Abdominal Overview (CH 2 - no pics)

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 TIPS shunt is placed

between a portal vein and hepatic vein

Which of the following lab findings would be most liekly associated with a decrease in albumin?

cirrhosis

Clinical findings of fatty infiltration of the liver

elevated liver function labs

Sonographically, when the liver is difficult to penetrate and diffusely echogenic, this is indicative of

fatty liver disease

Which of the following benign liver masses is typically isoechoic and contains a central scar?

focal nodular hyperplasia

Which of the following considered the most common benign childhood hepatic mass?

hemangioendothelioma

Which of the following is an inherited disease characterized by disproportionate absorption of dietary iron?

hemochromatosis

Which hepatic mass is closely associated with oral contraceptive use

hepatic adenoma

All of the following are sequela of cirrhosis except

hepatic artery contraction

Budd Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in

hepatic veins

What liver pathology is associated with periportal cuffing?

hepatitis

Wilson disease will present sonographic similar to what disoder

hepatitis

Which of the following is the most common reason for a liver transplant?

hepatitis C

The childhood syndrome Beckwith-Wiedemann is associated with an increased risk for developing

hepatoblastoma

Which of the following is the most common cancer found in the liver?

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?

hyperechoic mass with a hypoechoic halo

The main portal vein divides into

left and right hepatic branches

The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the

ligamentum teres

Shortly after birth, the ductus venosus collapses and becomes the

ligamentum venosum

Normal flow within the hepatic artery should demonstrate a

low resistance waveform pattern, with a quick upstroke and gradual deceleration with diastole

The left portal vein divides into

medial and lateral branches

The left lobe of the liver can be divided into

medial and lateral segments

The ligamentum teres can be used to separate the

medial and lateral segments of the left lobe

All of the following are located within the porta hepatis except

middle hepatic vein

The left lobe of the liver can be separated from the right lobe by the

middle hepatic vein

The main lobar fissure contains the

middle hepatic vein

The inferior extension of the caudate lobe is referred to as

papillary process

Clinical findings of hepatitis include all of

pericholecystic fluid

Cavernous transformation of the portal vein is found in the presence of

portal vein thrombosis

Which of the following is true about the portal veins?

portal veins have brighter walls than the hepatic veins

Which of the following hepatic lesions may occur following a recent bout of appendicitis, diverticulitis or cholecystitis?

pyogenic hepatic abcess

All of the following are clinical findings of hepatocellular carcinoma except

reduction in AFP

The right intersegmental fissure contains the

right hepatic vein

The right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the

right hepatic vein

Normal flow within the hepatic veins is said to be

triphasic

What inherited disease is linked with the development of cysts in the liver and other organs?

von Hippel-Lindau disease

The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed

13 mm

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

What form of hepatic abnormality are immunocompromised patients more prone to develop

Candidiasis

The covering of the liver is referred to as

Glisson capsule

Which of the following statements is true of hepatic adenomas?

Hepatic adenomas can undergo malignant degeneration

Right sided heart failure often leads to

IVC and hepatic veins

Which of the following are the cells of the liver responsible for engulfing pathogens and damaged cells

Kupffer

A tongue like extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed

Riedel lobe