Abdomen Review Questions
The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed
13mm
the GB wall should not measure more than
3mm
The diameter of the Gb should not exceed
5cm
Which of the following would not be a lab finding typically analyzed with suspected GB disease *ALP *ALT *Bilirubin *AFP
AFP
A 32 yr old female patient present to the US department with vague abdominal pain. The US investigation of the GB reveals a focal area in the GB wall thickening and produced comet tail artifact. These findings are consistent with:
Adenomyomatosis
Cholesterol crystals within the Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses are found with:
Adenomyomatosis
The two most common causes of fatty liver infiltration are
Alcoholic Liver disease and obesity
Which of the following is typically transmitted through contaminated water found in places such as Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia, India, and Africa?
Amebic Liver Abscess
Which of the following would be least likely to cause focal GB wall thickening: *Gb Polyp *Adenomyomatosis *Ascites * Adhered gallstone
Ascites
Which of the following is the most likely clinical finding of adenomyomatosis
Asymptomatic
Normal flow within the hepatic artery should demonstrate a
B. Low-resistance wave form pattern, with a quick upstroke, and gradual deceleration with diastole
The portion of the liver which is not covered by peritoneum is called
Bare Area
The TIPS shunt is placed
Between the portal vein and hepatic vein
Fatty infiltration of the liver is associated with all of the following except: * Diabetes Mellitus * Alcohol Abuse *Obesity *Biliary Obstruction
Biliary Obstruction
The subcapsular hematoma of the liver has the following sonographic characteristics except: * Anechoic mass * Echogenic Mass * Well defined boarder * Bright Echogenic foci
Bright Echogenic foci
What form of hepatic abnormality are immunocompromised patients more prone to develop?
Candidiasis
What hormone causes the GB to contract
Cholecystokinin
Which of the following would be the least likely finding of acalculous cholecystitis *GB wall thickening *Pericholecystic fluid *Cholelithiasis *Positive Murphy sign
Cholelithiasis
The diffuse polypoid appearance of the GB referred to as strawberry gallbladder
Cholesterolosis
Intermittent obstruction of the cystic duct by a gallstone results in
Chronic Cholecystitis
A 71 yr old patient present the the ER with painless jaundice and an enlarged, palpable gallbladder. These findings are highly suspicious for:
Courvoisier Gallbladder
The GB is connected to the biliary tree by the
Cystic duct
A sheep herder is at most risk for what liver disease
Echinococcal Cyst
Clinical findings of fatty infiltration of the liver include
Elevated LFT
Diabetic patients suffering form acute cholecystitis have an increased risk for developing
Emphysematous Cholecystitis
The champagne sign is associated with
Emphysematous Cholecystitis
The sequela of acute cholecystitis that is complicated by gas within the GB wall is
Emphysematous Cholecystitis
Sonographically, when the liver is difficult to penetrate and diffusely echogenic, this is indicative of
Fatty liver disease
Which of the following is not a symptom of metastatic disease of the liver: * Jaundice * Ascites * Fever * Hepatomegaly
Fever
Hepatization of the gallbladder occurs when the gallbladder:
Fills with sludge
Which of the following benign liver masses is typically isoechoic and contains a central scar * Hepatoblastoma * Cavernous Hemangioma *Hamartoma *Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
A 30 yr old women has an abdominal sonogram that demonstrates gallstones and a hypoechoic area in the liver. The patient discontinues her oral contraceptive and has a repeat sonogram in 6 months. the Hypoechoic area in the liver has decreased in size - the hypoechoic area probably represents:
Focal nodular hyperplasia
All of the following are sources of diffuse GB wall thickening except: * Acute Cholecystitis *AIDS * Hepatitis * GB Polyp
GB Polyp
A nonmobile, nonshadowing focus is seen within the gallbladder lumen. This most likely represents:
GB polyp
Empyema of the GB denotes:
Gallbladder is filled with pus
Acute Cholecystitis that leads to necrosis and abscess development within the GB wall describes:
Gangrenous cholechytitis
Tumefactive sludge can resemble the sonographic appearance of:
Gb Carcinoma
The covering of the liver is referred to as
Glisson capsule
Which of the following is considered the most common benign childhood hepatic mass * Hepatoblastoma *Hepatoma *Hematoma *Hemangioendothelioma
Hemangioendothelioma
A highly vascular benign tumor of the liver is
Hemangioma
Cystic structure in the liver includes all of the following except: * Hepatic artery aneurysm * Biloma *Caroli's Disease *Hemangioma
Hemangioma
Most common benign tumor of the liver
Hemangioma
A 22 year old man present to the ER with a knife wound to the RUQ. A sonogram reveals fluid around the liver and down the right flank. Finding are compatible with
Hemoperitoneum with rupture of the liver capsule
Which of the following is the most common reason for a liver transplant * Hepatocellular Carcinoma * Hep. C * Hep. B *Hepatic Mets
Hep. C
Which hepatic mass is closely associated with oral contraceptive use?
