, somet...

ARDMS practice abdomen 52 Questions with Verified Answers Which tumor is most commonly seen within the renal collecting system and urinary bladder? a. Transitional cell carcinoma b. Renal cell carcinoma c. Oncocytoma d. Wilms Tumor - CORRECT ANSWER Transitional cell carcinoma What do these sagittal and transverse images of the epigastrium suggest? a. Pancreatic adenoma b. Acute pancreatitis c. Tuberous sclerosis d. Chronic pancreatitis - CORRECT ANSWER Pancreatic adenoma W...

Sherpath: Pancreatitis Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The caregiver of a patient with suspected pancreatitis asks the nurse why both serum amylase and serum lipase tests are being done if they are both enzymes related to the pancreas. Which explanation by the nurse accurately explains why both are being done? - Answer- "The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase." Which statement best describes the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis? - An...

ARDMS Abdomen Ultrasound Registry Review Exam 272 Questions with Verified Answers How many segments does the Couinaud system divide the liver into? - CORRECT ANSWER Eight surgical segments What divides the right lobe of the liver into an anterior and posterior segment? - CORRECT ANSWER Right hepatic vein What vessel separates the right and left lobe? Where does it lie (fissure)? - CORRECT ANSWER Middle hepatic vein, which lies in the main lobar fissure LLL is divided into medial an...

SURGERY ORAL EXAMS QESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 (A+) what is the cystohepatic triangle (Triangle of Calot)? - ANSWER-cystic duct, common hepatic duct, cystic artery (off of R hepatic a) used to locate cystic artery during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy hepatocystic triangle = area bound by cystic duct, common hepatic duct, liver margin acute cholecystitis - pathophys - signs/symptoms - ANSWER-SYMPTOMS: persistent RUQ pain after eating radiating to R subscapular region, N/V, fever, somet...