Cheaters 13-15
Inflammation infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue is termed
Cellulitis
Bullets, shrapnel, and other metallic objects may cause
Comet tail artifact
Ganglion cysts are often treated with an injection of
Corticosteroids
Tendon sonographically appear as
Echogenic, fibrous structures connecting muscles to bone
A common mass found along the dorsal aspect of the hand and wrist
Ganglion cyst
Sonographic findings consistent with the diagnosis of testicular torsion
Hypoechoic testis, reactive hydrocele, decreased intratesticular flow
Normal muscle appears as
Hypoechoic tissue that contains linear, echogenic strands
Hyperemic flow with in or around the structure is often indicative of
Inflammation
Primary varicoceles are associated with
LEFT-sided location, infertility, palpable extratesticular mass
Which laboratory test may be used as a tumor marker for a ovarian dysgerminoma
Lactate dehydrogenase
What term best describes abnormally heavy menstrual flow
Menorrhagia
What term is best described as excessive bleeding from the uterus induration and amount
Menorrhagia
What term best describes irregular menstrual bleeding between periods
Metrorrhagia
An artifact that is produced by a strong reflector and results and a copy of the imagine being placed deeper than the current location
Mirror image
The following sonographic findings are consistent with torsio of the testicular appendage
No intratesticular flow, reactive hydrocele, scrotal wall thickening
Clinical findings of tendinitis include
Pain, edema, the area is warm to touch
What term best describes an infection of the female genital tract that may involve the ovaries, uterus, and/or the fallopian tube'ss
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Secondary varicoceles are associated with
RIGHT-sided location, hepato megaly, renal mass
The following are associated with acute pelvic pain
Ruptured ovarian hemorrhagic cyst, perforated interuterine contraceptive device
Spermatogenesis occurs within the
Seminiferous tubules
The most common germ cell tumor of the testes is the
Seminoma
What best describes the Thompson test
The patient lies prone while the a of aThe patient was proud of all the symptomatic calf is squeezed
The most common location of prostatic cancer is
The peripheral zone
A seven-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with acute testicular pain localized to the superior pole of the right testes. What is the most likely diagnosis
Torsion of the testicular appendage
The blue dot sign is indicative of
Torsion of the testicular appendage
A 23-year-old man presents to the ultrasound apartment with a history of infertility. Which of the following is associated with male infertility
Varicocele
A dilated group of veins found within the scrotum is defined as
Varicocele
What is the most common correctable cause of male infertility
Varicocele
Which of the following techniques is useful for providing sonographic evidence of a varicocele
Valsalva Maneuver
What would likely cause abdominal distention
Ascites, multiple leiomyoma, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
What is typically associated with amenorrhea
Asherman syndrome, polycystic ovarian disease, pregnancy
The accumulation of synovial fluid from a weakening joint in the capsule of the knee, I see the condition such as rheumatoid arthritis can result in
Baker cyst
The lack of normal fixation of the testes to the posterior scrotal wall as referred to as
Bell clapper deformity
Enlargement of the prostate in older man is most often caused by
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
The most common location of a hydrocele is
Between the two layers of the tunica vaginalis
Superficial lipomas may appear as
Hypoechoic, isoechoic, or hyperechoic to the surrounding tissue
What diagnostic test is used to evaluate emirate radiation from the patient to assess the function of organs
Nuclear medicine
You have been asked to perform a study to rule out cryptorchidism. The term means
One or both of the testicles is not to send it into the scrotum
What often leads to an elevation of CA - 125
Ovarian carcinoma
What abnormality results from the ovary twisting it's mesenteric connection
Ovarian torsion
To better evaluate the Achilles tendon, the patient should be placed in what position
Prone
Acoustic shadowing caused by the bending of a sound wave at the edge of a curved reflector is referred to as
Refractive shadowing
Which of the following would be caused by a large a acoustic interface and subsequent production of false echoes
Reverberation
What is the most common malignancy of the testicles
Seminoma
A standoff pad is most useful when imaging
Superficial structures
The breast cancer drug that inhibits the effects of estrogen in the breast is
Tamoxifen
Fluid within the synovial sheath indicative of
Tendosynovitis
Inflammation of the tendon and synovial tendon sheath is referred to as
Tendosynovitis
Acute onset of testicular pain at rest is a common clinical finding with
Testicular torsion
The endocrine function of the testicles is to produce
Testosterone
What test can be performed to determine a torn achilles tendon
The Thompson test
Best describe the term adnexa
The area located posterior to the broad ligament and adjacent to the uterus
Describe a negative Thompson test
The calf is squeezed and the foot should plantarflex in a patient who does not have a complete tear of an Achilles' tendon
Infertility is best described as
The inability to conceive a child after one year of unprotected intercourse
The most common location of a varicocele is
The left side of the scrotum
The following will aid in sonographic assessment of an Achilles tendon
The patient lives prone, with his or her feet hanging off the end of the bed, but the symptomatic and asymptomatic tendons should be scanned for comparison, the entire attend and should be evaluated in the sagittal and transverse scan planes
What scrotal abnormality is caused by incompetent valves with in the paniform plexus
Varicocele's
Dilated veins of a varicocele will measure
>2 mm
Which of the following at the side of a foreign body may produce bright echoes and therefore ambiguity about the correct orientation of the object
Air
Leukocytosis would most likely be associated with
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Endovaginal transducers are often soaked in some form of
Glutaraldehyde
The Achilles tendon connects the
Heel to the calf muscle
A benign blood tumor comprised of blood vessels
Hemangioma
A complicated baker cyst may contain a thin flap of tissue referred to as
Pannus
The exocrine function of the testicles is to produce
Sperm
A common cyst most often seen in the head of the epididymis that contains non-viable sperm is the
Spermatocele
The most common location of benign prostatic hypertrophy is
Transitional zone
Describe a spermatocele
A simple appearing cyst, found within the head of the epididymis, that may contain debris
Clinical findings of a Baker cyst may mimic those of a/an
Deep vein thrombosis
What term is used to best to find a difficult or painful menstruation
Dysmenorrhea
Which of the following is defined as pain during intercourse
Dyspareunia
Which of the following transducers would be best suited to sonographically assess for splinter in the patient's hand
High frequency, linear array transducer
Which of the following is defined as excessive hair growth and women in areas where hair growth is usually negligible
Hirsutism
The following would be relevant laboratory test to evaluate before performing a routine pelvic sonogram
Human chorionic gonadotropin, hematocrit, white blood cell count
A simple fluid collection surrounding the testes is referred to as
Hydrocele
What is the most common sonographic appearance of a seminoma
Hypoechoic
The most common cancer found in men
Prostate cancer
Malignant ovarian tumors may leak mucinous material, I condition known as
Pseudomyxoma peritoni
Precocious puberty is best defined as
Pubertal development before the age of 8
A partial tear of the tendon typically appears as
A focal hypoechoic area within the tendon
The following are key is to identify foreign bodies with sonography
A linear array transducer should be used, most foreign bodies are better visualize using a standoff pad, comet tail artifact maybe seen posterior to metallic objects