EXAM (71 QUESTIONS
ALRADY GRADED A+)
Pericholecystic fluid - answer fluid around the
gallbladder
Peritonitis - answer inflammation of the peritoneal
lining
Phrygian cap - answer gallbladder variant when
the gallbladder fundus is folded onto itself
hemolytic anemia - answer a condition that results
in the destruction of the red blood cells
hartmann pouch - answer an out pouching of the
gallbladder neck
gallbladder torsion - answer the twisting of the
vascular supply to the gallbladder
, empyema - answer the presence or collection of
pus
cholecystectomy - answer the surgical removal of
the gallbladder
sonographic findings of gallbladder sludge -
answer a collection of low level, non-shadowing,
dependent echoes within the gallbladder lumen
sonographic findings of polyps - answer
hyperechoic, non-shadowing, and nonmotile mass
that projects from the gallbladder wall into
gallbladder lumen
sonographic findings of ademomyomatosis -
answer focal or diffuse thickening of the
gallbladder wall
comet tail artifact that projects from the
gallbladder wall into the lumen of the gallbladder
clinical findings of acute cholecystitis - answer 1.
ruq tenderness
2. epigastric or abdominal pain
3. leukocytosis