Hepatic Adenoma
All of the following are sequela of cirrhosis except *Portal Vein thrombosis *Hepatic Artery Contraction *Portal Hypertension *Splenomegaly
Hepatic Artery Contraction
Budd-Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in the size of the
Hepatic Veins
Causes of liver abscesses include all the following except: * Diverticulitis *Cholecystitis * Ascending cholangitis *Hepatitis
Hepatitis
A 2 year old present with abdominal pain and hepatomegaly. A sonogram of the liver may detect a
Hepatoblastoma
The childhood syndrome Bechwith-Weidemann is associated with an increased risk for developing
Hepatoblastoma
Normal flow toward the liver in the portal veins is termed:
Hepatopetal
Which of the following is associated with E. Granulosus
Hydatid Liver Cyst
Which of the following masses would be most worrisome for malignancy? * Echogenic mass * Cystic mass with posterior enhancement * Isoechoic mass with central scar * Hyperechoic mass with hypoechoic ring
Hyperechoic mass with hypoechoic ring
The caudate lobe drains its venous blood into the
IVC
Right-Sided heart failure offend leads to the enlargement of the
IVC and Hepatic Veins
Sonographic characteristics of hepatis include
Increased echogenicity of the portal triad
Shortly after birth, the ductus venosus collapses and becomes the
Ligamentum Venosum
The remnant of the fetal ductus venosus which separates the caudate lobe from the left lobe is the
Ligamentum Venosum
Hyperechoic areas of the liver can include all the following except: *Hemangioma *ligamentum teres *Metastatic disease *lymphoma
Lymphoma
Which of the following are not used to divided the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe of the liver *Main lobar fissure *Left hepatic vein *Ligamentum teres *Ascending portion of Left Portal Vein
Main Lobar Fissure
Which structure is a useful landmark for identifying the Gb
Main Lobar Fissure
Which vessel supplies 70-80% of the blood to the liver
Main Portal Vein
The ligamentum teres can be used to separate the
Medial and Lateral segments of the left lobe
Which of the following is the most common form of liver cancer * HCC * Adenocarcinoma *Metastatic Liver Disease *Hepatoblastoma
Metastatic Liver Disease
ALl of the following are located within the porta hepatis except: *Main Portal Vein *Common Bile duct *Hepatic Artery *Middle Hepatic Vein
Middle Hepatic Vein
The left lobe of the liver can be separated from the right lobe by the
Middle Hepatic Vein
Focal tenderness over the gallbladder with probe pressure describes:
Murphy Sign
The inner most layer of the gallbladder wall is the
Muscosal Layer
At which level of the Gb is the junctional fold found
Neck
Which part of the GB is involved in Hartmann pouch
Neck
The inferior extension of the caudate lobe is referred to as
Papillary Process
Clinical findings of hepatitis include all of the following except: *Jaundice *Fever *Chills *Pericholecystic Fluid
Pericholecystic Fluid
The most common variant of the GB shape is the
Phrygian Cap
Which of the following is not a risk factor for the development of gallstones *Phrygian cap *Pregnancy *Total parenteral nutrition *Oral contraceptive use
Phrygian cap
Which of the following is true about the portal veins *portal veins carry deoxygenated blood away from the liver *Portal veins have brighter walls than the hepatic veins *Portal veins should demonstrate hepatofugal flow *Portal veins increase in diameter as they approach the diaphragm
Portal veins have brighter walls than the hepatic veins
Which of the following lab values is associated with bleeding dysfunction * Prothrombin Time * Alk Phos *AST *Indirect Bilirubin
Prothrombin Time
Which of the following statements concerning primary malignant liver masses is TRUE * Rare in USA *More common in USA * Prone to invade the hepatic Artery *Tend to invade the IVC
Rare in USA
All of the following are clinical findings of HCC except: * Reduction of AFP * Unexplained weight loss * Fever *Cirrhosis
Reduction of AFP
A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed:
Riedel Lobe
Cystic artery is most often a direct branch of the
Right Hepatic Artery
The right intersegmental fissure contains the
Right Hepatic Vein
The right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the
Right Hepatic Vein
A 29 year old female on oral contraceptive represents with RUQ pain. A sonogram of the liver may detect a
Ruptured Liver Adenoma
The outermost layer of the GB wall is
Serosal Layer
Which of the following is associated with cholelithiasis and is characteristically found in Africans or people of African descent
Sickle Cell Disease
Normal flow within the hepatic veins is said to be
Triphasic
Patients with liver cell disease may be unresponsive to vitamin...
Vitamin K
WES sign denotes
a gb filled with cholelithiasis
The most common cause of cirrhosis is
alcoholism
The right portal vein divides into
anterior and posterior branches
The right lobe of the liver can be divided into
anterior and posterior segments
The Direct blood supply to the GB is the
cystic artery
The middle layer of the gb wall is the
fibromucosal layer
What is/are cholelithiasis?
gallstones
The main portal vein divides into
left and right portal veins
The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the
ligamentum teres
The left portal vein divides into:
medial and lateral branches
The left lobe of the liver can be divided into
medial and lateral segments
Which statement is not true of cholelithiasis *men have an increased likelihood of developing cholelithiasis *Patients who have been or are pregnancy have an increased occurrence of cholelithiasis *A rapid weight loss may increase the likelihood of developing cholelithiasis *Patients who have hemolytic disorders have an increased occurrence of cholelithiasis
men have an increased likelihood of developing cholelithiasis
The main lobar fissure contains the
middle hepatic vein