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A female patient complaining of right lower quadrant pain and vomiting
present to the emergency department. Her last menstrual period was two
weeks earlier. A pelvic ultrasound might be ordered to rule out all of the
following EXCEPT:
a) Appendicitis
b) Pancreatitis
c) Ovarian torsion
d) Hemorrhagic cyst
e) Tubo-ovarian abscess - -A: Pancreatitis
-The most common complication associated with acute pancreatitis is a(n):
a) Abscess
b) Phlegmon
c) Insulinoma
d) Pseudocyst
e) Bowel obstruction - -A: Pseudocyst
-In case of renal sinus lipomatosis, sonographic findings may include all of
the following EXCEPT:
a) Renal atrophy
b) Hyperechoic renal sinus
c) Ireegular renal contour
d) Hyperechoic renal cortex
e) Decreased cortical thickness - -A: irregular renal contour
-Focal dilatation of the anterior wall of the abdominal aorta describes a:
a) Berry aneurysm
b) Saccular aneurysm
c) Pseudoaneurysm
d) Fusiform aneurysm
e) Dissecting aneurysm - -Saccular aneurysm
-Predisposing factors correlating with development of renal vein thrombosis
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Trauma
b) Renal disease
c) Over hydration
d) Malignant renal neoplasm
e) Post surgical complication - -A: over hydration
-The arrow is identifying which of the following vascular structures?
,a) Celiac axis
b) Splenic artery
c) Hepatic artery
d) Gastroduodenal artery
e) Superior mesenteric artery - -A: Celiac axis (splenic, left gastric, and
common hepatic arteries)
-Which of the following vascular structures is the arrow identifying?
a) Vertebral artery
b) External jugular vein
c) Internal carotid artery
d) Internal jugular vein
e) Common carotid artery - -A: Internal jugular vein
-The sonographic findings in this transverse image of the distal abdominal
aorta, are most suspicious for a(n):
a) A pseudoaneurysm
b) Ectatic aneurysm
c) Myocotic aneurysm
d) Dissecting aneurysm
e) True aortic aneurysm - -A: Dissecting aneurysm
-Which of the following vascular structures is located directly posterior to
the neck of the pancreas?
a) Inferior vena cava
b) Proper hepatic artery
c) Gastroduodenal artery
d) Superior mesenteric vein
e) Superior mesenteric artery - -A: Superior mesenteric vein
-Presence of a palpable "thrill" over a vascular structure is highly suspicious
for a(n):
a) Occlusion
b) Stenosis
c) Perforator
d) Anteriovenous fistula
e) Abdominal aortic aneurysm - -A: Anteriovenous fistula
-The Gastroduodenal artery arises from which of the following arteries?
a) Gastric artery
b) Splenic artery
c) Hepatic artery
d) Duodenal artery
e) Superior mesenteric artery - -A: Hepatic artery (a branch off the celiac
axis)
, -Which of the following accurately describe the portal veins?
a) Portal veins are intralobar in location
b) The walls of the portal veins contain lipids
c) Oxygen-rich blood is transported through the portal veins
d) The majority of the liver's blood supply empties through the portal veins
e) The main portal vein divides into the anterior and posterior portal veins - -
A: Portal veins are intralobar in location
-A true abdominal aortic aneurysm is defined as dilation of the aorta:
a) Inferior to the renal arteries
b) When compared with a previous study
c) With a diameter measuring three centimeters or greater
d) When compared with a proximal segment
e) When compared with a distal segment - -A: With a diameter measuring
three centimeters or greater
-The main portal vein supplies blood to which of the following organs?
a) Liver
b) Spleen
c) Pancreas
d) Gallbladder
e) Gastrointestinal tract - -A: Liver
-The distance between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery
should not exceed:
a) 3mm
b) 5mm
c) 11mm
d) 15mm
e) 18mm - -A: 11mm
-Which of the following arteries are termed the hypogastric arteries?
a) Gonadal arteries
b) Suprarenal arteries
c) Common iliac arteries
d) External iliac arteries
e) Internal iliac arteries - -A: Internal iliac arteries
-Which vascular structures course posterior to the superior mesenteric
artery and anterior to the abdominal aorta?
a) Splenic vein
b) Left renal vein
c) Splenic artery
d) Left gastric artery
e) Superior mesenteric vein - -A: Left renal vein
, -The coronary vein enters the venous system near the:
a) Medial border of the main portal vein
b) Inferior border of the right hepatic vein
c) Superior border of the porto-splenic confluence
d) Inferior border of the superior mesenteric vein
e) Lateral border of the porto-splenic confluence - -A: Superior border of the
porto-splenic confluence
-The arrow is identifying which of the following structures.
a) Left renal vein
b) Right renal artery
c) Common bile duct
d) Proper hepatic artery
e) Gastroduodenal artery - -A: right renal artery
-Which branch of the aorta supplies the ascending colon?
a) Celiac axis
b) Gastroepiploic artery
c) Gastroduodenal artery
d) Inferior mesenteric artery
e) Superior mesenteric artery - -A: superior mesenteric artery
-Which of the following arteries arises caudal to the inferior mesenteric
artery?
a) Lumbar
b) Gonadal
c) Infrarenal
d) Median sacral
e) Inferior phrenic - -A: median sacral
-Which of the following vessels receives blood from the gallbladder,
pancreas, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract?
a) Hepatic veins
b) Main portal vein
c) Inferior vena cava
d) Inferior mesenteric vein
e) Superior mesenteric vein - -A: Main portal vein
-Which of the following structures is most likely mistaken for the splenic
artery?
a) Celiac axis
b) Splenic vein
c) Hepatic artery
d) Pancreatic duct
e) Superior mesenteric artery - -A: pancreatic duct
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