ARDMS Abdomen Bundle Package

normal liver CC and AP measurements CORRECT ANSWER CC 13.0-15.5cm AP 11.3-12.6cm connective tissue surrounding liver CORRECT ANSWER Glisson's Capsule divides liver into sections based on main lobar fissure and vascular landmarks CORRECT ANSWER Couinad's anatomy tongue-like projection of ...

What does an increased RI mean CORRECT ANSWER increased resistance in vascular bed What does an increased pulsatility index mean CORRECT ANSWER increased resistance in vascular bed Normal PI for vessels supplying organs such as kidneys CORRECT ANSWER < 0.75 Hydrostatic pressure: when su...

3 layers of Aorta CORRECT ANSWER Tunica Intima, Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia What is the tunica intima made of CORRECT ANSWER endothelial cells (inner layer) What is the tunica media made of CORRECT ANSWER muscle, thicker and more organized layer in arteries (middle layer) What is the tu...

Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa? a. main portal vein b. main lobar fissure c. intersegmental fissure d. ligamentum venosum CORRECT ANSWER b. main lobar fissure Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of a...

Heparin CORRECT ANSWER Which medication contraindicates performing an ultrasound-guided biopsy? Scan the Bladder for ureteral Jets CORRECT ANSWER Which action would be most diagnostically useful when hydronephrosis is visualized? Liver and Right Kidney CORRECT ANSWER Small amounts of ascites i...

bulls eye sign CORRECT ANSWER Ultrasound appearance of gastroesophageal junction? rugae CORRECT ANSWER irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and submucosal 5 mm's CORRECT ANSWER the undistended wall should not exceed how many mms’ haustrae CORRECT ANSWER what are the large sacculat...

what is the sonographic appearance of tumefactive sludge in GB CORRECT ANSWER avascular mass with low level echoes temefactive sludge is CORRECT ANSWER sludge in GB that has taken on a polypoid mass like shape patient with symptoms of severe epigastric pain radiating to the back vomiting chill...

What results in abnormal fat accumulation within the hepatocytes? CORRECT ANSWER Fatty infiltration What are two common causes of fatty infiltration? CORRECT ANSWER Chronic alcoholism and obesity What are other causes of fatty infiltration? CORRECT ANSWER Hyperlipidemia, hepatitis, steroid use...