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
