Exam 1 - Abdomen II Prep

Common malignancies affecting the pediatric population include all of the following except:

Hepatoblastoma

The amebic abscess may reach the liver through the:

portal vein

In severe hepatocellular destruction, the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are:

high

The diameter of the common bile duct is:

1-7 mm

Diminished vascular structures within the liver parenchyma most likely represent:

cirrhosis

Typical symptoms a patient may have with an abscess formation include all of the following except:

decreased white blood count

which one of the following describes the most common sonographic appearance of the gallbladder carcinoma:

heterogeneous solid or semisolid mass that fills the gallbladder lumen

a tongue like extension of the right lobe of the liver describes a(n):

Riedel’s lobe

the most common cause of biliary ductal obstruction is the presence of a ductal:

tumor

the most common form of neoplastic involvement of the liver is:

metastases

Kupffer cells are specialized liver cells that play a major role in the body

defense

Klatskin’s tumor may be found in the:

hilar

the artifact seen in this image most likely represents which pathology:

adenomyomatosis

elecation of serum bilirubin results in:

jaundice

a positive murphy’s sign is a clinical finding associated with:

cholecystitis

echinococcal cysts have the highest incidence in countries in which:

sheep herding is common

T or F: CCK is a peptide hormone that stimulates the sphincter of Oddi to contract

false

in patients with severe portal hypertension, the left portal vein may communicate with the:

umbilical vein

T or F: normally the gallbladder wall is less than 5 mm thick

false - should be less than 3 mm thick

the portal system supplies _____ of the total blood flow to the liver.

75%

tumor invasion of the portal vein may be observed in association with cancerous lesions of the liver or with metastases. Color doppler scanning demonstrates tumor vascularity within the portal vein lesion by the presentation of:

low-resistance arterial signals

which one of the following best describes nonshadowing, low-amplitude echoes dependent in the gallbladder?

sludge

what benign liver tumor is located near the free edge of the liver and is solitary, well-circumscribed, and nonencapsulated multinodular mass?

focal nodular hyperplasia (FHN)

the most common benign tumor of the liver is:

cavernous hemangioma

This ultrasound was taken from a 50-year-old male patient in the postoperative period following non-traumatic surgery, in association with sepsis. What is the most likely diagnosis?

acalculus cholecystitis